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Turmeric: Fights COVID Symptoms With Antioxidants, but Beware of a Hidden Threat to Your Liver

Turmeric is a ubiquitous spice with antioxidant properties that can help promote weight loss, but it’s not suitable for everyone.
Turmeric: Fights COVID Symptoms With Antioxidants, but Beware of a Hidden Threat to Your Liver
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Amber Yang
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JoJo Novaes
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Turmeric, or Curcuma longa, is a ubiquitous spice with antioxidant properties that can help promote weight loss and have an anti-COVID effect. However, turmeric is not suitable for everyone, and cases of liver injury caused by turmeric have increased in the United States in recent years.

Certain symptoms occurring after taking turmeric may be a sign of liver injury, according to Dr. Lee Jia-Ling, director of Taiwan Fu-Chin Chinese Medicine Clinic and a dual-certified aromatherapist by the National Association for Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) and International Federation of Aromatherapists (IFA).

Amber Yang is a certified personal trainer. She met all the requirements of the American Council on Exercise to develop and implement personalized exercise programs. She worked as a marketing manager for natural skin care products for years and as a health and beauty reporter and editor for ten years. She is also the host and producer of the YouTube programs "Amber Running Green" and "Amber Health Interview."
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