Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...
I love many different spices, particularly CURRIES & when recently dx'd with RA I went on line to do some research & read that TUMERIC has been used for years to help reduce inflammation. I sprinkle powdered TUMERIC on my salads and other food items and it actually seems to help or is it my imagination?
Any change in pain levels is because you have very mild Ra. Once it ramps up to moderate or severe, you'll find that food products do nothing to help anymore.
Be happy you have mild Ra and that food changes are helping you right now. I lost that battle about 35 years ago.
You can take it in capsules, but I found they bothered my sensitive stomach. I love curry, and use tumeric all the time. But it is a spice not a medicine to me!
and it's great if you are swapping it out for harmful crap like salt. so keep eating it, in spice form if it floats your boat.
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