This Powerful Spice Heals Arthritis

In recent years, scientists have established that a certain spice can significantly reduce the pain and impairment that accompany arthritis by halting the progression of the disease.

In fact, this natural spice beat one of the leading arthritis drug on the market in pain and swelling reduction as well as limb function.

It’s versatile too, and you can add it to smoothies, salads, soups, vegetable stews, pizzas, pastas, and almost any other dish.

Best part is, it seems to work for all types of arthritis and has absolutely no side effects.

Scientists have long known that curcumin could relieve arthritis pain and halt the progression of the disease in rats and mice, but it is only in the last few years that they started testing it seriously on human beings. Curcumin is the major ingredient of curry powder that lends it its yellow color.

Two studies are especially encouraging.

For osteoarthritis sufferers, Canadian scholars demonstrated in a 2010 edition of the journal Alternative Medicine Review that curcumin could relieve arthritis pain, reduce inflammation, and improve limb function.

They divided their hundred participants into two groups. One received what they considered the best available arthritis treatment, and the other received the same treatment together with a curcumin supplement. The study continued for eight months so the researchers could also verify that the supplement was safe for long-term use.

By the end, the curcumin supplement group had much better limb function, walking ability, and everyday activity performance than the control group. They also had considerably less inflammation and pain.

Two years later, Phytotherapy Research published a study that compared a curcumin supplement with the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory diclofenac sodium (brand name Voltaren).

Their 45 subjects were all suffering from active rheumatoid arthritis. They divided them into three groups. The first received a curcumin supplement, the second received diclofenac sodium, and the third received a combination of the two.

By the end of the study, the curcumin groups had improved substantially more than the diclofenac sodium group. Their pain and swelling had been reduced, and their limb function had improved.

The only problem with food-sourced curcumin is that the human body does not absorb it very well. Curcumin powder contains enough curcumin, but your body probably won’t absorb enough of it, unless you cram at least three grams per day down your throat, and possibly quite a lot more. Curry powder does not contain enough curcumin to enjoy these beneficial effects at all.

That leaves curcumin supplements. Both these studies used special bioavailable supplements. These are now becoming commercially available, but you must read the label to confirm that the manufacturer has taken care to make it bioavailable. So I highly recommend buying it in a respectable health food store even if it costs a little more.

But to completely heal your arthritis, you need more than just one spice. Here is the exact step-by-step strategy used by me and thousands of readers to completely overcome arthritis…