Brookswood
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Has anybody tried Golden Milk to help reduce inflammation in the body?
It’s made with milk turmeric and other spices.
It’s made with milk turmeric and other spices.
Golden milk for inflammation
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hearlady
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I've heard of it, never tried. I put curry powder on my boiled eggs and add curry powder or plain turmeric into eggs mixed with egg whites. It turns them back to yellow.
PeppermintPatty
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I find the best way to eat turmeric is to either have it on chicken wings or drumsticks or buy it in capsules. It really does stain things badly.
George1959
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My wife and I drank Golden Milk for three months every morning to improve our health. She also has problems with chronic inflammation.
It did nothing for us, thus we stopped it after this time.
It did nothing for us, thus we stopped it after this time.
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IrisSenior
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I have never tried it but it sounds good. I use turmeric (and curry powder) on my rice and pasta. You could try it for a few months and see if there is an improvement. You could ask your doctor?
I've been eating pineapple for three days and the swelling and inflammation in my ankle is much better. Would it have got better anyway? Maybe, but I had forgotten how delicious fresh pineapple is and it didn't exacerbate my acid reflux the way so many fruits do.
Google: "Pineapple is a potent, natural anti-inflammatory food, largely due to its high concentration of bromelain, an enzyme mix that reduces swelling, bruising, and pain."
Google: "Pineapple is a potent, natural anti-inflammatory food, largely due to its high concentration of bromelain, an enzyme mix that reduces swelling, bruising, and pain."
Flarbalard
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My wife took it for several years as a supplement, she wasn't sure if it helped or not with her arthritis pain. She can eat in in food if it's a back ground flavor, but doesn't the taste if it's the main ingredient.
After her discharge from the hospital, she was ordered to cease turmeric as supllement dosages could be dangerous with the meds she now takes.
After her discharge from the hospital, she was ordered to cease turmeric as supllement dosages could be dangerous with the meds she now takes.
Happyflowerlady
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I also use fresh raw pineapple for inflammation and pain. I usually just do what I call a pineapple fast, where I just have nothing except the raw pineapple until I feel better again. You have to be sure to get a ripe pineapple or your whole mouth will hurt way before it can stop the pain and inflammation.
I tried the golden milk with turmeric. It was okay, but I didn’t notice it making any difference and stopped doing it. I am adding MSM powder to my morning protein drink because that also helps with inflammation and especially with joint pain. Adding some fresh pineapple to my morning smoothie would probably make it even better !
StarSong
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I didn't know that. Thanks for the tip.
p.s. I've heard of golden milk but never tried it.
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I originally posted this in June 2022. > Stanford Researchers Find Lead In Turmeric
Below are excepts from the article by Rob Jordan. - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment See the link below for the full article.
"It’s billed as a health booster and healing agent, but it may be the source of cognitive defects and other severe ailments. A new Stanford-led study reveals that turmeric – a commonly used spice throughout South Asia – is sometimes adulterated with a lead-laced chemical compound in Bangladesh, one of the world’s predominant turmeric-growing regions.
Long banned from food products, lead is a potent neurotoxin considered unsafe in any quantity.
"People are unknowingly consuming something that could cause major health issues,” said the papers’ lead author Jenna Forsyth, a postdoctoral scholar at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. “We know adulterated turmeric is a source of lead exposure, and we have to do something about it.”
"The first study, available online in Environmental Research, involves a range of analyses, including interviews with farmers and spice processors in several Bangladesh districts, which together produce nearly half of the nation’s turmeric. Many traced the issue to the 1980s, when a massive flood left turmeric crops wet and relatively dull in color. Demand for bright yellow curry led turmeric processors to add lead chromate – an industrial yellow pigment commonly used to color toys and furniture – to their product. The practice continued as a cheap, fast way to produce a desirable color.
As a potent neurotoxin, lead increases the risk of heart and brain disease in adults and interferes with children’s brain development. About 90 percent of children with elevated blood lead levels live in lower-income countries, and resulting cognitive damages are associated with nearly one trillion dollars in lost productivity annually.
“Unlike other metals, there is no safe consumption limit for lead, it’s a neurotoxin in its totality,” said the papers’ senior author Stephen Luby, professor of medicine and the director of research for Stanford’s Center for Innovation in Global Health.
The researchers did not find direct evidence of contaminated turmeric beyond Bangladesh, and they point out that food safety checks by the importing countries have incentivized large-scale Bangladesh spice processors to limit the amount of lead added to turmeric destined for export. However, the researchers caution, “the current system of periodic food safety checks may catch only a fraction of the adulterated turmeric being traded worldwide.” In fact, since 2011, more than 15 brands of turmeric – distributed to countries including the U.S. – have been recalled due to excessive levels of lead.
While these recalls and previous studies found the presence of lead in turmeric, none clearly identified the source (some suggested it might be linked to soil contamination), proved the link to blood lead levels or revealed the problem’s pervasiveness and incentives perpetuating it."
