How can turmeric and curcumin be used as a joint supplement? Would it be smart to take this if
you're suffering from arthritis disc problems herniations meniscal tears, what about bone on
bone joint damage or cartilage injuries? In this video I'll teach you all about turmeric
and curcumin so that you can see if it's right for you to use as a joint supplement. So first let's
answer the question What the heck is turmeric and what is curcumin? Let me start with turmeric. It's
a well known anti inflammatory that's derived from the Turmeric plants from the roots of
the Turmeric plants. Turmeric has been used as a spice in South Asian and Middle Eastern countries,
they use it in cooking and it's been used for a very long time and is seen as a very healthy
thing to use in your foods. It's bright yellow in color. So if you use it in any of your cooking,
it's going to make your food bright yellow, which makes it really fun. And the capsules
as a result of that are also going to look yellow. Let me pop it open for you here.
And if one ever busts, here's the capsule. If one ever busts on you, it is going to stay in
your fingers yellow for just a bit it doesn't hurt doesn't cause any problems, but it will
make anything it touches yellow, so be careful not to get it on your clothes. Now what is curcumin?
Curcumin is found in Turmeric it's actually one of the components that makes up Turmeric Curcumin
is where the name curry comes from. You might know this as curry. Curry is the spices typically used
in the South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking delicious dishes come out of it. So that's why
the yellow color that this component has been especially studied in recent decades and found
to have anti inflammatory properties. And it helps with reducing cholesterol reducing blood sugar,
lowering your blood pressure as well as helping with depression. And what I'm specifically
interested in is helping joint our osteoarthritis it's been shown to help with pain as well as
reduce the inflammation of joint arthritis. Now this specific formulation, the formula that they
use to make these supplements it has ginger powder if you can see that right there. So it's Turmeric
curcumin, and then in small letters it says with ginger powder. And what you need to know is that
Turmeric is part of the same family as ginger. So you can actually find this stuff in the
storage and they look almost identical ginger root and turmeric root. Now ginger by itself
is also used as a spice and has a very distinct flavor, which I really enjoy. Some people really
enjoy it and some people don't favor it too much. Because these are capsules you don't taste them,
you are going to just swallow them and so you really never tasted Turmeric or the ginger in
case you're worried about taste. Now they have a very slight odor. It's really light and it's
more fresh smelling than anything else. The idea behind putting ginger powder in this though is
that it helps with gastro intestinal health. And what you need to know about Curcumin is Curcumin
is known to not be absorbed very well by your gut. So very often formulations of turmeric and
curcumin include something else that's supposed to aid the absorption of curcumin so in this case,
Ginger now let's talk about the downside of taking turmeric and curcumin so that you can
be fully informed. And the downsides of turmeric and curcumin are really low. Essentially, you need
to have some sort of reaction some allergy to turmeric and curcumin or ginger in this case,
in order to not take it in and you'll know it you would have been told that you have an allergy to
it or if you'd start taking this stuff and you start to have hives or redness or other problems,
digestion problems, then you're going to want to stop taking this of course,
but it really is rare that that happens. You should also check with your doctor to see if
any medications you might be taking are going to have an adverse reaction with Turmeric curcumin
or ginger and although it's generally safe for nursing and pregnant mothers, you should check
with your doctor before taking this if you're pregnant, and or nursing. And the other one that
I always want to mention I have small children in the house. These are choking hazards. So there is
no age restriction on using turmeric and curcumin, but you don't want to give this to a small child
or make this available to them. And you have to keep in mind that this is not childproof lids,
these aren't the ones that lock the you have to press down to twist. So a child might be able to
get into these so make sure to keep these in the safe spots so that a small child won't get to this
and potentially choke on it. Now let me give you my honest opinion about turmeric and curcumin as a
physical therapist, I highly recommend using this if you're suffering from joint osteoarthritis. The
downsides are so low you should at least try it out. See if you have a reaction. If you don't,
which you probably not, it's extremely rare, then you should be taking this every single day to help
bring down the inflammation in your body so that your joints can be healthier and happier and you
can move easier. This in combination with treating the mechanical side of osteoarthritis will help
you succeed in avoiding surgery, avoiding having to rely on medications and injections so that you
can get your osteoarthritis situation under control for the long term. Just keep in mind
that turmeric and curcumin alone are likely not going to have the biggest impact in addressing
a osteoarthritis problem like knee osteoarthritis in your hips or back or any other joints in your
body alone, it may help slightly reduce pain and inflammation. But alone, it's not going
to solve the entire problem, there's usually several factors that need to be addressed,
which we delve into at length on this channel. In fact, if you go down into the description below,
you'll find playlists for knee arthritis and back problems in hip arthritis, so that you can get
more specific information on the condition that you might be dealing with turmeric. And Curcumin
is to be used as a supplement in addition to another complete plan in order to address your
osteoarthritis problem for the long term. Without Surgery, injections and medications. Let me tell
you how to use a supplement because there's different research out there showing different
dosages for different types of conditions. Now, I'm specifically interested in treating joint
arthritis because that's my realm, that's what I focus on. So the research I've seen out there
shows that 500 milligrams is the minimum effective dose in order to begin to build this stuff up in
your system inside your bloodstream and throughout your body to begin to affect joint osteoarthritis.
So these capsules are 500 milligrams each. The bottle, however, does say to take one capsule a
day. Now, I would likely take two capsules a day, I think that's the best way to approach this,
especially if you're starting and starting off. And I'm a big fan of putting something
to the test, seeing if it works for you, of course in combination with other things,
and then deciding if it's something that you need to be taking regularly or doing regularly,
or not cut it out if it's not going to help you out. So what I would recommend if you're trying
to supplement out as long as it's safe for you, you've checked with your doctor is taking two
capsules a day. Usually with a meal that would be the best way so that you get the proper absorption
and give it at least two months the research shows two to three months, I would preferably go
three months total. So you're looking at needing anywhere from 120 capsules, if you're taking two
per day, up to 180 capsules, if you're going to go for the full three months that would be twice a
day for two months would be 60 days you're looking at 120 capsules. If you're doing twice a day for
three months, you're looking at 180 capsules. Now I got the big one because that's something that I
take on a regular basis I save a little bit more 250 capsules, and they're vegetarian capsules, by
the way, so they're they're good capsules for you to take. This will last a while this will last me
more than a few months for months. But if you're looking at putting this to the test, make sure you
get at least 180 capsules 120 capsules somewhere in that range. I've got a link for you to get
this down in the description. You can purchase it off Amazon and good enough for you to know that
you're going to put this to the test and see if it affects your joint inflammation. If you're meeting
me for the first time here, my name is Dr. David Middaugh and I'm a specialist physical therapist.
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