Teaching My Friend Nutrition: Acne, Anxiety & Gut Health: A Health & Wellness Podcast For Women · Laura Bennett, Atavia Minoudis | Reg. Nutritional Therapist

#102. How Turmeric Could Revolutionise Your Acne, Anxiety & Gut Health Symptoms | Women's Health & Wellbeing

·18 min·1 clip
Atavia drops the bombshell that curcumin's antibacterial properties can specifically target the acne-causing bacteria P. acnes.
Hosts Atavia and Laura explore the science behind turmeric's active compound, curcumin, and its potential benefits for acne, anxiety, and gut health. They detail its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and neuroprotective properties, and compare its efficacy for acid reflux to the prescription drug omeprazole.

As heard by us

A brisk turmeric discussion that threads through acne, anxiety, gut health, and reflux without pretending to have the last word.

This episode treats turmeric less like a cure-all and more like a possible helper for acne, anxiety, and gut health. It moves quickly, but not so quickly that it loses the thread, drifting from brain chemicals and the HPA axis to acid reflux with a casual, slightly scrappy pace.

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Why you'd press play

Press play if you want turmeric, but with less woo and more actual back-and-forth.

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