Turmeric

[Darlene]

do anyone here take turmeric? if so, how much? my neurologist who i see for headaches uses this himself & told me to try it. he wrote down how much to take, but i can't find it. http://www.healthdiaries.com/eatthis/20-health-benefits-of-turmeric.html

[lfreem02]

I use Organic tumeric in my smoothies for inflammation, but I usually end up pouring a little too much in.

I did find the article below that recommends 1-3 grams a day of dried/powedered tumeric.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/385952-how-much-turmeric-to-take/

[Katybug]

Just as an aside, I was taught by a homeopathic doc that one should use a tumeric supplement that has black pepper in it as something in the pepper activates the anti-inflammatory chemical in the tumeric. I don't remember what the dosage was (I had sa very strange arrhythmia from it when I took it so it was a short lived trial).

[Psalm 23]

I take 1000mg of turmeric a day. It was recommended to me by a Mayo doc. I was also told that it had to contain black pepper for it to be effective. The brand I use is Doctors Best. I have been taking it for about 2 1/2 years and have not noticed any side effects from it. At this point I am taking so many supplements though I really can't say whether it makes a difference in my condition or not.

Janet

[gofl1]

Turmeric is ok, but what you really want is Curcumin, the extract from Turmeric. Look up the patented Curcumin called Meriva (there are several brands that sell it), it really helped my overall health.

[looneymom]

Keep us posted on how this works for you. Issie used Tumeric to help in her recovery I bumped her post up since we had so many new people on the forum. Thought maybe it might help someone else.