Turmeric paste, also commonly called golden paste, is a popular herbal remedy for inflammatory conditions, based on traditional Ayurvedic medicine.
There are many benefits of turmeric paste and taking it daily is highly recommended.
Given this, it’s best to make up gold paste in bulk using this recipe and keep it in the fridge to use regularly.
The golden spice turmeric (Curcuma longa) is best known medicinally for its powerful anti-inflammatory effects and antioxidant actions.
Turmeric powder has antiviral properties as well though and can be beneficial for colds and flu.
Some people have asked could this herbal remedy also help boost your immunity. As well as easing symptoms of respiratory infections, such as persistent coughing and a painful sore throat. Continue Reading…
Both ginger rhizome and turmeric root are powerful herbal remedies, full of nutritional compounds like gingerol and curcumin with many potential benefits.
Ginger and turmeric tea is the ideal way to take these two natural supplements together in a soothing and warming immune boost drink.
The recipe ahead combines fresh ginger, high curcumin turmeric powder, black pepper and raw honey, with optional lemon and antimicrobial cinnamon and cardamom. It’s particularly good at easing sore throats and stopping persistent coughing.
Golden paste is growing in popularity as an effective natural remedy for a wide variety of inflammatory conditions and as a general health tonic.
It’s important though to know the best dosage, when it should be taken and potential side effects of turmeric paste, particularly for those taking prescriptions.
Keep reading for the ideal daily dose, best times to take it and precautions before using this turmeric based healer.
Golden turmeric powder is a popular natural remedy for inflammatory conditions like arthritis, muscle soreness and lower back pain.
Its curcumin compounds also have strong antioxidant properties and is often recommended for improving cardiovascular conditions.
There are many more lesser known, yet equally impressive benefits of turmeric and the best of them are covered ahead.
There’s also a far more effective way to take it. By mixing powdered turmeric, black pepper and coconut oil into a tasty and very healthy paste.
Freshly made beet juice is very healthy, but how does it compared nutritionally with commercial beetroot powder, beet capsules and products like beetroot gummies and chewables?
The juice of red beets are a potent source of nutrition. This root vegetable is a good source of B vitamins, potassium, vitamin C, manganese and other minerals, but its real value comes from nutrients rarely found in other food sources.
These include antioxidant and anti-inflammatory betalains, protective betaine for your liver and heart, and nitric oxide-raising nitrates for more energy and better cardiovascular health.
Ahead are 16 health benefits of beet juice I’ve found in my research. I hope there are more than enough reasons here to start making it part of your daily diet.
Deep red beetroot juice is loaded with nutrition and has a wide range of health benefits for people who drink it regularly.
While the fiber is removed with beet juice, other nutrients, like its antioxidant polyphenols and nitric oxide-boosting nitrates, are highly concentrated and bioavailable.
Beetroot juice is particularly beneficial for men concerned about their blood pressure and cardiovascular health, which becomes increasingly important as men age. Drinking beet juice is also good for kidney and liver health, as well as more energy and focus at work.
Its nitric oxide-boosting properties improve blood flow and deliver more oxygen throughout the male body. This can help not just with sports and workouts, but also with better erectile function.
Beetroot’s anti-inflammatory betalains and phenolic compounds can also aid in healing injuries and recovery after heavy training sessions.
Heart Beets capsules by Snap Supplements combine beetroot extract with coenzyme Q10, a nutrient strongly associated with cardiovascular health, and grapeseed extract, which has been proven in studies to help moderate blood pressure levels.
These beet capsules could be a good option if you don’t like to mix up red powders, though the amount of beetroot per serving is much lower than with Heart Beets powder or Snap’s Nitric Oxide Pre Workout.
They do provide 100 mg of CoQ10 though, a highly beneficial nutrient that’s rarely found in beet supplements. Continue Reading…
UltraBeets by KaraMD is a blend of beet root powder, hibiscus flower and apple juice powder.
It’s an interesting powdered reds product, but there are some issues with Ultra Beets that I’ll cover ahead. Continue Reading…
SuperBeets are one of the most popular beetroot supplements on the American market. They’ve been around for over a decade and are made by the nutraceutical company Humann.
While they sell a range of different products, Humann list their bestsellers as SuperBeets Heart Chews, Gummies, Capsules and Heart Powder. In this guide I’ll examine how these 4 beetroot supplements compare in dosage, value and nutritionally.
Rosabella is a New York supplement brand owned by Ambrosia Brands. They currently offer just 6 products on their website: beetroot powder capsules, biotin gummies, an electrolyte drink, and moringa powder, capsules and gummies.
There’s no question that Rosabella’s organic beet supplement sells well. It holds the number 1 best seller spot on Amazon in Sports Nutrition, Endurance & Energy Supplements. But what’s actually in it, and does this product justify its price or is it mostly marketing?
Black walnut hull is one of the best known natural treatments for worms and other parasites living within the human digestive system.
Potent compounds in green black walnut hulls make them an effective anti-parasitic, anti-bacterial and anti-fungal intestinal cleanser, especially when used alongside wormwood and cloves.
Parasitic organisms like tapeworms, roundworms, pinworms and many others, are a serious, if often neglected and undiagnosed problem. Even in developed countries like the United States, millions of people have some form of parasitic infection.
Amla oil is a popular natural treatment to promote hair growth and thicken and darken your hair.
Commercial preparations are available, but I didn’t like the harsh chemical ingredients like mineral oil. With a little research I came up with my own homemade version.
My results have been very encouraging, so I thought I’d share my amla hair oil recipe and how to use it.
Nextdia is a Californian brand that specializes in nutritional gummies. I wouldn’t usually consider that a good thing but their beetroot + L-arginine blueberry-flavored gummies stack up well against competitors.
This product are made with fruit pectin and coconut oil, sweetened with monk fruit and stevia, and use natural blueberry flavor.
Tennessee-based brand Lunakai have made an impressive Balance of Nature alternative with their Fruits & Veggies + Antioxidant Blend capsules.
I particularly like the broad range of superfoods on their supplement facts panel. Compared to BoN’s Fruits & Veggies, Lunakai’s pills would be much higher in phytonutrients and other important nutritional elements.
This product is made in America in an FDA and cGMP-compliant facility. It’s also 3rd-party tested for impurities with COA certificates for safety and purity.
Total Beets and Super Beets are two of the most popular beetroot pills in the USA. They are similar supplements, with a few important differences.
In this guide you can compare Total Beets and Super Beets capsule ingredients, supplement facts, pros and cons, and monthly and daily costs to find out which one is the better buy.
In herbal medicine fennel seeds are recognized as a powerful carminative — a herb that assists in expelling gas from your intestinal tract.
Here’s how these powerful little seeds reduce gastrointestinal problems and flatulence, a few potential precautions to be aware of and two ways to use fennel seeds to help prevent or treat intestinal cramps, bloating and embarrassing gas.
Pumpkin seed oil is a deep green oil, rich in essential fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals and other health nutrients.
Here is the best pumpkin seed oil dosage, when to take it for the most benefit and where to get good pumpkin seed oil at a low price.