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Are there any real benefits in taking turmeric?...…. Mate, turmeric supplies more benefits than Jacinda in a covid pandemic. This plant was originally used as a culinary spice and had some religious significance dating back almost 4000 yrs ago. Use of its medicinal properties date back to at least 250BC, and its arrival to the western world came via early European explorers in the 14th century. Since then turmeric has consistently grown in popularity, especially in recent years where people are becoming more health conscious.  No other spice in the world has been subjected to more clinical tests than turmeric, in search of its health and medicinal properties. So instead of reeling out a long list of its benefits I have chosen a few that have been scientifically tested and proved.  Firstly, turmeric's active ingredient is curcumin. This is a very powerful anti-inflammatory and very strong anti-oxidant. - ANTI-INFLAMMATORY- Scientists have found that low level inflammation ...

After more than 5 months of nurturing and mothering over 90 of these wee puppies in a glasshouse, the time has come. No more Mr nice guy. These bad boys are off to the box... The garden box!!!   The small shoots from 4 weeks ago have taken off, and a lot of them are ready to leave the comforts of their glasshouse and face the elements. With the weather settling down and the rise in temperature I have been able to gradually introduce the bigger plants to the outdoors. Over the next week these will be planted out into a garden box that was prepared 4 or 5 months ago. The garden box. Due to turmeric needing good drainage with organic rich soil, and the ground I have to work with is solid clay with very little topsoil, a garden box was needed. Last year, large pots did the job, but this year I have 3x the amount to plant out so a garden box will make for easy management. While waiting to plant the turmeric I made use of the box by planting garlic around the perimeter and a few asparagu...