Re: Tumeric

JeanLouiseFinch · ‎10-03-2011

@LavernLuvsShoes wrote:
I cooked with it for a while, but I noticed that after I ate something that contained it, I always felt "bad" afterwards...

Can't pinpoint one particular thing, but just a feeling that my body was "rejecting" it.

Sooo, I'm done! :smileywink:

@LavernLuvsShoes - when I was taking it, I had to be sure to drink a full glass of water, to make sure it went down all the way. I learned that when I only took a little water and the capsule opened at chest level and I got heartburn.

shoptilyadropagain · ‎03-19-2014

I don't take it but I do cook with it....scrambled eggs and a couple of casseroles. I'd use it more if I remembered.

Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, but Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.
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katie1859 · ‎06-25-2022

Be SUPER careful with this stuff

If you know anything about turmeric know that it is

toxic at certain levels

I know an epidimeologist who warned me and told me to stay away

That if you absolutely want it then buy it in spice form in the grocery aisle and go very small

A little turmeric goes a long long way

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

It's the curcumin content of turmeric that has medicinal value and the spice itself doesn't have much of it so you need to consume way to much of the spice to do any good. That's why curcumin extract supps are made. Standardized extracts contain 95% curcumin so read the label to see how much of that is in the supp. Most turmeric supps contain very little but if you look for the right kind then you will find certain ones that contain mostly curcumin extract. Those are the good ones and their price will reflect that.

Shelbelle · ‎03-09-2010

@SilleeMee wrote:
It's the curcumin content of turmeric that has medicinal value and the spice itself doesn't have much of it so you need to consume way to much of the spice to do any good. That's why curcumin extract supps are made. Standardized extracts contain 95% curcumin so read the label to see how much of that is in the supp. Most turmeric supps contain very little but if you look for the right kind then you will find certain ones that contain mostly curcumin extract. Those are the good ones and their price will reflect that.

Sillie, remember so many years ago you and I together learned about the tumeric curcumin ratio, I think it was in Piping Rock brand when we realized the actual valuable content was low.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@Shelbelle wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
It's the curcumin content of turmeric that has medicinal value and the spice itself doesn't have much of it so you need to consume way to much of the spice to do any good. That's why curcumin extract supps are made. Standardized extracts contain 95% curcumin so read the label to see how much of that is in the supp. Most turmeric supps contain very little but if you look for the right kind then you will find certain ones that contain mostly curcumin extract. Those are the good ones and their price will reflect that.
Sillie, remember so many years ago you and I together learned about the tumeric curcumin ratio, I think it was in Piping Rock brand when we realized the actual valuable content was low.

@Shelbelle

Yes, I remember that and it was you who brought it to my attention about the curcumin content. Before that I never paid attention to what was actually in a turmeric supp. Now I know thanks to you.