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Turmeric milk is considered very beneficial for health, because while milk contains nutrients like Vitamin D, B12, calcium, curcumin of turmeric is also a powerful antioxidant. The combination of these two things is beneficial in many ways including boosting immunity, but turmeric milk is hot in nature, that is why it is consumed more in winters. If you take turmeric milk daily even in summer, what effect will it have on your body? Will it have benefits or can it cause harm to health?

Curcumin is an active element present in turmeric which gives it yellow color. Apart from this, many bioactive compounds are found in turmeric. Many researches have also been done regarding its benefits. So milk is considered a complete diet. So let us know what effect drinking turmeric milk daily has on health in summer.

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Dr. Ankit Bansal, Internal Medicine and Infection Disease Consultant, Shri Balaji Action Medical Institute (Delhi) It is said that drinking turmeric milk every day during the summer season is not completely wrong, but it should be taken in limited quantity only. Turmeric has anti-inflammatory and immunity enhancing properties, which help in protecting the body from infections. Calcium and Vitamin D present in milk make your bones strong. It contains protein which is beneficial for muscles, while B12 helps in the production of hemoglobin and in maintaining the smooth functioning of the nervous system.

Disadvantages of drinking too much

Experts say that milk is actually hot in nature and turmeric is also a hot spice. When you consume it in large quantities, some people may face problems like heat in the body, acidity, disturbance in digestion or mouth ulcers. Especially those whose body is already hot or who have stomach (digestion) problems, they should be more careful.

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How to drink turmeric milk?

Doctor Bansal says that if you want to include turmeric milk in your diet in summer, then take it in very small quantity and drink it at least half or quarter of an hour before sleeping at night. You can take half a glass of average sized turmeric milk. It is better if you take it three days a week instead of daily. Do not take the milk too hot but let it cool down. It should just be lukewarm.

When not to drink turmeric milk?

• If any day is very humid then drinking turmeric milk should be avoided, otherwise nervousness may increase.
• If you are pregnant, you should avoid drinking turmeric milk or consult your doctor first.
• Even if you have any kind of health problem and are taking medicines, take turmeric milk only after consulting the doctor.
• If you have the problem of lactose intolerance (indigestion after consuming milk and its products), then avoid turmeric milk.

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Shashi Singh is working as a sub editor in TV9 Digital Hindi. Shashi, who hails from Bareilly city of Uttar Pradesh, has graduated in Arts from Bareilly College (Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University) and has done PG Diploma in Integrated Digital Media from 'The Aarohan Media School', an institute affiliated with Amar Ujala. Along with this, he started his career in journalism as a junior content writer from Amar Ujala. She writes on topics like religion, relationships, food, health, and entertainment. He has more than three years of experience in the field of journalism. Along with entertainment, she is also interested in writing politics, crime and news of the country and the world. Apart from this, he has also taken a master's degree in Journalism from 'Tekvan School of Mass Communication'. She is fond of reading books, writing poems and poetry and likes to explore new things.

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