Turmeric-flavored eggs can help fight arthritis

[Guest guest]

Turmeric-flavored eggs can help fight arthritis

PHARMACY

JOE GRAEDON AND DR. TERESA GRAEDON KING FEATURES

Thursday, October 7, 2004

Q.After reading about turmeric in your column, I started using one teaspoon

in my scrambled eggs each morning. My arthritis has improved greatly, and I

have far less pain when I walk.

I work in my yard every few weeks, weeding, hoeing, mowing and pruning.

Usually, I am sore for days. But this last time, since I started taking

turmeric, I had no soreness the next day.

My doctor is skeptical and suggested that I would feel just as good without

the turmeric. What do you think?

A. Turmeric is the yellow spice in mustard and curry. The active ingredient

in turmeric is curcumin. If your physician searched PubMed, he would find

more than a thousand research publications on curcumin in the National

Medical Library.

There is active research into curcumin's anti-inflammatory and antioxidant

activity. Investigators are studying its potential role against cancer,

Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis and cystic fibrosis.

Putting turmeric powder on cereal (as one reader did) or in scrambled eggs

might taste a tad strange. One woman told us that she takes turmeric pills

instead, and they relieve her arthritis pain. When she stopped temporarily,

the pain returned. She resumed taking turmeric pills, and the pain

disappeared.

[Guest guest]

My mom uses this (on eggs and other stuff) and she says it helps. I

should give it another try.

>

> Turmeric-flavored eggs can help fight arthritis

> PHARMACY

> JOE GRAEDON AND DR. TERESA GRAEDON KING FEATURES

> Thursday, October 7, 2004

>

> Q.After reading about turmeric in your column, I started using one

teaspoon

> in my scrambled eggs each morning. My arthritis has improved

greatly, and I

> have far less pain when I walk.

>

> I work in my yard every few weeks, weeding, hoeing, mowing and

pruning.

> Usually, I am sore for days. But this last time, since I started

taking

> turmeric, I had no soreness the next day.

>

> My doctor is skeptical and suggested that I would feel just as good

without

> the turmeric. What do you think?

>

> A. Turmeric is the yellow spice in mustard and curry. The active

ingredient

> in turmeric is curcumin. If your physician searched PubMed, he

would find

> more than a thousand research publications on curcumin in the

National

> Medical Library.

>

> There is active research into curcumin's anti-inflammatory and

antioxidant

> activity. Investigators are studying its potential role against

cancer,

> Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis and cystic fibrosis.

>

> Putting turmeric powder on cereal (as one reader did) or in

scrambled eggs

> might taste a tad strange. One woman told us that she takes

turmeric pills

> instead, and they relieve her arthritis pain. When she stopped

temporarily,

> the pain returned. She resumed taking turmeric pills, and the pain

> disappeared.

[Guest guest]

My mom uses this (on eggs and other stuff) and she says it helps. I

should give it another try.

>

> Turmeric-flavored eggs can help fight arthritis

> PHARMACY

> JOE GRAEDON AND DR. TERESA GRAEDON KING FEATURES

> Thursday, October 7, 2004

>

> Q.After reading about turmeric in your column, I started using one

teaspoon

> in my scrambled eggs each morning. My arthritis has improved

greatly, and I

> have far less pain when I walk.

>

> I work in my yard every few weeks, weeding, hoeing, mowing and

pruning.

> Usually, I am sore for days. But this last time, since I started

taking

> turmeric, I had no soreness the next day.

>

> My doctor is skeptical and suggested that I would feel just as good

without

> the turmeric. What do you think?

>

> A. Turmeric is the yellow spice in mustard and curry. The active

ingredient

> in turmeric is curcumin. If your physician searched PubMed, he

would find

> more than a thousand research publications on curcumin in the

National

> Medical Library.

>

> There is active research into curcumin's anti-inflammatory and

antioxidant

> activity. Investigators are studying its potential role against

cancer,

> Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis and cystic fibrosis.

