The morning turmeric hack is a social media wellness trend that has gone viral and is where you drink a warm tonic of water, turmeric, lemon juice, ginger, and even a pinch of black pepper first thing in the morning on an empty stomach to reduce bloating, boost immunity, and support weight management.
Turmeric provides curcumin, which is an active plant compound that has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
The black pepper is crucial for the morning turmeric hack as it contains piperine, which is a compound that significantly increases your body's ability to absorb curcumin.
And lemon and ginger is added to aid digestion, add flavor and provide a nice fresh, zesty kick and warm water is used to blend the mixture of the turmeric hack drink into an easy to sip morning tea.
The claimed benefits of the morning turmeric hack are flattening your stomach, curing inflammation, rapid fat loss and detoxing.
Although, while turmeric is indeed a healthy addition to an anti-inflammatory diet, it doesn't melt away fat or detox your body on it's own.
The health benefits of the morning turmeric hack come from consistent long term lifestyle as well as nutrition habits, instead of a quick morning fix.
What you should not mix with turmeric are blood thinners, iron supplements and diabetes drugs as turmeric can increase your bleeding risks as well as drop blood sugar too low and even block absorption of iron.
Blood thinner drugs like aspirin, warfarin or even clopidogrel that is combined or mixed with turmeric raise your bleeding risks.
And insulin or oral glucose lowering drugs that are mixed with turmeric can also cause severe low blood sugar also known as hypoglycemia.
Turmeric's antioxidant properties can also interfere with how certain cancer treatments work as well.
And high doses of turmeric can also strain your liver when they are mixed with medications such as amiodarone or methotrexate.
You should also avoid iron supplements, clot slowing herbs and high oxalate pairings with turmeric.
Large amounts of turmeric can promote kidney stone formation in prone people.
Garlic, ginger, ginkgo, or even vitamin E supplements that are combined with turmeric also increase your bleeding risks and should be avoided with turmeric.
And turmeric also binds to iron and reduces iron absorption, making anemia worse.
When you mix turmeric and apple cider vinegar, it can help to manage your blood sugar as well as lower inflammation and even aid digestion, although if the apple cider vinegar and turmeric are not diluted properly it can lead to upset stomach.
The acetic acid and curcumin in turmeric and apple cider can help to stabilize your blood sugar levels after you eat your meals.
And turmeric also contains curcumin, that also helps soothe body tissues and supports your joint health.
Both turmeric and apple cider vinegar and even curcumin are traditional remedies that help improving digestion and supporting weight management goals.
Also both apple cider vinegar and turmeric and even curcumin can affect blood thinning or insulin levels if they are consumed in very high doses and always dilute the apple cider vinegar with one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar into at least 8 ounces of water.