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Turmeric 101
Watch the video HERE.
After falling in love with Turmeric last week, I decided I absolutely had to do a 101 so I could share with you all of the delicious super powers of this tasty root.
If you want to skip all of the text be sure to watch the video here, but if you prefer to read, do that.
Turmeric is a super powerful herb that is closely related to ginger and has been used for over 5000 years and is well respected for its immune boosting, body healing properties.
Turmeric contains an active compound called curcumin, which is highly anti inflammatory and known to relieve the body of joint and muscle pain, stabilize blood sugar levels, cleanse the arteries, and naturally detox the body (just to…
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