Day 1 of taking turmeric everyday

I have a bottle of turmeric supplements and I don't remember why I bought it in the first place. What I do know is that there are 21 pills left so at the point of purchase, I was eager enough that I consumed over a week's worth of daily doses.

The Asian food that I grew up with has a lot of turmeric in it. Heck, we even coat chicken in that delicious stuff before frying. That was a recent realisation, even though I grew up watching bright orange raw chicken sinking into the wok or fryer.

Back to the leftover supplements, it would be a waste to throw them away, so I reread the labels to trigger any clue as to the benefit I found in that particular bottle which I hoped would lead me to the root problem I was trying to address.

The big label says anti-inflammatory. Was I inflamed? How would I know? Was I trying to prevent becoming inflamed? I could, of course, simply Google for reasons why to take turmeric but where would the fun be in that? Besides, I've been thinking of learning more about my physical body and develop a better relationship with it. Ideally, ours would be so good that my body would say what it needs, and I get the message as clear as day. The body is also the user interface for our thoughts, emotions and spirit, so why not get chummy? Be besties, you know?

Suddenly, I was curious to know what would happen to someone if they ate turmeric every day which is how this piece came to be.

Since I don't know what to expect or look out for, I'll list down everything that feels relevant, from any aspect of the body whether physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. Here goes Day 1:

I'm out in the city with my sister, spending an entire day together as this is her holiday and I'm tagging along as the designated responsible adult. Not that she needs one. But it's more fun going on an obstacle course when you have someone to egg on and share the experience with. Because the holiday started when she arrived yesterday, we had already learned to rock climb, had dinner together, gone window and actual shopping.

It was tiring but this morning, I didn't wake up with aches from the shock of the rock climbing so I thought I was alright. I couldn't finish the obstacle course, though. When at the end we had to free fall to get down from a height of at least three floors, I could say I was feeling quite chicken. I did jump eventually, after a lot of encouragement and prodding from the instructor.

We fit in a game of paintball (target only, no warring) and archery. Archery is hard on the fingers, which could be just a beginner thing.

After we returned to the city, we walked half an hour in search of food, a friend joined us, we got lost while looking for a cafe, had desserts to share and walked some more. It was a generally physical day.

Towards the end, I was becoming anxious that I might miss a prayer time, so I walked out of a discussion about how to return to the hotel (share a bus/taxi) and ahead on my own, leaving my sister and friend to saunter home at their own sweet pace.

It's not even 10pm and I'm already extremely ready for bed. Before I switch off for the night, in goes a glass of water and one of those turmeric supplement pills. Let's see what happens next.

[Read Day 2 here]