Gout is such a hindering condition not just due to the severe pain a flare up puts a person in. But pain can be tolerable to some, but the other thing that I find bugs me the most is How Gout can be limiting to life’s simple enjoyments. Often from the food and beverages we favor the most. It is this one reason I respect using turmeric for gout treatment
How Turmeric is Good for Gout
As turmeric is becoming increasingly popular in the field of beauty and health, people are finally discovering many of its ancestral applications. For example, it is now often recommended taking turmeric as a supplement to relieve gout sufferers.
More specifically, curcumin, one of turmeric’s active compound, is judged to be particularly effective in treating chronic inflammatory diseases, of which gout is one of the most severe. Below, we discuss what can be expected when using turmeric to treat gout. We’ve also included information on how best to use turmeric for gout, what supplements to choose and how to use homemade recipes to relieve gout using turmeric.
Is Turmeric Good for Gout?
The short answer to this question is yes, turmeric can be highly effective in treating gout.
The long answer involves the active components of turmeric, which act in symbiosis to treat many of the symptoms of gout, while also addressing the root of the problem. Gout is a condition which is characterized by inflammation in the joints, causing tenderness and pain through the whole afflicted area.
Turmeric contains a power anti-inflammatory compound which has been researched extensively on other inflammatory conditions, more particularly arthritis, of which gout is a sub-category. Research has also been done on turmeric more specifically, and shown it to be useful in relieving the pain and swelling that comes with gout. Turmeric contains anti-oxidative properties, which when combined with anti-inflammatory properties make it usable as a natural pain-killer. Not only that, the anti-oxidative agent helps to protect the joints of gout-sufferers.
More impressive still, turmeric lowers uric acid levels in the body. Because high uric acid is one of the roots of gout, this means turmeric targets the very cause of the disease. Turmeric can be used to relieve the symptoms of gout such as pain and burning and also targets the very root of the disease, making it a potential long-term cure for this painful affliction.
As when treating other diseases with turmeric, one must be aware of certain limitations. Many today present it as a magic cure-all, when it is simply a very powerful plant, which achieves solid results in many cases but may not work for everyone. However, turmeric has also been shown to be more effective than commonly prescribed anti-inflammatory pills like aspirin or ibuprofen. With less side effects and none of the addictive potential of these drugs, turmeric is by far the winning alternative.
However, because turmeric is a generally safe supplement to add to one’s diet, the risks of trying turmeric for gout remain very low. Turmeric is a plant that has been used in many country’s cuisines for thousands of years, and which research has shown as safe, even when ingested in larger quantities. Unlike traditional Western medicines, there is not a long list of side effect commonly associated with consuming turmeric. This means that although there is no guarantee that turmeric can completely cure the condition, there is also no good reason not to give it a try.
How Should You Use Turmeric for Gout?
There are simple ways that you can add turmeric into your every day life. For example, you may want to start your day with a cup of freshly-brewed turmeric tea, or take a turmeric supplement at the end of each meal. To make sure that you get the most out of turmeric however it suits, and get the full spectrum of its gout-fighting properties, there are a few things to take into consideration.
First of all, turmeric and more specifically its active component curcumin, has low bio availability. This means that when you consume even a large quantity of it, only some molecules will make its way into your blood stream and work their magic. This is because turmeric needs to bind to something first before it can be absorbed.
To make turmeric more bio available, we recommend mixing it with a healthy fat such as coconut oil, whole milk, or linseed oil. This technique makes it easily absorbable into the body, since it rejects water but likes fatty compounds. This is why if you ever come across a turmeric latte at a health café, it will often contain added coconut cream or oil.
Consuming black pepper together with turmeric also increases its bio availability. In fact, some claim that taking turmeric without adding at least a bit of black pepper is a waste of time, as none of it will be able to enter the body.
We recommend that when taking turmeric for gout, you keep the question of bio availability in mind, and go for easily absorbable turmeric sources, rather than larger quantities of it.
The Best Turmeric Supplements for Treating Gout
Taking a turmeric supplement is a quick and easy way to access the benefits of curcumin without adding the yellow spice to all your dishes. There are many supplements to choose from so, as discussed earlier, you should try to go for one that contains readily bio available curcumin.
We would recommend brands like Vita Balance Turmeric Plus which add ingredients like black pepper or healthy fats to their blends to increase its effectiveness. The available brands may differ from country to country, so our general recommendation is to check the ingredient list of the supplement you are considering for such ingredients to ensure you are getting some of the best turmeric supplements, and to see if the packaging claims any research was done on its bio availability.
The dosage of turmeric that you should take will vary greatly between individuals, therefore we would recommend that you consult with a doctor or alternative medicine practitioner before deciding how much you need to take. However, I have found that turmeric does live up to so many other benefits taking a curcumin supplement is a rewarding way to prevent gout from occurring.
The Best Homemade Recipes for Treating Gout
One of the wonderful benefits of turmeric being a natural plant, is that you do not need to take it in pill form. Two of the best ways to use turmeric for gout is to incorporate it into dishes, or to make a topical ointment with it.
We recommend making creamy vegetable curries using turmeric, as the high fat content added by coconut milk for example will make turmeric bio available, while other vegetables will increase the anti-inflammatory qualities of the dish. But really, possibilities for using turmeric in cooking are endless. You can make it into a tea, make a delicious turmeric latte, add it to your cakes, make yellow lentil daal with it, and even add it to more traditional Western dishes like ratatouille for a colorful kick.
You can make a topical ointment for gout by mixing it together with a carrier oil that is good for skin, such as coconut, hemp or even shea butter. The mixture can be applied directly to the region which causes pain, and has been shown to provide rapid relief.
Over all using turmeric for gout treatment dramatically out ways the use of common anti inflammatories by a golden mile that has been backed by science.
Hello Rob, thanks for sharing this useful information. Natural means of treating some health issues have been neglected and we have put all our hopes on drugs which comes very expensive and in form other situation with side effects. Tumeric is one spice i have used in the past and can attest to how effective it can be to the human health. Although this is my first time learning of its importance as to treating gout. I’ll share on my social media so others can benefit from it. Best regards
Hi Benson. Thanks for stopping to testify for Turmeric, Curcumin and Gout has not been a heavily reported benefit from Turmeric. But I do feel it is a common sense case, when the MAIN and Primary Effect is Inflammation it is not to be taken as a surprise:). I Thank for sharing! I hope it will help a friend, and a friends friend, Mom, Dad, Grandparent and more..
All the best
Rob