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Curcumin v Turmeric. The truth!
Curcumin v Turmeric. The truth!
Curcumin is NOT the same as Turmeric and it dumbfounds me that so many companies selling turmeric supplements continue to propagate the confusion with their packaging. Nearly 50% of the... Read more...
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Top 10 evidence-based health benefits of turmeric and curcumin
There have been and continue to be many high-quality studies into the benefits of turmeric and curcumin on the brain and body. Scientists have tended to focus their research on... Read more...
How many turmeric capsules should I take per day?
How many turmeric capsules should I take per day?
Natural turmeric is a root spice (from the ginger family) which when dried and ground into a powder becomes the pungent and magical ingredient which has been used for more... Read more...
Dried Turmeric
What is the best turmeric supplement?
The health benefits of turmeric are becoming increasingly well known which has given rise to a vast range of turmeric based products that have flooded the market. But, which ones... Read more...
Quality of the raw ingredients is everything
We are passionate about improving health, naturally, tangibly and sustainably which is why our relationships with our farmers remains as important as ever. We believe that when consuming any one of our products, it is imperative they contain the highest quality raw ingredients. Read more...
Golden Paste Powder
Launch of Golden Paste POWDER for pets
Today we launched our Golden Paste Powder exclusively for our four-legged friends. Our innovative and unique recipe means your pets can receive maximum  benefits from Golden Paste in a new way. Read more...
Launch of 2019 Turmeric Harvest
Today we launch our new batch of Turmeric which has an incredible 4.80% curcumin content. This latest harvest is from some farms about 30km south of Karunapuram (our last batch) where the mineral content of the soil is greater, producing Turmeric with a higher curcumin content and noticeable by it's slightly darker colour.. Read more...
NEW and IMPROVED Golden Paste
Today we are excited to launch our NEW and IMPROVED Golden Paste products. I am pleased to announce that we have invested in a new process called High Pressure Processing (HPP) which has extended the shelf life of SpiceOrigin's Golden Paste to a minimum of 3 months.  Read more...
Debunking the health benefit myths of Coconut Oil
We have recently been exposed to some research which has been funded by the American Heart Association and is causing confusion about the health benefits of Coconut Oil. This is a great article shared by my friends at the Turmeric User Group which questions this research. Link to full article here: Coconut Oil Real Facts Read more...
How do we know the Curcumin content of our Turmeric? How do we know our spices are clean?
Here I am chatting with Roy CK who manages the Quality Assurance at the processing factory in Kerala. Get an insight into the tests and processes that these organic spices go through before shipment - to ensure the highest quality. Spice Origin's India Processing Facility - Quality Assurance from Tim Ellis on Vimeo. Read more...
Harvesting Organic Turmeric in the Tribal Areas of Kerala
On my travels in India to the Origins of our Spices, I ventured up into the Idukki Forest Reserve where there are a number of Tribal Farmers growing spices like Turmeric, Pepper & Ginger. Spending time with Raman, one of these farmers, was a real eye opener when it came to understanding what is really important when we look at the quality of a product like Turmeric. Our contemporary need to connect to the source sees us engaging with ancient traditional and simple wisdom. Have we made life too complicated...? ... Read more...
Growing Organic Turmeric - Importance of the soil
Spending time with Tomychan Varghese, one of our organic Turmeric farmers in India, it became clear that the investment that he had made in developing his soil organically for the past 18 years, was having a big input on the quality of the Turmeric that he is harvesting. We found a gap in the rainstorms to record this piece to camera showcasing the quality of the soils that our organic Turmeric is grown in. Growing Organic Turmeric - Importance of the soil from Tim Ellis on Vimeo.   Read more...
600 Reasons Turmeric May Be The World's Most Important Herb
600 Reasons Turmeric May Be The World's Most Important Herb
GreenMedInfo.com, have reviewed over 5,000 study abstracts from the National Library of Medicine's bibliographic database known as MEDLINE and have discovered over 600 potential health benefits of turmeric, and/or its... Read more...
Turmeric Tea - The magic of Turmeric
There is a lot of press coverage around turmeric and its health benefits. Turmeric is a natural liver detoxifier, has antiseptic qualities, anti bacterial properties and can be used in weight management programs. This is a fab recipe for Turmeric Tea, and all these ingredients can be found on Spice Origin and our organic turmeric contains a higher Curcumin content and is therefore higher quality product. Read more...
The health benefits of (ORGANIC) Turmeric
Long considered impossible to accomplish, new research reveals how a simple spice might contribute to the regeneration of the damaged brain. Turmeric is hands down one of the, if not the, most versatile healing spice in the world with over 600 experimentally confirmed health benefits, and an ancient history filled with deep reverence for its seemingly compassionate power to alleviate human suffering.... Read more...