Make Turmeric-Tomato-Black Pepper Soup in 15 Minutes to Fight Cancer And Inflammation

Last updated on 27 JUL 2017

This turmeric tomato black pepper soup recipe has gone viral on the internet, and for good reasons. Here’s why …

Although inflammation is a necessary part of your immune response to real health threats, when it occurs out of context, it does a lot more harm than good.

Inflammation And Chronic Disease

Research has shown that unchecked inflammation in the body is associated with even the earliest stages of disease development.

Inappropriate inflammation is the root cause of many common chronic diseases such as arthritis, asthma, inflammatory bowel disease, and even multiple sclerosis.

Yet, the key to reducing the number of people suffering from a chronic disease is to address inflammation through diet and lifestyle changes.

In a 2005 scientific publication, T. Edwards writes “We have enough information presently to make the necessary changes in our lifestyle to significantly affect the inflammatory process and potentially live longer, healthier lives, with fewer burdens to an overburdened and failing medical system”.

How To Combat Inflammation

The biggest factor that we have control over when it comes to inflammation, is our diet. While there are food types that are infamous for causing unnecessary and dangerous inflammation, there are others that have been proven to have the opposite effect. One of these foods is turmeric.

Turmeric Benefits

Turmeric has long been used as a part of traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurvedic medicine for its anti-inflammatory properties. It’s being widely adopted in western culture for the same reason.

A 2011 study tested its effects on arthritis in rats, and found that turmeric decreased the production of inflammatory cytokines while increasing the production of anti-inflammatory cytokines in the body. These researchers also compared turmeric to ginger, and found that it was an even better anti-inflammatory food than ginger.

Turmeric is also used to promote digestive health. Specifically, it can help to treat Crohn’s disease, ulcers, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Also, turmeric is an antioxidant, so it helps prevent cancer. One study testing 3 different types of turmeric root found that it was able to reduce breast cancer, colon cancer, leukemia, and melanoma cancer!

Black Pepper Benefits

Eating turmeric along with black pepper will totally maximize its effects. There is a substance in black pepper called piperine that increases your body’s absorption of turmeric (bioavailability) by 2000%! Even on its own, black pepper can fight oxidation in your body, and stimulate healthy digestion.

Tomato Benefits

Tomatoes are rich with lycopene; it’s what gives them their vibrant red color!  It’s also what makes them powerful antioxidants. Not only will these reduce your risk of cancer, but consuming lycopene can also help guard against heart disease by lowering cholesterol levels in your body and keeping your blood pressure low.

The bioavailability of lycopene (how well our bodies can absorb it during digestion) is significantly increased when we eat cooked tomatoes vs. raw tomatoes.

Turmeric Tomato Black Pepper Soup Recipe

This colourful and delicious vegan-friendly soup takes advantage of all three of those chronic-disease fighting foods. We also love how quick it is to make: only 15 minutes!

What You Need:

• ¾ cup cherry tomatoes, rinsed and cut in halves
• 3-4 medium-sized tomatoes, diced and remove seeds
• ½ cup low-sodium vegetable stock
• 1 minced onion
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon virgin coconut oil
• Sea salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• A pinch of freshly ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Fry onion and garlic in coconut oil over medium heat for 1 minute.
2. Add turmeric, cherry tomatoes. Cook until cherry tomatoes are soft.
3. Add diced tomatoes, stock, ACV, and basil. Bring to boil on medium-high heat, then cover and let simmer on low heat for 5 minutes.
4. Blend using a blender or hand mixer until creamy or desired texture.
5. Season with salt and black pepper.

About Sara Ding

Sara Ding is the founder of Juicing-for-Health.com. She is a certified Wellness Health Coach, Nutritional Consultant and a Detox Specialist. She helps busy men and women identify their health issues at the root cause, in order to eliminate the problems for optimum physical/mental health and wellbeing.

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