-- The daughter of a two Romanian physicians, father a cardiologist and mother a neonatologist, remembers being bitten by something in 2001 when Ana Ciobanu was only 6 years old. She developed headaches for the first time in her young life, which continued without help from standard interventions.
In 2008, she was scratched by a cat and developed some skin lesions but because she had no other symptoms a year went by before she was diagnosed with Bartonella henselae, the cat-scratch disease.
In April 2009, she was scratched by and owl and became so ill she was completely bed-ridden - it was then that she was also diagnosed with Rickettssia conori, Babesia and then Lyme.
She began to walk again after one month of IV antibiotics but progress was slow. She began receiving hyperbaric oxygen treatments and experienced tremendous improvements and resolution of her headaches after just 20 treatments.
She was being treated at the Hyperbaric and Diving Medicine Centre Constantza, Romania but she developed such severe Lyme vasculitis (see attached article) that she went into full circulatory collapse (no blood pressure).
It was then that Dr. Ciobanu contacted Lyme and hyperbaric oxygen experts in the USA for help. Dr. Stoller, Medical Director of the San Francisco Institute for Hyperbaric Medicine as well as the Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico, immediately recommended that Ana be placed on therapeutic doses of Curcumin (the healing component in the spice turmeric).
Both Dr. Stoller and his nurse in San Francisco, Gayle Link, RN (an expert in treating Lyme in her own right) recommended that Ana resume hyperbaric oxygen at a lower pressure than she had been getting treated and last week a trial treatment went well. Ana will resume her treatments on February 12th.
The Curcumin rapidly brought down the high levels of inflammatory biomarkers (cytokines) and Ana made a full recovery
The San Francisco Institute for Hyperbaric Medicine is the only hyperbaric treatment facility in San Francisco treating Lyme disease, just as The Hyperbaric Medical Center of New Mexico is the only facility treating Lyme in New Mexico.
Lyme disease is an international problem and calls for international cooperation.
Gayle Link RN, Director of Nursing San Francisco Institute for Hyperbaric Medicine www.sfhbo.com tel 415-513-5813 cell 415-269-1498 185 Berry Street Suite 4801 San Francisco, California 94107
Medical Director Kenneth Stoller, MD, FACHM www.hbotnm.com
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Have read elsewhere that turmeric is not real well absorbed. Supposedly adding black pepper improves absorption.
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I used 1000 mg of Turmeric and Ginger in capsule form, three times a day to bring down inflammation from Crohn's if that gives you a rough idea of dosages needed to begin to bring down inflammation.
I could have used more, as this was about 70% effective by my estimation.
The Ginger has similar properties as Turmeric, and supposedly helps the body absorb other supplements.
I also was taking a double dose of Krill oil, which also helps inflammation.
Turmeric is hard to absorb.
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quote:Originally posted by D Bergy: Turmeric is hard to absorb.
Or would there be another explanation? Carol
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It is possible that it could cause loose stool. I never noticed any particular reaction to it, other than decreased inflammation.
The tincture I used for a short time, actually killed some visible parasites that I did not know I had at that time. The capsules never had that effect.
Another possibility is that the antibacterial action is causing the loose stool. I would think a pretty high dose would have to be used to cause that reaction. It also would end at some point as the bacteria is reduced.
For a more anti-inflammatory effect you can take 100% Curcumin instead of raw Turmeric.
It is more expensive because it is processed, but the curcuminoids are the working part of the Turmeric as far as inflammation is concerned.
I have used both, but now that inflammation is no longer a problem, I just use regular Turmeric. I also use other supplements that are anti-inflammatory in nature such as Pycnogenol.
I think Turmeric is one of the most important supplements for anyone to take. It has amazing properties concerning health and disease prevention that are too numerous to list.
Here is a book of studies done on Turmeric and Curcumin
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fantastic vascular inflammation is a big issue of mine-time to up my tumeric dose and add some more ginger. Thanks!
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