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This is good news. Ted has continued to have success against pain with the Turmeric. We use the ground herb from the spice aisle and it seems to work well. I know that the Curcumin capsules from the health food store are more concentrated, but having taken herbs for years, we also feel that *sometimes* taking the "whole" food is better. That is, not separating it from all the other co-factors that are found with it naturally occurring. He has just stopped taking the Turmeric because he will be having bi-lateral DBS in two weeks and needs to steer clear of all anti-inflammatory meds like aspirin and ibuprofen that would affect blood clotting. We have also stopped the Turmeric just to be on the safe side. But it has definitely been effective for pain as he has been off aspirin for more than a week now and only taking the Turmeric. We are, however, going to continue to eat a lot of mustard to see if that helps too. Turmeric is one of the ingredients that gives mustard its yellow color. Mustard, BTW, is a very good food. Ted takes his Turmeric in Green Tea which is also full of antioxidants. Carole and Ted (57/45/40) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick McGirr" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, February 07, 2005 11:24 AM Subject: Turmeric: another success! > Hi, Raj, et al, > > Just wanted to let you know that I've been having some pain in my > right arm and shoulder. It feels like tendonitis. The whole area is > tightened up like ropes, and the front of the shoulder is inflamed, > and I get stung when I try to move my arm certain ways. > > Well, I tried turmeric, in pill form, as a sub. for Ibuprofen, and it > works pretty well. It reduced my pain, which makes it easier to relax > generally, and to apply relaxation techniques to the area. Do you > think I would do better with the Turmeric and Sage tea you described > earlier? Should I try some fresh, rather than as it comes packaged, > in the 'herbal remedies' aisle, or in the 'spice' aisle? > > Thanks for searching for alternatives to all those wonderful > chemicals. There has to be more we can do for ourselves than drugs > and surgery. > > Enjoy! > Rick McGirr > Email: [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn