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The Tea on Wellness
The Tea on Wellness is Laguna Beach’s trusted holistic health podcast, serving Orange County and Southern California.
Hosted by Vidya Reddy, certified Ayurvedic consultant and co-founder of Tea & Turmeric, each episode blends ancient Indian wisdom with modern wellness practices to help you feel your best, naturally.
Discover practical tips on Ayurveda, herbal remedies, functional teas, and stress relief, all inspired by the vibrant Laguna Beach wellness scene. Whether you want better sleep, improved gut health, or a more balanced lifestyle, you’ll find actionable advice and local insights here.
Orange County locals turn to The Tea on Wellness for natural healing and holistic living. Visit our Laguna Beach tea shop or explore handcrafted teas at TeaAndTurmeric.com.
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The Tea on Wellness
Unlocking Turmeric: The Right Way to Use It
Unlocking turmeric: the right way to use it for wellness rituals loved in Laguna Beach and Orange County and why most turmeric on the market falls short.
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Discover turmeric’s healing power for wellness, inflammation relief, and gut health. Join Vidya from Tea & Turmeric in Laguna Beach as she shares traditions, rituals, and blends loved across Orange County and SoCal.
Discover how therapeutic turmeric supports wellness, inflammation relief, and gut health in Laguna Beach and Orange County.
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Join Vidya from Tea & Turmeric in Laguna Beach as she shares family traditions, wellness rituals, and therapeutic turmeric blends loved by Orange County and SoCal tea drinkers.
In this episode of The Tea on Wellness, you’ll hear why not all turmeric is created equal, what makes Tea & Turmeric’s blends truly therapeutic, and how simple kitchen tweaks like black pepper, heat, and healthy fats unlock turmeric’s full bioavailability.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
• Why most grocery store turmeric lacks real healing power
• How to boost turmeric absorption naturally
• The difference between therapeutic turmeric and supplements
• Rituals and recipes loved by Laguna Beach locals
• Why blends like Inflammation Fighter and Golden Milk became community favorites
Featured Local Story
Meet Paul, a visitor who found turmeric relief in Laguna Beach and sparked a ripple of wellness orders from his Minnesota community, all starting here in Orange County.
Resources & Links
📍 Visit: Tea & Turmeric, 1175 South Coast Hwy #104, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
📞 Call: (949) 715-9600
🔬 Learn more about turmeric research:
•NCCIH: Turmeric
•PubMed: Curcumin and Inflammation
•Examine.com: Turmeric Summary
Call to Action
Ready to bring turmeric’s healing magic into your daily ritual? Visit Tea & Turmeric in Laguna Beach or shop therapeutic blends online, shipped from Orange County to your door.
Stay Connected
Come visit us in Laguna Beach or explore our teas and spices online at teaandturmeric.com
Follow our journey on Instagram: @teanturmeric
Have a question or a story to share? Email Vidya and the team at hello@teaandturmeric.com
If this episode spoke to you, subscribing and leaving a review helps more people in Orange County and beyond find us — thank you for supporting our little wellness community.
Introduction
Hello, this is Vidya and this is Episode 5 of The Tea on Wellness, Turmeric’s Healing Power: Wellness Rituals from Laguna Beach.
Why Tea & Turmeric: A Family Tradition
When my sister Kavita and I opened our shop in Laguna Beach, we didn’t have to think about the name. We called it Tea & Turmeric because turmeric has been at the center of our lives for as long as I can remember.
Growing up in a small Eastern Canadian town, our kitchen was its own little world. Outside, snow fell quietly. Inside, my amma amma, my grandmother, hummed as she cooked, the smell of spices warming in ghee, and the golden glow of turmeric on her fingers.
She kept her masala dabba, her spice box, on the counter. The middle compartment was always full of turmeric. That was the heart of everything she made.
If I scraped my knee, she pressed a paste of turmeric and ghee onto it. If my sisters had a stomachache, she warmed milk with turmeric, ginger, and a touch of black pepper. Every dish began with a pinch of that gold.
That’s what turmeric is for me: memory, healing, and connection. That’s why we built our shop around it.
Questions from Visitors
When people walk into Tea & Turmeric now, whether they’re locals or visitors wandering up from the beach, I see that same curiosity.
They’ve heard turmeric is good for inflammation or gut health but aren’t sure where to start. Some say, “I bought turmeric at the grocery store and didn’t feel anything,” or, “Why not just take capsules?”
Not All Turmeric is Equal
The truth is not all turmeric is the same. Most store turmeric has little curcumin, the medicinal compound that gives it power. Much of it is also processed so quickly that it loses what makes it therapeutic.
Our Partnership in India
That’s why we work with a regenerative family farm in northeast India. The Hambakla family has been growing turmeric for generations. They hand-pull each root, wash it gently, dry it under the Himalayan sun, and grind it by hand.
The result is rich, pure, and alive. The turmeric we carry has 8 percent curcumin — almost four times what you find in most stores. You can see it in the deep color, smell it when you open the bag, and feel it when you use it.
Why Capsules May Not Work
Capsules don’t always deliver because turmeric needs help to be absorbed. For it to work, your body has to be able to access the good stuff, not let it pass through.
How to Make Turmeric Bioavailable
There are three keys:
- Black pepper — it boosts absorption by up to 2000%.
- Heat — warming turmeric unlocks its compounds.
- Fat — curcumin binds to fat, which helps carry it deeper.
That’s why we recommend adding black pepper, enjoying turmeric hot, and pairing it with fat. Ghee is our favorite, often called the “elixir of the gods.” Our Sacred Golden Milk already has the perfect balance of these elements in every cup.
Paul’s Healing Journey
One of my favorite stories comes from a visitor named Paul. He came in from Minnesota with a cane, looking tired. He left with our Inflammation Fighter tea and a bag of turmeric.
A month later, we saw online orders pouring in from his town. Someone from his church told us Paul had stood up at Sunday service to share how he was using his cane less and how much turmeric had helped him.
That’s what this work is about. Not just transactions, but ripples of healing.
How to Use Turmeric Daily
You don’t need much — half a teaspoon a day is enough. Stir it into tea, add it to coffee, or enjoy it as golden milk. The key is consistency, making it a ritual.
Our Favorite Blends
We created turmeric teas so you can enjoy them easily:
- Inflammation Fighter: warm, grounding, healing
- Golden Citrus Ginger: bright and zesty
- Turmeric Cider: tastes like autumn in a cup
- Turmeric Chai: cozy, spiced, golden glow
- Sacred Golden Milk: a recipe passed to me by my guruji, more than just ingredients, it’s ritual and care in every sip
Closing Invitation
I wanted this episode to feel like you were here in Laguna Beach, door open to the ocean breeze, the smell of chai in the air.
Tea & Turmeric is a small, family-run shop in Orange County. We share therapeutic turmeric, sacred golden milk, and turmeric teas with our community. Whether you’re local or just passing through, we’d love for you to stop by or visit us online.
Visit us at teaandturmeric.com
So whether you say toomeric, tamerik, haldi, or turmeric — sip it in tea, stir it into coffee, or enjoy it as golden milk. Just use it. Just half a teaspoon a day.
Here’s to your golden glow, one cup, one ritual, and one spoonful at a time.