Doctors and scientists are still uncovering the vast health benefits of turmeric as an anti-inflammatory supplement. Popular for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and proven ability to help patients with arthritis and inflammation of the joints, turmeric’s benefits extend past joint pain relief. From improving memory to fighting depression and cholesterol, here are four benefits of taking turmeric supplements daily that you may be surprised to learn.   Turmeric can help improve your mood. Studies have shown that turmeric curcumin (curcumin is the active ingredient in turmeric) has benefits that help fight depression.1People with depression show signs of chronic...

What is Turmeric and Its Health Benefits Pain and inflammation can really put a damper on your daily activities. It has a way of touching every part of your life from how you interact with your family to how productive you are at work. It can affect your leisure time, your rest, and even how effectively you take care of yourself. If you are hurting it is a little tougher to get up and move, isn’t it? This is frustrating when you are trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle, particularly as you age. Most of us want to remain mobile...

  What is Inflammation? Inflammation is the body’s natural way of protecting itself and is part of the body’s immune response. It involves many chemical reactions that help fight off infections, increase blood flow to wounds or tissues that need healing, and generate pain as a signal that something is wrong in the body. It’s important to understand the difference between two types of inflammation: acute and chronic inflammation. Acute inflammation is the body’s immediate response to injury, physical trauma, infections, and disease. Acute inflammation helps facilitate the healing and recovery process. Like with any process in the body, it...