Curcumin for autoimmune disorders?
 

I was searching the internet to see if there was any benefits to curry and I found that curry has an ingredient called turmeric. Curcumin is something within turmeric that helps with autoimmune disorders, weight loss, and inflamation, plus other benefits. Here's what I discovered:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17569223

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12676044

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23339049

Yesterday I tried eating about a teaspoon of curry in the morning. Yucky...so this morning I tried mixing it with some peanut butter...much better. I'm not sure how much Turmeric is actually in curry, but I'm at least going to see if there are any benefits. I have inflammation and I'm over weight and I'm hoping to see some kind of benefit. I'm not as swollen today as usual, but I don't know if that's just coincidence or not.

There are lots of good concentrated curcumin supplements available that are much more palatable than eating curry and peanut butter! LOL You might consider picking up a bottle and giving it a try. It is used widely in the autism community to help fight gut pathogens, reduce brain inflammation, etc.

Keep us posted!

Very interesting, thanks for the post. Can you figure out from the documents how much they say is needed to be therapeutic? I know I have tumeric in my spice cabinet. I am going to have to look up some recipes and give it a try.

thanks,
kathie

Most anything would taste better than curry peanut butter.........

4-eyes, strange as it may seem, I really like the taste of curry in food and mixing it with peanut butter wasn't revolting.

Kathie, from what I've read so far there is no dosage amount available.

Southblues, it might be an acquired taste. lol...

I'm willing to keep this up if it genuinely helps.

A few weeks ago I had an inflammation on one tooth - it was throbbing like a drum. I read about this on a web site about toothache and thought it must be a load of rubbish.

But I am petrified of ever having to take antibiotics again so will do anything. I gargled this stuff mixed with some water :eek:

Well it was only one single instance so I can´t prove anything - But I can share my wonderful feelings about not having to go to the dentist or take a single antibiotic :)

I read that plain, spice quality turmeric would need to be used at 1/2 teaspoon or so a day. Remember that turmeric is only 1 component of curry powder, so Quandry's dose was less than that, most likely.

Taking it is not without side effects. It can cause "die off" reactions and it can be contraindicated in high doses if you are on coumadin and some other drugs so you may want to research it a bit if you are going to try curcumin therapy.

This is what I have at home:

http://www.euromedicausa.com/products/curapro/

There are lots of other curcumin products available as well. In general its a good herb, worth trying. Those here with Lyme disease may want to investigate it, too!

My neurologist who also treated my Lyme highly recommended Curcumin.