I like, I like!! How much turmeric do you consume, and are you cooking with it? Or ingesting it directly from the spice rack?
Aldi On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 3:03 AM, Annie B Smythe <anniebsmy...@gmail.com>wrote: > I take turmeric, it's an anti inflammatory/analgesic and it works works > great for me. And it's non toxic. I have a lot of back and neck problems due > to being rear ended four times in 10 years. Glucosamine and MSM with vit C > do wonders for me as well, they take a little longer to see results than the > turmeric does, anywhere from two weeks to three months of use. They are non > toxic too. And Emu oil applied over the area is an effective anti > inflammatory and analgesic as well. DMSO is a great pain reducer and anti > inflammatory. But some people prefer using other things first because of the > garlicky body odor it can produce. > > If you have muscle spasms, kava kava works wonders, it's a mild muscle > relaxant. The liquid extract tastes nasty but it's worth it for the relief. > It works in less than thirty minutes if you take it on an empty stomach. > Don't take it frequently if you use a lot of Tylenol or other meds that are > routed through the liver. Or if you drink alcoholic beverages every day. It > over burdens the liver, and that can make more problems than it solves. > > > There are a multitude of different herbs, mushrooms, and supplements that > work for inflammation, try a google search for anti inflammatory > supplements, or herbs. You might have to try a few things out, and maybe > different combinations of things, because what works for me may not work as > well for you. And a lot of these use different metabolic pathways in the > body to work. > > Anti oxidants such as Pycnogenol, or ALA, and Acetyl L Carnitine may be > beneficial in controlling the progression. And you might benefit from K2 > supplementation, along with Vit D3 and calcium, along with vitamine C. > > To reduce stress and cortisol levels I'd suggest one of the Ginsengs. > Rhodiola Rosea or Jiaogulan. But there are other adaptogens that might work > better for you. > > Those gravity tables that you hang upside down on, have helped a lot of > people with back problems. :) It reverses the constant downward pull of > gravity on the spine. > > I dunno if my blathering has helped any at all, but that's my .02 worth > anyway:) > > Annie > > > S&JY wrote: > >> >> >> My wife has been diagnosed with arthritis of the spine, as confirmed by >> MRI. This causes her severe pain, compounded by the effects of >> fibromyalgia. >> >> >> Question for list: CMO helps with arthritis of joints, and the spine is a >> series of connected joints. Does anyone know if CMO, or any other similar >> “medication”, can help with spinal arthritis? >> >
