Get Rid of Chronic Pain with Turmeric

If you are suffering from chronic pain and are looking to get rid of it, nothing could be more effective than turmeric. Used all over Asia for flavouring food, turmeric (also known as haldi) is a spice that is known to be really useful for easing aches and chronic pain.

Easing Pain With A Sprinkle of Turmuric

According to various studies, turmeric is actually three times more effective at easing pain than allopathic medicines such as aspirin, ibuprofen or naproxen. In addition to this, turmeric is known to relieve chronic pain for about 50 percent of people suffering from pain-intensive health issues like arthritis and fibromyalgia.

Turmuric being grated and powdered

This finding came out of a study conducted by Cornell researchers. According to Dr. Julian Whitaker, nutrition researcher, turmeric has an active ingredient known as curcumin, which naturally shuts down cyclooxygenase 2. This is an enzyme that churns out a stream of pain-producing hormones. The dose of turmeric for getting rid of chronic pain recommended by the study is a ‘sprinkle of 1/4 teaspoon daily onto any rice, poultry, meat or vegetable dish’.

In India, we use a little turmeric in almost every dish we prepare for lunch or dinner time. In addition, turmeric is also used as an internal and external medicine. For aches and pains, it is usually mixed in milk and drunk in the night before going to bed. It may also be mixed with milk cream and other ingredients and applied on the face for a beautiful complexion. Tumeric may be bought at any supermarket or Indian specialty store.

If you got relief from using turmeric to get rid of chronic pain, please let others and me know about your experience by posting a comment below.