YES, SIS WE ARE LETTING FOOD BE OUR MEDICINE!
Today is Day 4 of our FREE 10 Day “Let Food Be Thy Medicine” Challenge. If you are just joining our series, please be sure to formally register (click here) to ensure you receive all 10 Immunity building foods plus recipes for each!
Note: Natural remedies are not meant as replacements for treatment by a medical profressiona. Never discontinue prescribed medication without first consulting your physician.
During this 10 Day course, we will be reviewing one new SuperFood a day, and providing you with an easy delicious recipe to try to begin immediately enjoying it! So let’s get started, it’s Day 4 boo!
THE SUPERFOOD OF THE DAY: TURMERIC!
Third on our list of our select 10 SuperFoods is Termeric sis! Turmeric is one of the main ingredients in curry powders, and this incresinly popular spice has other culinary uses. You can even enjoy it as a beverage, such as golden milk or turmeric tea. Turmeric is anti-inflammatory and contains curcumin, a ptoent antioxidant. Some people also find that turmeric helps soothe the stomach. Also like most spices, it’s an excellent low cal way to add flavor to foods without the salt, fat or sugar in the process.
ALSO TRY: Like turmeric, ginger is a rhizome, a popular culinary spice and a good source of antioxidants. Enoy these speices alone or in dieshes together, like the free recipe today, uses both!!
HOW TO BUY & ENJOY TURMERIC
- Use turmeric as a culinary spice, yes, but it is also availalbe as a supplement. Before taking it, talk to your health care provider.
- Keep turmeric root in the freezer and grate it with a box grater as needed. There’s no need to peel away the nutrient-rich skin when grating finely. (I use ginger in the same way, hourseradish can do the same)
- Turmeric adds color, citrus aroma and a slightly sharp flavor to dishes. I LOVE IT SO MUCH, I usually double any recipe that calls for it!
- Use in curries, mustard and pickle recipes and to add color to rice and grains.
- To make soothing golden milk, simmer turmeric with ginger, peppercorns and winter spices in milk or nut milk with a little honey for about 10 minutes. Strain and serve warm, YUMMERS!!
DID YOU KNOW: Turmeric has abundant medicinal potential. Researchers are currently studying how to make its powerful compound availabLe in medicines!CLICK TO TWEET
RECIPE OF THE DAY: “Homemade Chicken DETOX Soup w/ Turmeric, Garlic & Ginger!”
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I’m Nicole Twyman, a native New Orleanian, who has lived all across the US! Although, my small family of 4 currently calls Los Angeles, CA home. I am a proud 40+ year old mom of a wonderfully energetic and theatrical daughter, and a handsome, scholarly athlete!
While I have worked in corporate America as a certified senior project / program / portfolio manager for Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Procter & Gamble & IBM, my passion is service. It has always been my desire to live a life of service to others; which I took every opportunity to explore as an active member of many of my church’s ministries and of my public service sorority, Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
Well, now I am over the top excited to have the opportunity to serve divas through my very own ministry, Fit, Fyne & Fabulous.
Does turmeric have a taste? Looking forward to trying this.
Yes I describe the test in the post above. I love it so much! Make the recipe with and without turmeric and you’ll notice the difference immediately.
I loved this soup when I made it with powdered tumeric, but recently saw fresh roots in the store and am so going to try it again!
Yessss, with the fresh root!! There is no better chicken soup recipe
Turmeric is great. I use it in my smoothies occasionally or take them as supplements.
That is so interesting I would have to try that. I love my smoothies sweet.
I use turmeric powder a lot.
Never used turmeric root or ginger root.
Plan to try them both.
I love tumeric and drink wellness shots daily which have tumeric in it
Mine too…store-bought though. I was born and raised on a farm. However, my grandfather never taught me how to use the almanac, or how to actually grow anything. I’d work 12 hours a day in his 20 acre field every day. I’m starting to use YouTube and I’m determined to make use of my 3/4 acre backyard to grow some veggies.