Have you noticed lattes, ice cream and smoothies with a tawny hue? That could be a sign of a not-so-secret ingredient: turmeric. The botanical is omnipresent in health food aisles, in the form of pills and powders. Turmeric, native to south Asia, is one of the fastest-growing dietary supplements. In 2018, products racked up an estimated $US328 million ($479 million) in sales in the US, a more than sevenfold increase from a decade earlier, according to a report from Nutrition Business Journal . Have you noticed lattes, ice cream and smoothies with a tawny hue? Brightening up the pantries of many homes in India, the spice is interwoven into daily life, the cuisine, and cultural and healing traditions. A member of the ginger family, it has been used in ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. Apply turmeric to wounds, and it’s believed to fight infection. Mix it with milk, […]