Inflammation is probably the most important thing to consider when it comes to feeling good and being your best self. Inflammation can be acute or chronic. The acute kind is critical to repairing damage and fighting infections. The chronic kind is the one that we are concerned about.
Free radicals play a dual role as both toxic and beneficial compounds. At high concentrations, they generate oxidative stress which plays a major part in diseases like cancer, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases.
Recently, there have been several scientific studies confirming what traditional medicine has known for ages, that turmeric does contain compounds with incredible medicinal properties.
The benefits of turmeric are now proven and well-known across the world, in both the East and the West. But did you know that turmeric, and specifically it's active constituent, curcumin, is poorly absorbed in the body?