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Turmeric is a very common spice that is commonly used in Asian and Indian cooking. It is famed for giving mustard its distinctive yellow colour as well as its warm peppery taste and strong ginger like smell. It was first used as a substitute for saffron, later as a dye for fabric and is now seen as a very potent medicine. But the use of Turmeric within medicine is not a new one. The Chinese and Indians have used the yellow spice as a herbal remedy to clean wounds for thousands of years. But it is the recent discovery of some other amazing medical properties that have seen it elevated to level of super spice.

"Along with the avocado and olive oil, turmeric is fast becoming known as a miracle food" says Dr James Richardson.

Turmeric as an anti inflammatory

The active ingredient in turmeric that makes it such a great anti inflammatory is called curcumin. Curcumin is the oil within the turmeric that gives it its orange or yellow colour. There have been many tests to compare curcumin to more common anti inflammatory products like Mortin. What they found was astounding. Mortin and other prescribed anti inflammatory products can prove to be very toxic, causing symptoms ranging from ulcers to intestinal bleeding, while curcumin proved to be just as effective without any of these negative side effects.

Turmeric and Arthritis

There is a lot of talk about antioxidants now a day and how they are good for our health. But does anyone really know how they work? Antioxidants are able to control the chemicals in your body known as free radicals. These free radicals travel through your body causing all sorts of problems. In the case of arthritis they are responsible the inflammation of the joints that causes all the pain. Turmeric is packed full of antioxidants that will help neutralise these nasty free radicals. Add this to its amazing anti inflammatory properties, and you will understand why arthritis suffers who eat turmeric on a regular basis often report reduced stiffness, pain and swelling, meaning they can lead less restricted lives.

Cystic Fibrosis

There are literally thousands of children and young adults suffering with this debilitating disease in America. Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a genetic defect that leads to the lungs filling up with thick mucus, which can lead to deadly infections. Until now sufferers have been lucky if they reached their 30th birthday. But recent discoveries, with turmeric at the heart of them, have created some new hope. In a study conducted at

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