The Risk With Turmeric

If you want to read instead of watch:

The drawbacks of turmeric.

Turmeric contains something called oxalates.

In one study where patients were given only 2.8 grams of turmeric, this increased urine levels of oxalate.

This oxalate can increase the risk of kidney stones by forming calcium oxalate crystals in our kidneys.

One way you can reduce the risk of this is by actually consuming sources of calcium alongside your turmeric so that the calcium binds to the oxalate before it can be absorbed.

Subscribe for more health tips like this.

Full list of original sources/references

Turmeric may increase the risk of kidney stones due to its oxalate content: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18469248/

Adding sources of calcium reduces oxalate availability: https://apjcn.qdu.edu.cn/12_2_7.pdf

Further proof of concept that calcium can bind to oxalate and reduce its absorption: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S030881461631648X