>

> Putting turmeric powder on cereal (as one reader did) or in

scrambled eggs

> might taste a tad strange. One woman told us that she takes

turmeric pills

> instead, and they relieve her arthritis pain. When she stopped

temporarily,

> the pain returned. She resumed taking turmeric pills, and the pain

> disappeared.

[Guest guest]

I take a Turmeric & Bromelain supplement. Both are supposed to be

natural anti-inflammatories. My sister, a nurse, is really into

alternative treatments for everything, so I started taking it sort of

as a concession to her. I've had virtually nil swelling and pain

since June, but it's hard to know how much if any this supplement is

contributing since I'm also taking mtx, plaquenil, celebrex, etc.

> >

> > Turmeric-flavored eggs can help fight arthritis

> > PHARMACY

> > JOE GRAEDON AND DR. TERESA GRAEDON KING FEATURES

> > Thursday, October 7, 2004

> >

> > Q.After reading about turmeric in your column, I started using

one

> teaspoon

> > in my scrambled eggs each morning. My arthritis has improved

> greatly, and I

> > have far less pain when I walk.

> >

> > I work in my yard every few weeks, weeding, hoeing, mowing and

> pruning.

> > Usually, I am sore for days. But this last time, since I started

> taking

> > turmeric, I had no soreness the next day.

> >

> > My doctor is skeptical and suggested that I would feel just as

good

> without

> > the turmeric. What do you think?

> >

> > A. Turmeric is the yellow spice in mustard and curry. The active

> ingredient

> > in turmeric is curcumin. If your physician searched PubMed, he

> would find

> > more than a thousand research publications on curcumin in the

> National

> > Medical Library.

> >

> > There is active research into curcumin's anti-inflammatory and

> antioxidant

> > activity. Investigators are studying its potential role against

> cancer,

> > Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis and cystic fibrosis.

> >

> > Putting turmeric powder on cereal (as one reader did) or in

> scrambled eggs

> > might taste a tad strange. One woman told us that she takes

> turmeric pills

> > instead, and they relieve her arthritis pain. When she stopped

> temporarily,

> > the pain returned. She resumed taking turmeric pills, and the pain

> > disappeared.

[Guest guest]

I take a Turmeric & Bromelain supplement. Both are supposed to be

natural anti-inflammatories. My sister, a nurse, is really into

alternative treatments for everything, so I started taking it sort of

as a concession to her. I've had virtually nil swelling and pain

since June, but it's hard to know how much if any this supplement is

contributing since I'm also taking mtx, plaquenil, celebrex, etc.

> >

> > Turmeric-flavored eggs can help fight arthritis

> > PHARMACY

> > JOE GRAEDON AND DR. TERESA GRAEDON KING FEATURES

> > Thursday, October 7, 2004

> >

> > Q.After reading about turmeric in your column, I started using

one

> teaspoon

> > in my scrambled eggs each morning. My arthritis has improved

> greatly, and I

> > have far less pain when I walk.

> >

> > I work in my yard every few weeks, weeding, hoeing, mowing and

> pruning.

> > Usually, I am sore for days. But this last time, since I started

> taking

> > turmeric, I had no soreness the next day.

> >

> > My doctor is skeptical and suggested that I would feel just as

good

> without

> > the turmeric. What do you think?

> >

> > A. Turmeric is the yellow spice in mustard and curry. The active

> ingredient

> > in turmeric is curcumin. If your physician searched PubMed, he

> would find

> > more than a thousand research publications on curcumin in the

> National

> > Medical Library.

> >

> > There is active research into curcumin's anti-inflammatory and

> antioxidant

> > activity. Investigators are studying its potential role against

> cancer,

> > Alzheimer's disease, psoriasis and cystic fibrosis.

> >

> > Putting turmeric powder on cereal (as one reader did) or in

> scrambled eggs

> > might taste a tad strange. One woman told us that she takes

> turmeric pills

> > instead, and they relieve her arthritis pain. When she stopped

> temporarily,

> > the pain returned. She resumed taking turmeric pills, and the pain

> > disappeared.