Turmeric...Is it as beneficial as people say?

lorid30
lorid30 Posts: 3 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I have heard of people making smoothies with termeric. Does this work and if so, how often should/can you use it? Has anyone had results with it?
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  • Ready2Rock206
    Ready2Rock206 Posts: 9,487 Member
    I've heard recently it is not all that it is hyped up to be. What exactly are you expecting it to do?
  • lorid30
    lorid30 Posts: 3 Member
    For weight loss and increased metabolism.
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  • lorid30
    lorid30 Posts: 3 Member
    What does it do when mixed with acv @ lookitskriss
  • annacole94
    annacole94 Posts: 994 Member
    I'd be more inclined to consider it's anti-inflammatory effects. There's no magic weight loss spice. Eat things that taste good. I have tumeric because it's very yellow, and makes curries look and taste delicious. I have been meaning to try a tumeric latte, but I haven't got around to it yet. I don't think it will be magic, but it will be pretty and perhaps taste good.
  • JacquiH73
    JacquiH73 Posts: 124 Member
    It's a nice seasoning but I don't think I would care for it in a smoothie. Using a variety of spices can be very beneficial healthwise just like eating a colorful variety of foods can be. But for losing weight and increasing metabolism eating less and exercising more does that. There's no magic pills, just lots of hype and snake oil.
  • erockem
    erockem Posts: 278 Member
    I got a free 60 day sample. I'm using it instead of Glucosamine for anti-inflammatory benefits. I run, bike, swim, and weight lift almost every day. My body doesn't seem to know the difference between the two. After a month, still running like a well oiled machine.
  • KeepRunningFatboy
    KeepRunningFatboy Posts: 3,055 Member
    As an anti-inflammatory - yes!
  • Miz_T
    Miz_T Posts: 150 Member
    A massage therapist recommended it and it has helped the inflammation in my joints. I still ache, but not like I did.
  • teresabreeding
    teresabreeding Posts: 20 Member
    How much do you use each day for inflammation?
  • trigden1991
    trigden1991 Posts: 4,658 Member
    WinoGelato wrote: »
    CattOfTheGarage wrote: »
    It makes things yellow. That's enough benefit for me (I like yellow).

    You should try the Easy Mac diet then... #easymac

    Is that thread still running? I need to get on board with it.
  • lauracups
    lauracups Posts: 533 Member
    Tumeric will take down a pimple in a day if applied topically, I used to take Tumeric for chronic pain, stenosis, I found bromelain worked better for me.
  • cqbkaju
    cqbkaju Posts: 1,011 Member
    teresabreeding wrote: »
    How much do you use each day for inflammation?
    Since it is not a recognized medicinal compound, there is not a standardized dosage.
    All you can do is research and experiment; maybe talk to your doctor.

    Make sure you are not allergic to it or something.
  • KombuchaKat
    KombuchaKat Posts: 134 Member
    edited February 2017
    No amount of supplementing with anything will undo a bad diet and lifestyle. However I do think that turmeric used in cooking and taken as a supplement over time will help with reducing systemic inflammation. While the science may still be unproven depending on who you talk to it has been used in Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine for centuries with good result. When cooking use black pepper with it and also look for that in a supplement as black pepper increases it's bioavailability to the body. Just regular peppercorn you use to season food is fine. You could also ferment fresh turmeric root with whey, you can make a huge jar of it to use in cooking or make turmeric lattes and it will last for months in the fridge. Personally I love the taste and I feel like it makes my skin glow. I feel like if I don't eat/take a supplement for a while my joints start to hurt a bit (I lift heavy in CrossFit so I feel like anything I can do to easy the joints is a win).

    But for weight loss/metabolism...I don't know of any direct effect on this but I suppose decreased inflammation would over time help with that. But I certainly wouldn't start taking turmeric with this expectation in mind.
  • Spliner1969
    Spliner1969 Posts: 3,233 Member
    I grabbed a large bottle of it for anti-inflammatory effects but it did nothing for me. I have spinal stenosis and arthritis in my knees and hoped it would help. Bottle lasted about three months. As I said did nothing except make my pee smell nasty lol. I never was much of a lover of Indian food either so I'm not big on it as a spice either (curry). What did help for the arthritis and spinal stenosis was Osteo Biflex. I take that daily still. It almost negates the arthritis completely for me most days. If I stop taking it the arthritis comes back within a few days.
  • simonbraunercave
    simonbraunercave Posts: 19 Member
    Apparently good as an anti-inflammatory but... it has an interesting taste and when diet food gets boring spice helps, err, spice things up. Buy the fresh stuff: good with fish and in curries.
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    kk_inprogress wrote: »
    What kind of results are you looking for, or benefits are you hoping for?

    It's a great spice, I can say that much.

    It also makes yellow mustard that pretty color
  • lauracups
    lauracups Posts: 533 Member
    edited February 2017
    cqbkaju wrote: »
    lauracups wrote: »
    Penicillin as discovered in 1928 from a mold culture, mold, found in nature. All I'm saying a flippant disregard to a question with the "that's snake oil" isn't insightful.
    It was found, cultured, refined, tested and made widely available because Dr. Fleming, the scientific method and "big pharma" made it all possible.

    He didn't trip in to woods and say "Look! Medicine!"

    If it is not validated by the scientific method then calling it "snake oil" is about as polite as you can hope for from a scientist, pharmacist or chemist.

    My last word on this, I understand the necessity for western medicine, I immunized my kids, got them antibiotics for strep etc. I also feel there is a severe misuse of prescriptions for everything. The side effects for some of these meds are worse than the condition it's supposed to treat! A person needs to research and ask a lot of questions from their health care provider before just accepting the next pill. My own example, when I prescribed Lyrica for my nerve damage, it made me very ill. I stopped taking it, and went for physical therapy and losing weight addressed the issue better than a medicine did.
  • sarahlifts
    sarahlifts Posts: 610 Member
    cqbkaju wrote: »
    Anti-inflamatory, as @annacole94 says.

    The curcumin in tumeric is close to capsaicin. That is about it.
    Anything else is unproven and therefore pseudoscience.

    *Disclaimer: I am an Oleoresin Capsicum (OC / pepper spray) instructor, so I am rather familiar with the compounds

    THIS ALL THIS.

    My Primary doc prescribed 500mg caps to treat the swelling in what we found is an arthritic knee. I was on anti inflammatory naproxen and ibuprofen for 30 days with no relief. 7 days on Turmeric, the swelling was gone. I take it daily now.

    Turmeric does not assist with weight loss. A calorie deficit works every time.

    there is no secret or miracle to weight loss. This ACV/ Turmeric/ Drops etc QUIT with it. DO THE WORK. There is no assist from the side line. UGH
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    edited February 2017
    trigden1991 wrote: »
    It's great in curry, curry fits my macros, if I hit my macros I lose weight. Therefore tumeric = weight loss.

    Also it potentially has anti-inflammatory properties. Less pain = more working out = weight loss

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