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  1. I have been using the spice turmeric, daily for over 3 years, and DOES NOT help with my arthritis, I’m always going back to ibuprofen, unfortunately.

    1. Have you looked into Low Dose Naltrexone? Helps MS suffers as well as arthritis.

    2. This article is a bit unclear – the study used an EXTRACT of turmeric, which is CURCUMIN, but it refers to it a few times as turmeric, which is the whole root. I would still continue using turmeric as a food spice, organic only, at the same time as taking curcurmin supplements. In addition, your whole diet needs scrutiny by a ND for inflammatory factors.

  2. If you are going to use OTC analgesics, be sure to NAC as well to protect kidneys and liver.

  3. I’ve used curcumin for some time now for joint pain and it works better for me than ibuprofen with no abdominal that ibuprofen causes me. It works well for me.

  4. blank Lord Knightyme says:

    Only 2 groups? Should have been at least 3, the 3rd taking a placebo. Shoddy work by the researchers to the point that this study is invalidated.

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