Stanford Researchers Find Lead In Turmeric > https://news.stanford.edu/2019/09/24/lead-found-turmeric/
Ground Turmeric as a Source of Lead Exposure in the United States > Ground Turmeric as a Source of Lead Exposure in the United States - PMC
"Financially motivated adulteration of spices is a long-standing and important public health problem worldwide. For example, in 1994, ground paprika adulterated with lead oxide resulted in the poisoning and hospitalization of >50 people in Hungary. Today, adulteration of turmeric with lead chromate, which is vibrant yellow, is a concern in India and Bangladesh.
In this commentary, we summarize a growing body of evidence indicating that turmeric containing excessive concentrations of lead is available for purchase in US grocery stores and that childhood lead-poisoning cases attributable to consumption of contaminated turmeric have occurred in the United States. We hypothesize that turmeric is being intentionally adulterated with lead to enhance its weight, color, or both. Additionally, we review current regulations on spice safety and provide recommendations for consumers, public health professionals, and government agencies charged with ensuring the safety of the US food supply."
Organic turmeric is no exception and it's not just turmeric, many spices are contaminated with lead.
Food for thought.
Stanford Researchers Find Lead In Turmeric
"Some spice processors in Bangladesh use an industrial lead chromate pigment to imbue turmeric with a bright yellow color prized for curries and other traditional dishes, elevating blood lead levels in Bangladeshis."Below are excepts from the article by Rob Jordan. - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment See the link below for the full article.
"It’s billed as a health booster and healing agent, but it may be the source of cognitive defects and other severe ailments. A new Stanford-led study reveals that turmeric – a commonly used spice throughout South Asia – is sometimes adulterated with a lead-laced chemical compound in Bangladesh, one of the world’s predominant turmeric-growing regions.
Long banned from food products, lead is a potent neurotoxin considered unsafe in any quantity.
"People are unknowingly consuming something that could cause major health issues,” said the papers’ lead author Jenna Forsyth, a postdoctoral scholar at the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment. “We know adulterated turmeric is a source of lead exposure, and we have to do something about it.”
"The first study, available online in Environmental Research, involves a range of analyses, including interviews with farmers and spice processors in several Bangladesh districts, which together produce nearly half of the nation’s turmeric. Many traced the issue to the 1980s, when a massive flood left turmeric crops wet and relatively dull in color. Demand for bright yellow curry led turmeric processors to add lead chromate – an industrial yellow pigment commonly used to color toys and furniture – to their product. The practice continued as a cheap, fast way to produce a desirable color.
As a potent neurotoxin, lead increases the risk of heart and brain disease in adults and interferes with children’s brain development. About 90 percent of children with elevated blood lead levels live in lower-income countries, and resulting cognitive damages are associated with nearly one trillion dollars in lost productivity annually.
“Unlike other metals, there is no safe consumption limit for lead, it’s a neurotoxin in its totality,” said the papers’ senior author Stephen Luby, professor of medicine and the director of research for Stanford’s Center for Innovation in Global Health.
The researchers did not find direct evidence of contaminated turmeric beyond Bangladesh, and they point out that food safety checks by the importing countries have incentivized large-scale Bangladesh spice processors to limit the amount of lead added to turmeric destined for export. However, the researchers caution, “the current system of periodic food safety checks may catch only a fraction of the adulterated turmeric being traded worldwide.” In fact, since 2011, more than 15 brands of turmeric – distributed to countries including the U.S. – have been recalled due to excessive levels of lead.
While these recalls and previous studies found the presence of lead in turmeric, none clearly identified the source (some suggested it might be linked to soil contamination), proved the link to blood lead levels or revealed the problem’s pervasiveness and incentives perpetuating it."
Stanford Researchers Find Lead In Turmeric > https://news.stanford.edu/2019/09/24/lead-found-turmeric/
Ground Turmeric as a Source of Lead Exposure in the United States > Ground Turmeric as a Source of Lead Exposure in the United States - PMC
"Financially motivated adulteration of spices is a long-standing and important public health problem worldwide. For example, in 1994, ground paprika adulterated with lead oxide resulted in the poisoning and hospitalization of >50 people in Hungary. Today, adulteration of turmeric with lead chromate, which is vibrant yellow, is a concern in India and Bangladesh.
In this commentary, we summarize a growing body of evidence indicating that turmeric containing excessive concentrations of lead is available for purchase in US grocery stores and that childhood lead-poisoning cases attributable to consumption of contaminated turmeric have occurred in the United States. We hypothesize that turmeric is being intentionally adulterated with lead to enhance its weight, color, or both. Additionally, we review current regulations on spice safety and provide recommendations for consumers, public health professionals, and government agencies charged with ensuring the safety of the US food supply."
Organic turmeric is no exception and it's not just turmeric, many spices are contaminated with lead.
Food for thought.
I've also heard of but not tried golden milk. I usually add turmeric once or twice a week to a bowl of soup (along with black pepper because I read that somehow black pepper makes the turmeric more effective).
Wish I knew if it does anything helpful or not. I also try a variety of supplements (collagen peptides, hyaluronic acid, etc) that I don't know if they help or just waste my money.
Wish I knew if it does anything helpful or not. I also try a variety of supplements (collagen peptides, hyaluronic acid, etc) that I don't know if they help or just waste my money.