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Hi! I'm Stelios Pantazis.
I'm a doctor and I specialize in
medical nutrition and metabolic disorders.
Today, I'm talking about turmeric,
which is really beneficial to our health.
As the health benefits of turmeric
are too many
and its possible uses are quite a lot,
I'll dedicate two videos to it.
In the first one, which you're watching
now, I'm presenting its health benefits,
focusing on the studies showing
that it helps in some diseases,
while in the second one,
which will be released next week,
I'll present the ways in which
you can introduce turmeric in your life.
First of all, I'd like to explain
that what we buy as turmeric
is a yellow powder
which comes from the plant's root,
which has been dried and ground,
in the same way wheat becomes flour,
namely by grinding in a mill.
Turmeric has been used as a spice
in Asian cuisine for thousands of years,
therefore we can be sure about the safety
of its daily and extended use.
It has been estimated that in Asia,
the average person consumes
approximately 2.5 gr of turmeric a day,
practically for all their life,
without this use causing
any health problems.
However, there are diseases or drugs
that prohibit or limit the use of turmeric
that you should know of.
We'll talk about these later.
Turmeric has been extensively studied
in the last decades,
because is a potent
anti-inflammatory and antioxidant,
which is largely attributed
to the active ingredient it contains,
which is called curcumin.
Turmeric and curcumin have been tested
in clinical studies
and they seem to help
in the treatment of many diseases
and the reduction of their symptoms.
Let's see what these are.
Osteoarthritis.
This is the use for which I most often
recommend the introduction of turmeric
and curcumin in the daily life
of my patients.
First of all, let me remind you
that this is a chronic disease
and it drastically affects the patient's
quality of life and mobility,
while the conventional solutions
for its treatment
are very few and often dangerous.
The long-term use of anti-inflammatory drugs
poses risks for the liver and kidneys,
while the supplements with chondroitin
and glucosamine, which really help,
are expensive, if they are administered
in the right dosage.
On the other hand, the effectiveness
of turmeric is extraordinary,
because it immediately relieves,
from its first use,
and it's also affordable,
because it costs 7 euro/kg.
Finally, its long-term use
has been proven exceptionally safe,
as we saw in the introduction.
Seasonal allergy.
I use turmeric in seasonal allergy too,
because its anti-inflammatory effect
helps here too.
In the next video, after the health
benefits, which we'll see today,
I'll present you the way
and doses of its use.
Mood disorders.
Turmeric has impressive data
on the improvement of mood.
Studies have been published showing that
it helps reduce the symptoms of depression.
It can be administered on its own
or combined with antidepressants.
If you take antidepressants
and you decide to introduce
turmeric in your diet,
you must inform your doctor.
Stress.
In this case too, there are
some noteworthy scientific data
that encourage you to try turmeric.
Reduction of triglycerides.
One of the really useful benefits
of turmeric
is the reduction of triglycerides.
Some studies claim that it can reduce
cholesterol too,
but this hasn't been confirmed by wide
and trustworthy studies on humans yet.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.
Many studies have been published
in medical bibliography
showing that curcumin prevents the progress
of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease,
namely the accumulation of fat in the liver
that isn't caused by alcohol abuse.
Inflammatory bowel diseases.
The potent anti-inflammatory curcumin,
as expected,
also reduces the symptoms
of inflammatory bowel diseases,
such as Crohn's disease
and ulcerative colitis.
In international bibliography,
rather noteworthy data have been published
on Crohn's disease,
where it has been proven that turmeric on
its one or combined with conventional drugs
helps reduce symptoms,
while more and more positive studies
are being published
on ulcerative colitis too.
Diabetes.
Another use is for people
with predisposition to diabetes,
namely suffering from prediabetes
or hyperinsulinemia.
Turmeric reduces the chances of these
developing into diabetes.
Data here are relatively preliminary,
but taking account of the safety
and price of turmeric,
you should introduce it in your daily life.
Autoimmune diseases.
Turmeric has been tested in medical studies
on the treatment of autoimmune diseases,
such as rheumatoid arthritis
and systemic lupus erythematosus,
with quite noteworthy success.
Muscle pain due to intense exercise.
If you've ever exercised intensely
and felt intense stiffness in your muscles
one or two days later,
you should know that a few grams
of turmeric will relieve you immediately.
These are the proven and recommended