Health benefits of turmeric
Turmeric comes with hundreds of health benefit due to its anti-inflammatory properties. You can treat problems like rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, and ulcerative colitis.

It is even possible to provide relief against Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, cholesterol, cancer, etc. with turmeric. People with lichen planus and anterior uveitis can also get benefited with turmeric. Cataract can be prevented by the antioxidant properties of turmeric. Atherosclerosis can be controlled to an extent by preventing blood clots with turmeric. Turmeric is even beneficial against viral infections and diabetes.

A little amount of turmeric over time can significantly help you. So better make it a habit to include it in your daily diet and enjoy its benefits. Turmeric tea even comes with a number of health benefits.

Turmeric tea contains an active ingredient known as curcumin. When taken regularly, it helps to treat Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease is caused when plaque of beta-amyloid accumulates in the brain. The curcumin present in turmeric stops the process and it eventually reduces the inflammation caused by the disease on neural tissue. A cup of freshly brewed tea is enough to do the trick.

How to make turmeric tea?
Take two cups of water and boil it. Once the water is boiled add a spoon full of turmeric powder. Now leave it on simmer for the next 10 minutes. Strain the liquid into a cup. You can add a little lemon for taste.

This is a very basic recipe. You can even add fresh ginger to the tea. Next ingredient that you can add to the green tea is cinnamon which comes with a number of health benefits. To add more flavor to the tea, you can make sure to grate in fresh turmeric every time you brew.

Turmeric root can be purchased at local specialty grocery stores and online retailers such as Amazon.com.

You can even make a variation of turmeric tea by giving it a creamy flavor. For this take a cup of almond or coconut milk. Warm the milk a bit. Now make a mixture of half spoon of turmeric powder, grated ginger root, cayenne pepper, cinnamon or some sweetener.

Now pour the milk into the mixture. Mix it well to make sure no lumps are left behind. Once done, strain the liquid. You are ready to go. You can take it regularly to beat stress after a long day’s work or for a sore throat or running nose.

As turmeric tea is quite effective against cold and cough, you can always go for it rather than opting for other medicines.

As the saying goes “Everything in excess is opposed to nature”, so make sure you take turmeric in limited portions to avoid its side-effects.

Written by: Christopher Meloni