Tumeric Powder? Tablets? Dosage? Ginger

Many people get upset stomachs from turmeric capsule supplements. All that is really important with turmeric is to also use piperine, in the form of black pepper, at the same time when cooking.

I see that in the capsules also.

Apparently there's an article in the BMJ about the use of turmeric. It concerns a woman who was diagnosed with myeloma and she had a number of chemotherapy treatments over a period of time. Eventually it no longer worked and she was terminal. She tried turmeric over a long period and the medics were surprised to find that she is cancer free. They are doing some research but they cannot recommend it until the outcome of the research. It would not necessarily work for everyone but it is something that needs researching. I'm sorry but I don't know how to access it in order to verify but perhaps you have some way of checking it, Eileen. I am not recommending it but thought it may be of interest in view of the topic having been raised.

There is a lot of information on Google!

I have seen some but this seemed to be more specific.

I have found the article but don't how to do the link and of course it will probably go for monitoring. I suggest you google. It's very interesting 

This is the title of the PMJ report:

Long-term stabilisation of myeloma with curcumin [Open Access] [Press Release]Abbas Zaidi,  Maggie Lai, Jamie Cavenagh

and the abstract says

"Myeloma is a haematological malignancy which typically follows a relapsing-remitting course. While treatment can control the myeloma and improve quality of life for given periods of time, remissions generally become progressively shorter with subsequent relapses, and patients ultimately enter a final refractory phase. To help control symptoms and enhance quality of life, some patients use complementary therapies as an adjunct to their conventional therapy. Here, we describe a myeloma patient who started a daily dietary supplement of curcumin when approaching her third relapse. In the absence of further antimyeloma treatment, the patient plateaued and has remained stable for the last 5 years with good quality of life."

Not really cancer-free (as the DM reported) but a remission period has been sustained for 5 years.

Absolutely worth a try - but as well as, not instead of I think.

But NOT if you are on anticoagulant or anti-platelet drugs (e.g. low dose aspirin or clopidogrel)! So I can't...

Pfft - BMJ of course. 

Thanks! The hot tub really helps. This is a beautiful place to rest. Not sure where to get tablets, dosage. Too many choices. Let me know if you stumble on something you like. 

Thank you Eileen. I eventually found it but didn't know how to post the link and thought it may disappear even if I could post it. Used to work in Haematology so was aware of remission. I'd barely retired when my OH began to attend Haematology. Couldn't decide if my knowledge was a help or a hindrance. His consultant is pleasantly surprised at how well he is doing despite the picture which was painted over 7 years ago. He said to keep doing whatever we are doing!! I think stress plays such a part that having retired the body copes better and may account for the unexpected improvement. No turmeric involved.

That's why I posted it as the title of the paper for people to google themselves - bypasses the link problem. All you have to do is copy and paste it into a search.

Yes, I have mixed feelings about when we know more than average! Overall I think it is an advantage but sometimes it can be extra scary!

Oh yes - how to post a link (which you can do to another page on this site or post and hope the moderator likes it enough to allow it, which does sometimes work): block the https bit in the search bar at the top - copy and paste...

I agree with you about the knowledge, Eileen.