Turmeric or turmeric components may be beneficial to preventing or treating a multitude of health conditions, including:
- Cancers, including multiple myeloma and cancers of the breast, brain, blood, colon, kidney, liver, pancreas, and skin
- Brain disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Osteoarthritis
- Inflammatory conditions such as lupus and inflammatory bowel disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Type 2 diabetes
Turmeric may also help with:
- Surgery recovery
- Reversal of DNA damage caused by arsenic exposure
For recipes featuring turmeric, check out our Veggie Mac and Cheese, Chickpea and Vegetable Tagine, and Morning Grain Bowl.
To learn more about turmeric, visit our topic page, which covers a broad range of the latest evidence-based research.
