Hi Bruce, I'd be happy to. I've bought whole
Turmeric spice by the lb from Mountain Rose
Herbs(the absolutely most reasonable place I could
find, though our4corners on eBay has better prices
on some things), then I just use my capsule maker.
I have the large 1 gram capsules. I've found the
larger capsules end up being cheaper because I
don't have to use as many. And I've bought the
Curcumin Complex from Swanson, they're 900 mg
capsules so a couple of those give me almost 2
grams of Turmeric(curcumin). If I'm using the
whole spice I take anywhere from 3 - 6 grams,
split up throughout the day. It works best for me
every 12 hours or so. Depending on the symptoms.
If I'm taking the Complex I use less, a couple of
capsules twice a day. Everyone is different so you
kind of have to pay attention to what your body is
telling you and experiment until you find the
right dose that works for you. And it can take a
few days. Glucosamine took almost six weeks to
work for me. And it can take a few days for
Turmeric to work also. So you have to be patient.
I'm not sure if there are any drug interactions:/.
I don't take any prescription meds right now. I do
my best to find safe alternatives. So if you're
taking any prescription meds look around online to
see. I also started taking a probiotic with
enzymes and that may make a difference as well,
seeing as there is a protease in there. I've cut
my usual Turmeric dose to less than half since I
started taking the probiotic. It took about a week
of regular use.
Oh and I just recently started taking Lugol's too,
a cautious dose of 10- 15 mg every other day or
so(I eased back from taking it every day). And
Vitamin D3. So your guess is as good as mine as to
which combination is working so well. Although the
Turmeric was working great all by itself BEFORE I
started with the other stuff.
Hope that rambling explanation helps. I had to
find an answer to chronic joint and muscle pain
other than aspirin and Tylenol, because long term
use of those can cause bigger problems. And I
absolutely refused steroids and prescription pain
meds.
Oh, and from what I understand some folks get a
little queasy if they take Turmeric on an empty
stomach. If you decide to use it, and that
happens, take it with some food, it won't hurt
anything.
You might want to check into a probiotic enzyme
blend of some kind also. As we get older out gut
flora changes(raises hand and waves wildly), and
we can get an over abundance of yeast that causes
havoc in the system (including joint and muscle
pain). I'm tempted to say that I might have had a
yeast problem that started clearing up after I
started taking the probiotic/enzyme . *Shrug* Like
I said, your guess is as good as mine. But it's
working so I'm not tampering with it, LOL. I
haven't taken any aspirin or Tylenol in over six
months, and I'm not in any pain. Yippee!
There are also other things I've done, with what I
eat.
But Turmeric works, and it is effective all by
itself, for me anyway. Your mileage may vary. I
haven't read about any toxicity problems. If
anyone else has, I'm sure they'll share. I'd like
to know too.
Annie
Bruce Anderson wrote:
Would you mind sharing the "how, how much, how often" and the kind of
tumeric you use for joint pain?
I could use the help. At 72 everything hurts.
Thanks:
Bruce A.
Annie B Smythe wrote:
My Doc gave me a funny look yesterday, his jaw kinda dropped and his
eyes bugged a little, when I told him I I use Turmeric for joint pain
and inflammation, LOL. It was all I could do not to laugh at him. He's
my "new" Doc. I guess I'll have to get him trained right ;> . They
don't act high and mighty with me more than once. LMAO, I print out
every scientific study I can find, done by reputable sources, and
deluge them with "proof", and tell 'em to refute the evidence if they
can. Doctors learn real fast that I don't do "snake oil" and I don't
appreciate them talking down to me. Everything I use has at least one
or two studies done. I prefer more than that really, and to know how
the studies were run. There are studies and then there are good
studies. And If it works, it works.
Annie
Richard Goodwin wrote:
Heh... yeah, doctors are funny. You mention CS and they look at you
like you have two heads. One did that, then a light went off and he
said, "Oh yeah, a dietary supplement...". Mostly I don't even
mention it. Let 'em guess why I never get sick.
--
The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver.
Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org
To post, address your message to: [email protected]
Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected]
The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down...
List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
