Carrot Tangerine Turmeric Juice {recipe} and the Anti-Inflammatory Benefits of Turmeric

I don't generally drink orange juice unless it's in a mimosa, in which case I generally request my mimosa "hold the orange juice."

But when it comes time "to juice," the January verb, I still don't drink straight up orange juice, but I do use very-in-season citrus and other vegetables to sneak huge, healing doses of fresh turmeric into my system.

Turmeric is one of what I call the "Super Spices," which include cinnamon, cloves, and ginger (basically, pumpkin spice latte). The active compound in turmeric, curcumin, is what gives turmeric its yellow orange color and is what gives the spice such potent anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Some people drink pure fresh turmeric shots, saying it has an "earthy" flavor, but you know what else has an earthy flavor? The earth, which is made of dirt, and turmeric tastes like straight dirty dirt to me and I can't stand it by itself. So, I have to bury turmeric's flavor deep inside citrus juice or carrot juice or both.

Or curry.

Or, I just don't eat turmeric at all and powerdose it in pill form.

(Ginger, on the other hand, has an intense heat, but tastes "sweet" to me.)

Recipe for my favorite "orange" juice with turmeric, below, followed by an easy visual if you're punching out a quick juice for one.