Turmeric? Any good?

helpimcrap

helpimcrap

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Anyone have any experience?

I'm not after medical advice, just people's own experiences.

I've heard from friends it helps with their arthritis but anyone else find anything else it can help with? Only no-no is taking Turmeric tablets when on warfarin as it's a natural antiinflammatory and a bit of a blood thinner.

What have you found it has helped you with? This obviously doesn't apply to everyone but I'm curious. :)
 
Guy at work used to swear by it, but then again he used to only drink water that had been filtered by charcoal and he thought steak was bad.

Wouldn't trust him as far as I could throw him.
 
I hear swallowing Tide liquitabs also has similar effects, oh wait no that was the chemtrails, or homeopathy... who knows perhaps it will work for you, but if it does, save ur money and invest in a cheaper placebo, which funnily is the only thing with scientific backing
 
I use it whenever I cook rice or pasta to add flavour without using sauces, but that’s more just for taste as opposed to the health side of it

There’s a number of health benefits with turmeric but you need to be eating quite a bit of it I’d imagine
 
FrenchTart said:
Was just about to post this. OP, also be sure to read up on the bioavailability of it.
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Interesting. Bar eating quite a bit there's no real side effects if I'm understanding it right as poor absorption would mean it simply passes through your body. The bits that are absorbed are supposed to be quite healthy.
 
It's not just good for making curries. I use it as a pH indicator when titrating waste vegetable oil to make biodiesel. It changes colour between roughly pH 7.4 and 8.6. If turmeric is exposed to neutral or acidic substances (those with a pH of less than 7.4) it is yellow. However, if it is exposed to alkaline substances (those with a pH greater than 8.6) it goes dark pink/red. It is a lot cheaper that buying phenolphthalein solution on eBay!
 
my dog has it in his stew that he has with his salmon or sardines ect (gave up dog food a decade ago) ,nearly 15 yrs old helps with arthritis ,apparently black pepper multiples the effect ,
 
helpimcrap said:
I'm sceptical but if it works, it works and in the winter my arthritis is a nightmare in the winter and so painful so willing to try anything.
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I appreciate that. But why not go to your gp to get treatment that actually has some evidence behind it?
 
Buddy said:
I appreciate that. But why not go to your gp to get treatment that actually has some evidence behind it?
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GPs are like GD. Every one has a different opinion on things and the only thing they can agree on is there is no real way of easing arthritis other than oils or creams. This has been recommended to me by people with arthritis and they say it has helped them. It might do nothing for me but I'll give it a shot.
 
Dunno about arthritis, but mixed in with some coconut oil (to ease application) it worked wonders on my terminal eczema. Even my consultant dermatologist was amazed at how much it helped. One downside though, it died the patch of skin I used it on to a colour of Oompa Loompa.
 
helpimcrap said:
GPs are like GD. Every one has a different opinion on things and the only thing they can agree on is there is no real way of easing arthritis other than oils or creams. This has been recommended to me by people with arthritis and they say it has helped them. It might do nothing for me but I'll give it a shot.
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Well they may have different opinions on the approach but they will at least offer evidence backed treatment.....
 
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