Turmeric latte: The new fashion
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August 05, 2019
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Our humble ‘haldi doodh’ is assuming fashionable form ‘turmeric latte, in the West. It’s becoming a cult in the west and they even call it ‘Golden milk’. We drink ‘haldi doodh’ when we are ill, especially when we have upper respiratory infections like fever or cold. ‘Haldi doodh’ or fashionably called as ‘turmeric latte’ has several health benefits. Here are a few of them.
Turmeric is well known for its medicinal properties. Curcuminoids are the key ingredients of turmeric, which give medicinal properties to turmeric. Because of curcuminoids, turmeric is strong anti-inflammatory. Its anti-inflammatory properties are helpful against heart disease, cancer, metabolic syndrome, Alzheimer's and various degenerative conditions.
Turmeric is known to dramatically increase anti-oxidant capacity of the body. Turmeric is also helpful to improve brain function and to prevent brain diseases. So conditions like Alzheimer's disease could be prevented with use of turmeric.
So, drink ‘turmeric latte’, our humble ‘haldi doodh’ to improve your health. One last point, curcuminoids, the active ingredients are not easily absorbed in blood; so, add a pinch of black pepper powder, which facilitates absorption of curcuminoids.
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References
- Times of India. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/diet/Turmeric-latte-is-how-the-West-is-quaffing-haldi-doodh/articleshow/52277088.cms
- Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/top-10-evidence-based-health-benefits-of-turmeric#section8