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Turmeric: The Miracle Root

With so many amazing health benefits, this root truly speaks for itself! Turmeric has the ability to modulate inflammation, and when you consider that most diseases are linked to chronic systemic inflammation, that's a powerful medicinal quality to possess. In the book, Alchemy of Herbs , Rosalee de la Foret explains the medicinal properties and energetics of this powerful root: "[Turmeric] supports the body's ability to address inflammation, so it's more accurate to say that turmeric modulates inflammation than to say it is "anti-inflammatory." Instead of inhibiting fatty acids like prostaglandins, and thereby blocking the beneficial aspects of inflammation, turmeric assists the body's healing abilities in numerous ways: it increases glutathione production (important for detoxification), decreases free-radical damage, and blocks specific inflammatory enzymes " (de la Foret, 178). She goes on to say that turmeric can be used in the sa...