Incorporating Tumeric and Ginger for inflammation and pain

You can also try Tart Cherry Juice. Make sure it has no added sugar. I drink 4-6 oz every morning. Some people drink 4 oz in the morning and 4 oz at night.

I can't take large doses of tumeric because it causes gallbladder pain.
http://nutritionfacts.org/video/who-shouldnt-consume-curcumin-or-turmeric/

Green tea with honey and a slice of ginger is, seriously, incredibly delicious. Replace the honey with maple syrup if you can, because it's high in magnesium which is great for inflammation. Start reading about foods with anti-inflammatory properties and reach for things high in magnesium wherever you can

I use turmeric, curry and cumin in everything. The three spices go really well together. Keep them visible on your counter, next to your salt and pepper, to help encourage you to put them on everything.

Try baking chickpeas with olive oil, turmeric, curry, cumin and a bit of sea salt and eat them as a snack instead of other salty things. They're also great on salads and in pilafs! I, literally, but them on everything, to make sure I'm getting turmeric everyday.

Yes, golden milk is the best. Make a paste of hot water and turmeric powder and a little ginger then add to hot milk. It's spicy and soothing, it really helps my muscle pain too

Slice off some fresh ginger to add to hot tea.

I also like turmeric and ginger in hot water with lemon and have found green tea bearable with them added to it

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Try some indian recipes... very addictively yummy.

Years ago when I lived in London I was great friends with an Indian lady who made me what she called milk sweets. They were so good, I'd love to know what they were. I'd use my whole days calories on them if I had to

It sounds like you plan to just incorporate more turmeric into your diet, so this is probably unnecessary. But just in case ...

Be aware that turmeric in very large doses (i.e. supplementation pill doses and higher) can be toxic. Especially if your liver is somewhat compromised already (you drink regularly, take medicine that stresses the liver, etc). Basically, just don't go nuts with it.

Fantastic thread! Will take note of all of this!

Turmeric is lovely for anything you want a lovely red or orange color - I add some to many of my soups, tomato sauces, and so on. You want to make sure and cook it a bit, though, as it can be bitter if it's not cooked enough.

Ginger - I often add grated ginger whenever I'm adding cooked onions (cooking the ginger in the last few minutes of cooking the onions, in the same pan.). Or you can make ginger tea by getting about 5 slices of fresh organic ginger (leave peel on), boil in 4 cups of water for about 15 min, then turn off heat and steep 15 min, and then strain and serve. One can add fresh turmeric root slices to this, as well, if desired.

The powdered stuff does work too, I've heard, but I'll be honest, I like the fresh stuff better. Flavor seems less harsh, and there's likely a few things in it that are lost during processing - although you DO get less of it, because the powdered form is going to be more concentrated, obviously.

I usually find fresh ginger or turmeric root at the store, although health food type stores, like whole foods, are sometimes the only places I find the fresh turmeric root.


and if you are interested, I have heard some research suggesting good things about frankincense, too. I've seen people use oils/extracts, but I've also seen some who just use the dried sap, ground up and added to a tea, say - the smell is really amazing, and the sap is not too expensive (extracts or oils are quite a bit more). I've seen this for sale online.