Adding Turmeric

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  • annie_37
    annie_37 Posts: 17 Member
    ASKyle wrote: »
    For anti inflammatory/medical purposes I would strongly recommend buying it in pill form to get the dosage you're looking for, and get a good brand as well. I'm not sure you'd want to eat that much of it!

    ^This

    I take it for inflammation due to Hashimotos and Uveitis. I highly recommend taking it in pill form.
  • AmazonMayan
    AmazonMayan Posts: 1,168 Member
    Me and my kids love it on baked fish. I also add other spices as others have suggested here. Yum
  • Zumaria1
    Zumaria1 Posts: 225 Member
    You can also drink tumeric tea as others have said. Whole Foods or some other natural stores sell raw fresh tumeric, you can grate it, boil it with water, and the taste is very mild and pleasant. I was surprised the first time I had some. It is excellent for inflammation.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    Nuke_64 wrote: »
    This is a great recipe with low calories, and I say that as one who doesn't particularly like cauliflower.

    http://reluctantentertainer.com/2015/01/skinnytastes-turmeric-roasted-cauliflower/

    But I'm not seeing the need to focus on turmeric intake.

    Pseudoscience. Pseudoscience is always the reason for doing stuff like this.

    ETA: And fallacious Appeals to Nature. Can't forget those.

    Doesn't really factor into my own decision to have turmeric daily. But sure.
  • tincanonastring
    tincanonastring Posts: 3,944 Member
    Sabine_Stroehm wrote: »
    tincanonastring wrote: »
    Nuke_64 wrote: »
    This is a great recipe with low calories, and I say that as one who doesn't particularly like cauliflower.

    http://reluctantentertainer.com/2015/01/skinnytastes-turmeric-roasted-cauliflower/

    But I'm not seeing the need to focus on turmeric intake.

    Pseudoscience. Pseudoscience is always the reason for doing stuff like this.

    ETA: And fallacious Appeals to Nature. Can't forget those.

    Doesn't really factor into my own decision to have turmeric daily. But sure.

    Okay.
  • sheermomentum
    sheermomentum Posts: 827 Member
    Unlike so many "natural" medicines, there actually is some body of evidence that the curcumin in turmeric may work as an anti-inflammatory drug. It hasn't really been well tested in humans at this point. But I try not to dismiss old wives tales entirely without at least checking the research. Its amazing what old wives tend to know. I tried some turmeric capsules when I had some shoulder joint issues for about 18 months. Didn't really help in my particular case.

    Here's some stuff from the medical side. Note the frequent use of the words "may help."

    https://nccih.nih.gov/health/turmeric/ataglance.htm
    http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/turmeric
  • l3long
    l3long Posts: 153 Member
    I add tumeric to tomato juice. It has help reduce joint inflammation in my hands.
  • bioklutz
    bioklutz Posts: 1,365 Member
    If you are taking a blood thinner please talk to your doctor before adding a lot of turmeric to your diet.

    https://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb-interaction/possible-interactions-with-turmeric
  • 5512bf
    5512bf Posts: 389 Member
    I will add that a health food junkie & running buddy of mine used this as a supplement in pill form his last marathon training block. From his experience he was able to recover faster and log about 100 extra miles over the 4 month training cycle. The biggest benefit was not being as stiff and sore after the 16-20 mile long runs allowing him to have better recovery runs the following day and keep up with training. I've started my current training cycle this month and have incorporated it but it's still too early on to see if there are any effects. Hopefully after my 12 mile run Saturday I'll be pain free on Sunday morning, not likely but we can hope.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    gunrock1970 wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    What's the big need to get it into your diet every day?

    There are no special additive properties to make it worth adding daily- it's like that whole cinnamon thing. Yeah its' good and tastes good and stuff and can be beneficial but it's not some special cure all.

    There is some limited evidence that it has cancer slowing or stopping properties:
    cancerresearchuk.org

    It also has supposed antimicrobial properties (which is one of the suggested reasons for it's use for marinades and cooking in places like India - where refrigeration may be scant):
    cen.acs.org

    spices don't cure cancer.
  • gunrock1970
    gunrock1970 Posts: 45 Member
    Ah well, we'll tell the scientists at Cancer Research UK to stop trials then. Thanks. Anything else they shouldn't bother looking at?

    :/

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