Black and Orange Turmeric
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Ways to use Turmeric Everyday
Turmeric Everyday for: Liver support, Microbial support, Anti-inflammatory, Improves cellular health, improves BDNF in our brains (helping to prevent brain decline diseases), cancer cell apoptosis (programs cancer cells to die), helps reduce pain . . . Over 600 reasons in the body to use it everyday.
This year (2026) the turmeric in my garden is prolific! I have been making a lot of turmeric powder with it, some to sell and some to keep. And several of the plants even flowered this year, which does not happen often.
I prefer to make some version of turmeric tea every morning:
- My favorite is chop the whole root with a little ginger and a sprinkle of fresh ground black pepper. Boil it for about 15 minutes.
- When I don’t have fresh turmeric root, I use the powder, and mix it various other herbs or spices like cayenne or ginger and black pepper (black pepper improves the absorption of turmeric).
- Also cooking frequently with turmeric is good. Turmeric is best absorbed in small culinary doses throughout the day, so each time you heat up oil in a skillet throw in a pinch of turmeric powder.
- Turmeric Paste: When I feel like I need a “heroic” dose of turmeric I use about 1/2 cup turmeric powder, about 1” sliced fresh ginger, and a sprinkle of black peppercorns. Put this in about a cup of water that is already boiling and boil down to a paste (putting it in water that is already boiling helps to increase absorption). Add 1 – 2 TBSP ghee or coconut oil and stir it in. You can put this in a jar and refrigerate for a week or two.
- Golden Milk – Pour 1 cup milk in a saucepan and warm it. Add in 1 tablespoon of the turmeric paste, and stir. Whisk in cinnamon, cardamom, and clove powders.
- Quick & Easy Turmeric Paste recipe – Mix equal parts organic turmeric powder and raw honey into a paste. At the first sign of feeling run-down, take 1 tsp of the paste every two hours until you’re feeling better. To make the formula more potent, add black pepper and make a paste with equal parts ghee and honey — then you’ve got a pretty amazing remedy.
- Turmeric Tea with increased absorption: Turmeric can be hard for the body to absorb, adding pepper helps your body get the nutrients from turmeric, also boiling it increases absorption rate as well. Here is a recipe that is supposed to have a high turmeric absorption rate: Add 1 tablespoon Turmeric and several good black pepper grinds into a quart of water that is already boiling (some ginger is good in this concoction as well. (If you add it to room temperature water and then boil, it doesn’t work as well.) After boiling it for 10 minutes, you will have created a 12 percent solution. Drink once it has sufficiently cooled.
- AND MY FAV TURMERIC LATTE – Make the above turmeric paste by cooking down 1/2 cup turmeric in 1 cup water (with the ginger and black peppercorns as above). Remove the paste from heat and stir in about 1-2 TBSP ghee or coconut oil. (You can store this in a glass jar in the fridge for about a week). When you are ready take a heaping teaspoon of the turmeric paste, put it in a mug and sprinkle with a dash of cinnamon, cardamom, and clove. Top with steamed milk of your choice (if you don’t have a milk steamer heat it up on the stove and froth it with a french press). Recommended milk: Pastured, Local, organic, raw or vat pasteurized milk or organic coconut milk.
- A spoonful of Turmeric: About 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, black pepper grinds, 1/2 tsp honey, and a 1/2 tsp ghee or coconut oil. Mix together and consume.
- My turmeric tea recipe when I am feeling a little under the weather:
- Fresh sliced turmeric root (lots)
- Fresh ginger
- Black seed (opt)
- ground peppercorns
- sprinkle of turmeric powder (the powder vs. the whole root each has different benefits)
- Pinch or two of cayenne to taste or a chili pepper
Pour boiling water over and let it steep about 10-15 minutes
Strain and add (optional if you don’t have):
- Echinacea Tincture
- fresh lemon juice
- local raw honey
Stir well and enjoy.