Posted on 05/13/2025 9:38:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
If you’ve cut salt, eased up on caffeine, and tried to stress less, and your blood pressure still won’t budge, perhaps a golden spice in your kitchen cabinet can ease your efforts.
Curcumin is found in the root of the turmeric plant, giving it its distinctive golden hue and earthy flavor. It belongs to a group of plant-based substances called polyphenols, known for their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
These effects may help explain why curcumin—turmeric’s most active compound—is being studied for its potential to support healthy blood pressure.
The most convenient and widely available source of curcumin is turmeric powder, a pantry staple that adds color and flavor to a variety of dishes.
Curcumin may help lower blood pressure and improve blood vessel function by reducing the thickening and stiffness of arterial walls, a common issue in chronic hypertension.
Based mostly on animal studies, in some cases, curcumin has also reversed damage—such as thickening and scarring—to blood vessels, especially in pulmonary arterial hypertension, which causes blood vessels to narrow and blood pressure in the lungs to increase.
Curcumin may also protect the kidneys and heart, which are key to keeping blood pressure in check.
In animal studies, curcumin has also been found to relax blood vessels by increasing nitric oxide levels, which helps improve blood flow and reduce resistance in the arteries.
Although curcumin offers many health benefits, its bioavailability is poor, meaning the body doesn’t easily absorb it.
“After being consumed, only a small amount is absorbed through the small intestine, and much of it is quickly broken down by the liver,” Chantelle van der Merwe, a registered dietitian, explained.
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Benefits are multiplied greatly with a small amount of pepper
Blecchh!
We take it everyday. Its a strong anti inflammatory.
I also take it every day as a supplement, I also add Cacao Powder to a lot of the food I eat, especially at breakfast time.
Both supplements are said to be powerful anti-inflammatories, that help lower blood pressure.
Took it for over a year with lemon and ginger.
The results were not all that. At best a very minor drop in the realm of “meh”. The entire cocktail was supposed to lower cholesterol also. Also, “meh”. The juice wasn’t worth the squeeze, as it were.
Your results may vary.
I use it when I make rice, a tablespoon per uncooked cup of rice along with some onion sautéed in olive oil oil. Tastes great.
Yep- I used beet powder and hibiscus powder with zero results.
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I take it daily. My BP has responded well. Always in the 125/60 to 135/85 range.
Berberine is another great anti inflammatory.
“Took it for over a year with lemon and ginger.”
I make a drink with it. Cut up a pineapple. Use the rinds and the core. Put it in a pot. Cut up a cucumber, in the pot. Cut up a lemon. Squeeze the juice into the pot, then add the lemon peel. Cut up some ginger, into the pot. Add cinnamon, pepper and turmeric.
Fill up pot with water. Cook until water is boiling. Put it on simmer for about an hour. Let it cool on the stove for a few hours. Mash everything up in the pot then run everything through a strainer. You will have a drink that is anti-inflammatory and good on the stomach.
Taste? Meh, but it seems to work for me.
Reading your post #12, it seams that your method/message is all about pot.
“Reading your post #12, it seams that your method/message is all about pot.”
It’s about a drink. Pot is a different recipe altogether.
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