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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is the golden-orange spice that gives curried foods pizzazz. In Traditional Chinese and Indian Medicine, turmeric is used to treat allergies, digestive ailments, and pain. The active chemical component of turmeric is curcumin, known for its anti-inflammatory properties. [...]
If the US had the obesity rate it had in 2000 (not 2009), we might prevent 111,206 total knee replacements. If you have arthritis, you are twice as likely to be obese than if you don’t. About 50 million adults (22% of the US population) has arthritis—principally osteoarthritis, or [...]
Last year, my Mom had her first operation: a total knee replacement. What could she eat to heal and recover from surgery? Active and curious, and having recently celebrated her 29th birthday again, her mother was turning 100 shortly and needed assistance. Mom wasn’t able to get around well [...]