Turmeric skyrocketed in popularity recently, but it’s actually not new to the spice scene. This bright yellow-orange spice has been traced all the way back to 600 B.C. Turmeric is related to ginger, ...

In the next several columns, I will be discussing the rest of Dr. Michael Greger’s daily dozen from his book “How Not to Die.” So far, I have written about nuts/seeds, cruciferous vegetables and beans ...

TURMERIC HAS BEEN used for centuries in Southeast Asia as both medicine and food. It is the principal spice in Indian cuisine and is widely used across other cultures. Medicinally, homeopathic ...

Long used in Indian and Caribbean cooking, turmeric is starting to show up in everything from bottled smoothies to beauty products. Turmeric is getting lots of attention because the active ingredient ...

You may know turmeric as the deep-yellow spice in Indian curries. Or perhaps you recognize it as the ingredient that makes classic American mustard bright yellow. Maybe you have a jar of ground ...

Every year a new superfood emerges as the next must-have ingredient for good health. Such nutritional powerhouses as kale, quinoa and acai build in popularity until it seems like these once exotic ...

Turmeric is a popular spice related to ginger that many people use for medicinal purposes. It has anti-inflammatory effects, among other properties, that may be helpful for treating hidradenitis ...