Turmeric contains curcumine, a substance with powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. Most studies used turmeric extracts that are standardized to include large amounts of curcumine.
Curcumine can suppress many molecules known to play major roles in inflammation.
Curcumine has powerful antioxidant effects. It neutralizes free radicals on its own but also stimulates your body’s own antioxidant enzymes.
Curcumine boosts levels of the brain hormone BDNF, which increases the growth of new neurons and fights various degenerative processes in your brain.
Curcumine has beneficial effects on several factors known to play a role in heart disease. It improves the function of the endothelium and is a potent anti-inflammatory agent and antioxidant.
Curcumine can help treat symptoms of arthritis and is in some cases more effective than anti-inflammatory drugs.
Curcumine is so beneficial for our health. Let's consume it.