An alternate anti inflammatory that actually helps and even promotes healing is curcumin. Here is an interesting study that suggest the helpful effects of the substance...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20594343
Hi Patrick,
Thank you for that article
I did TRY and read it...most of it I did not understand though.......I tend to go for the more simplistic explanations ha ha ...
I did get the message though!
please see my post no 15 on this thread
I'm not sure what make of cucumin is available in your area but I use the one made by Healthspan in the UK
There's also a "Natures Best" company here which has much the same ingredients
I did a lot of online research on this product last year and decided on this make as it uses Bio perine/Piperine which enables the cucumin to be more readily absorbed in the body
I also use the fresh tuber type turmeric which I can grate on food ...hot stuff!
With the cucumin capsules.....I take 1Gram daily which is the maximum recommend as an anti inflammatory
I also buy fresh ginger which is an anti inflammatory and can be grated on or in food and also make a good cup of ginger tea ..usually I have 2 cups a day
Magnesium is also an anti inflammatory which I take
So why all these??
About 18 months ago I tripped over a baby's buggy and landed flat on my patella / knee cap.
Although still able to walk long and hard distances without much trouble , there were times ..usually after a nights sleep, when the pain and burning in my knee was excruciating...don't ask me why as I couldn't figure this out.
At times I almost cried with the pain in the morning and headed for the pain killers
Ibuprofen did help but I knew it was only a short term measure and didn't want to keep swallowing pain killers
Hence my internet search for something else that might help ...came upon these 3 and looked at the actions, side effects and contraindications of these 3 spices/ herbs/ supplements
Started taking all 3 about 9 months ago and guess what? .......pain almost gone apart from a little twinge now and then!
So now......is this transformation due to these things or just natural healing over time?
Who knows.
Another thing and it may not even be connected ....I seem to have bundles of energy since I started taking them ..might be a coincidence though and I won't knock it!!
Now I know that we should be getting all the minerals and vitamins that our body needs from a healthy diet ....but I'm a faddy eater and tend to live on eggs, fish and fruit So in my particular case maybe I need these 3 things
I'm pretty healthy for a nearly 69 year old ...so far..so good....but of course none of us know what's around the corner.
Haven't needed to see the doc for nearly 10 years but I do get a cholesterol test done yearly by phoning the surgery to request it.....again so far, so good
Re the contraindications of these 3 supplements...
Not everyone can take them
Cucumin and ginger are natural "blood thinners" so anyone on anticoagulant therapy should be aware of this ....therefore my husband can't have that lovely ginger tea or the pretty coloured cucumin!
Magnesium can lower blood glucose so diabetics on insulin therapy need to be aware of this
Anyway at the end of the day it's up to each individual to be aware of what they might think is "natural" as there could be nasty interactions....much the same as with prescribed medications and discuss this with ones doctor......or pharmacist....extremely knowledgeable here in the UK as am sure they are everywhere
So again Patrick
Thank you
With best wishes
Annette