Turmeric May Offer Multiple Health Benefits Consuming turmeric powder daily, or taking a supplement, has multiple health benefits.  Commonly used in curry, turmeric may be beneficial in fighting the damaging effects of stroke, decrease stroke risk, and even improve brain health. Eaten for thousands of years in curries, this popular spice has many medicinal properties. In addition to stroke risk prevention, turmeric may also be helpful in reducing the risk of heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, and a host of other diseases.  Specifically, there appear to be health benefits associated with those types of diseases associated with chronic…