I am once again concerned about the
neighborhood I live in. As Greg was walking up to the house two men (not guys,
not boys) asked him if he had some marijuana. Then they bummed a cigarette from
him. Later on they asked my daughter when she went out to her car to get her
bag for weed. Moments later they asked her friend Bella for weed as she went
out to the car to get her shoes. An hour later they are asking Greg if they can
go out and party with them all. You male creatures cannot afford cigarettes of
your own. You have asked everyone in my home but me and my 5 year old
granddaughter for drugs and now you want to go out with them? Apparently you can afford crack because you
are thinking real crazy!!!! One more thing… quit spilling your margaritas all
over my porch you drunk wankers!!!
I was looking at some of the
benefits of Turmeric a spice that has been used in the Middle East and India
for thousands of years. It is excellent for use as a medical anti-inflammatory.
Great! We do not want inflammation. But according to the site I am on we do
want some inflammation. To make it simple let me break it down a bit.
A sign of Inflammation is redness,
pain, heat and swelling which can lead to a loss of function of the area inflamed.
Inflammation is actually part of the
healing process. It is how your body will treat a foreign object to isolate it
in an effort to protect your life. Your
body will send plasma and leukocytes (cells of the immune system that defend
the body against infection and foreign objects) to the attacked or injured area.
The redness and heat are caused by the increase in the flow of blood to the
area as it deposits the plasma and leukocytes. The swelling is caused by the now increased
fluids at the injury site. Pain is from a release of chemicals during the
combining of the plasma and leukocytes in the area that stimulate your nerve
endings sending your brain the message that “hey! Something is wrong here!”
Inflammation
can be immediate or may take a couple hours to accomplish.
Some things that cause inflammation
are….
Frostbite
Burns
Stub your toe
Cut your finger while peeling an
apple
A splinter enters your skin while
you are stacking firewood
Alcohol and Stress to name just a
few.
There is Acute (injury caused) inflammation
and Chronic (viral infection, autoimmune reaction). You want acute. You do not
want chronic which is associated with heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s and
several other health problems. Now that you have noticed the painful red
swollen bump on your finger you realize there is a splinter sticking its tiny
point into your skin. You can remove it, clean it, dress it and be on your way;
Spiderman band aid firmly in place.
Without the inflammation, bacteria
could enter our bodies wreak havoc, kill us and we would have no idea it was
just a nick of a razor while shaving.
Turmeric is a powerful anti – inflammatory
and is good for treating chronic inflammation. Chemicals in the turmeric
actually seeks out and targets the sneaky little pathways in our system chronic
inflammation travels upon and ambushes the bad stuff. An epic battle on a
molecular level to rival Flodden commences. In this case we want Queen
Katherine’s English troops to win.
Flodden Field by Sir John Gilbert, 1878
Turmeric is also full of antioxidants which means it is also fighting the poisonous and destructive free radicals
that roam our bodies looking for ways to kill us. By doing that great job of patrolling
and destroying the free radicals it stimulates our own cells to step up their
game and our own anti-oxidants become more efficient.
Bonus it increases brain power!!!
Eating black pepper with the turmeric increases its effects.
I use turmeric in all my egg, potato
and some meat dishes. It is served in abundance in curry.
Hungry now? I am !!!
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