Turmeric is a spice that is commonly found growing in South and Southeast Asia. It is used for curries and medicinal uses. In the Philippines it is called dilaw or luyang dilaw, while in latin is is Curcuma longa or Long Turmeric in English. Turmeric is related to the ginger family, hence it’s roots or rhizomes are the parts that are used like ginger or dried as an orange-yellow powder.

Benefits of Turmeric, shown in studies

• Anti-Inflammatory – curcumin, bioactive compound in turmeric that is a strong anti-inflammatory
• Anti-Cancer
• Anti-Parasitic
• Anti-Fungal
• Anti-Bacterial
• Hepatoprotective – protects against liver damage
• Antioxidant
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FACT or FICTION?  “An apple contains caffeine” or  “An apple contains more caffeine than a regular cup of coffee”

Actually, apples do not contain caffeine, but this myth may have originated from a misinterpretation. Apples are known to give a boost of energy that is caffeine-like, leading to the false belief that apples must have caffeine in them.

The substance in apples that gives a caffeine-like boost is sugar. A small apple contains 13 grams of sugar on average, which is about equivalent to the amount of sugar in a medium cup of coffee.

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The healthiest type of vinegar is raw, unfiltered, organic apple cider vinegar. Bragg’s apple cider vinegar is found at most major grocery store chains like SM Supermarkets, Robinson’s Supermarket, Healthy Options, and other independent health food stores in the Philippines.

Bragg’s brand of apple cider vinegar is preferred by wellness doctors because it is raw, unfiltered, and organic giving you the more nutrients, vitamins, mineral salts, and amino acids than white vinegars. Because it is unfiltered and contains its own strains of beneficial bacteria, it may appear cloudy with loose or stringy deposits on… Continue reading →