Laura, I'm so sorry for your loss. Much love to you and the family.
Congratulations on good job news for Andi and Askye!
ION, I am phoneless until tomorrow and I'm ready to tear my hair out. It's my timekeeper, my Fitbit synch, my calendar, my Pokemon Go! Dying, I tell you, dying of first world problems. At least Verizon is replacing it at no charge even though it was a month out of warranty. I'm letting that console me for the inconvenience.
beekaytee, my brother swears by turmeric. I may just have to try that for myself. I've started having heel problems even with stretching it out. I'm curious, though; what's the ground pepper supposed to do (other than possibly ameliorate the flavor of the turmeric.)
I've read ground pepper helps to help make the turmeric more bioavailable or some such. They're always on those eat this with this for maximum health benefits list. I've been thinking of making a chai mix with some turmeric.
A friend of mine with EDS kayaked the whole Mississippi last year. She started taking turmeric somewhere along the way and swears it made a huge difference.
I am massively tired and cranky and having a hard time focusing on work, mostly because I just don't want to be there. I accidentally skipped a BC pill this weekend and now that triggers a whole PMS cycle for me. That did not used to happen. Anyway, I am trying to keep it in perspective and not extrapolate out one crappy day, but is really just like to walk away forever and spend the rest of the day watching Buffy and eating cream cheese brownies.
That's a main ingredient in the pain pills I give my old dog Chile Pepper!
ltc and I both overslept by a lot today, which somehow hasn't made me any less tired. It has thrown off our schedule for the day though. We're just finishing lunch, and then I'm going to attempt to give her a nap, during which I really should shower, but I'm probably going to nap as well.
sj has read what I have read.
To maximize the effectiveness of the turmeric you're eating always make sure to do these 3 things:
Activate turmeric by heating it up.
Boost turmeric's absorption by 2,000% by combining it with some freshly ground black pepper.
Mix turmeric with a healthy fat to bypass the liver.
I haven't tried the fat part or the heat. So, that may be next.
A friend of mine with EDS kayaked the whole Mississippi last year. She started taking turmeric somewhere along the way and swears it made a huge difference.
I took it right after a pretty hard workout this morning. I'll be curious to see if I am less sore two days from now.
If you don't want to drink it hot you can simply toast the spices in a dry pan before adding them to your drink. I often do that with recipes that call for spices.
Thanks for all the tips! What kind of drink to you add them to, sj?
When I took turmeric, it did help, but all my bodily secretions turned yellow. I had yellow sweat, yellow earwax-- my bras and underwear turned yellow, my sheets turned yellow, my fingernails turned yellow. It was really weird.
