On Nov 19, 2010, at 9:47 AM, keithfre wrote:
BTW I'm getting pretty good milage out of turmeric in the anti
inflammatory dept.
How are you using it, Ron? I have recurrent intermittent shoulder
pain.
Hey Keith, I take quite a bit of it because it is not well absorbed
in it's normal state. That would be ground root. I had been taking
two caps a day for several years because I knew is was very good for
the digestive tract. So when I read it was good for inflammation and
here I am with a level or 8 or shoulder ache I tried taking six caps
three times a day for several weeks to see what happened. After the
first two weeks, I spend many days with out any shoulder pain but I
am aware that all that is going on is reduced inflammation.. The root
problem is still there. I have minor short duration discomfort
occasionally. But I have full range of motion with out discomfort
probably 98% of the time. I take it with ginger which was part of the
original recommendation, and bromelain to help get it into my system
There are now available various curcuminoid compounds that are
allegedly concentrated with the main active constituent, curcuminoids
in conjunction with other things like devils claw, boswellia and
ginger. I didn't notice any improvement over what I was already doing
and I can buy a pound of organic turmeric for about 5 or 6 bux. I
also tale other known anti inflammatory stuff but it was the the
turmeric bromelain and one cap of ginger a day that initially brought
the relief. Go slow with the ginger if you try it. It may not be
worth it to take all those caps but I was already taking tons of
vitimins and herbs anyway. Sometimes I skip a day or two but I stick
with it pretty regularly.
Ron
Living and playing outside the box.
