Effect of Turmeric compared to Joint Supplement

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I have a 21 year old hunter who is a bit arthritic and does need a bit of intervention to keep him on the road. I put him on Newmarket Joint Supplement when he came to live with us as I have always been advised to use this by the vet. It didn't seem to make a blind bit of difference and I felt I was just feeding it but there wasn't much benefit to him.

I then jumped on the Turmeric bandwagon about 3 weeks ago and seem to have a completely different horse. He's full of beans, trots down the road to the field pretty much sound and is jumping his socks off out hunting.

Can Turmeric seriously have had this much of an effect? And if so, it doesn't say much about NMJ as a joint supplement. It has meant I have reduced his danilon a little because he clearly doesn't need as much now as he did when just on a joint supplement.

I am curious to know whether I should bother continuing to feed joint supplement if its obviously not having such an effect as the Turmeric.

Any thoughts from anyone?
 
| am feeding turmeric and my once stiff 21 yr old mare is like a 4 yr old and now gallops her legs off with me and pulls. My WB has a trot elevation I have never seen before. The interesting thing is that I did feed the WB turmeric previously but without the oil and pepper and it is definately with this addition that I have seen a difference in him. Many of the joint supplements also include turmeric, but I am not sure about the oil and pepper.

I have a 4 yr old mare with aggressive ringbone. I have her on the turmeric and oil and pepper and I also continue to feed her a joint supplement as her condition is so bad and I want to maximise success with her. Turmeric is brilliant in my opinion, it works via it's anti oxidant properties of removing acid build up etc - any joint supplement that works in a different wayfor example supplementing the ligaments/tissue would still be worthwhile in my opinion to cover another angle.
 
My friend finds the same results with turmeric as with Cortaflex. Turmeric has made my stiff pony full of beans too.
 
I can't add anything to this, but this is so interesting to me, I had no idea you could feed tumeric to help stiffness. Do you just feed it in powdered form like you get from tescos? And how much of it do you feed?
 
Sophskies said:
I can't add anything to this, but this is so interesting to me, I had no idea you could feed tumeric to help stiffness. Do you just feed it in powdered form like you get from tescos? And how much of it do you feed?
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Join the group on facebook 'turmeric user group' it has loads of info. You need to feed it with a form of oil and ground black pepper. The group has loads of info on where to buy the cheapest too.
 
My horse was quite wild out hunting on Tues but so happy. Hurray for Turmeric!!

So I should continue to feed joint supplement because it helps in a different way?
 
NellRosk said:
Join the group on facebook 'turmeric user group' it has loads of info. You need to feed it with a form of oil and ground black pepper. The group has loads of info on where to buy the cheapest too.
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I suggested using this herb early last year but have never put my horse onto it although I did buy a bag. I think I will try. He is already on slippery elm, which my vet calls 'sticky oak' and laughs in my face when I said I used it for my horse. But like I explained to my vet, herbs have been around for thousands of years and long before vets came on the scene ...........
 
NSJ is very expensive way to feed glucosamine HCl 99% purity. It has no other ingredients.

Just buy straight glucosamine HCl 99% purity e.g. Aviform sell it.

Works out a fraction of the price. Think is £39.90 for £1.5kgs which lasts 150 days. Should feed 10gms / 500kg horse.
 
There are many reports on horses becoming 'lively' 'spooky' and my belief is that if the horse is feeling pain free and mobile they will be more lively than usual. My mare was very lively and she has now settled down - still very forward going, but not pulling like a train anymore. Some people have stopped feeding turmeric due to this 'liveliness' - I think that is a shame.
 
I started taking it about 5 days ago. I tsp mixed with cocoanut oil and ground pepper. I'm sure that my joints feel better already but I'm sorry to day that I'm no livelier as yet..fingers crossed lol. I started using it to see if it'll help my psoriasis ..early days yet.
I would think that the horses being more lively is more due to them feeling better and celebrating it by being a bit more active. However is I start getting more spooky or hyperactive I will report back :D
 
TrasaM said:
I started taking it about 5 days ago. I tsp mixed with cocoanut oil and ground pepper. I'm sure that my joints feel better already but I'm sorry to day that I'm no livelier as yet..fingers crossed lol. I started using it to see if it'll help my psoriasis ..early days yet.
I would think that the horses being more lively is more due to them feeling better and celebrating it by being a bit more active. However is I start getting more spooky or hyperactive I will report back :D
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Yes I am taking it too and whilst my shoulders are less achey I feel no livelier. i have however lost a stone in weight - now whether that is down to the turmeric who knows. My son is taking it for his ezcema and we are hopeful of it being helpful.
 
Horse and I will be starting turmeric in short order, especially if we won't smell of curry. Me for a stone in weight loss, her because I like lively horses.
 
I have been feeding my two turmeric about a tablespoon per day and they have veg oil in feed, didnt know about the pepper though, does it have to be a particular oil, or will any do? will read the FB page and catch up
 
YasandCrystal said:
Yes I am taking it too and whilst my shoulders are less achey I feel no livelier. i have however lost a stone in weight - now whether that is down to the turmeric who knows. My son is taking it for his ezcema and we are hopeful of it being helpful.
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How long have you been using it for and how much do you take? Am away from home and can't find cocoanut oil so I'm mixing it with olive oil today.
 
TrasaM said:
How long have you been using it for and how much do you take? Am away from home and can't find cocoanut oil so I'm mixing it with olive oil today.
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I am currently taking HealthSpan's tablet form of extracted Turmeric giving high curcumin and I have bought some higher concerntrate from Nature's Best - each of their tablets is the equivalent to the turmeric you would use in a curry.

I always take them in the evening so that you have oils in your stomach from other foods and I don't take pepper - I don't like pepper.
 
Turmeric is an Oil soluble spice so needs the oil for the gut to be able to digest it. The oil has to be Coconut (The best choice) Linseed (If you feed Micronized Linseed you do not need to add another oil)or Olive oil. Other oils are too high in Omega 6. The Black Pepper is added because the piperine which is found in Black Pepper boosts the bio availability of Turmeric an extra aid to digestion. The Black Pepper needs to be freshly ground to release the Piperine

Turmeric is a Powerful Antioxidant and a Potent anti-inflammatory it is also anti-viral and anti-bacterial and a pain killer. There are no side effect in taking it and has no contra indications with other medicines.

Turmeric can be taken by all animals and humans although you have to be careful if Gastric Ulcers are present or suspected.

There have been some really good results although some times it takes longer and you need a greater amount.
 
Started last week with my lad who has suspected pastern joint arthritis (xrayed and scanned but not nerve blocked as he wouldn't allow it), however farrier found an abscess mid week so I don't know if the turmeric has had an effect. He is also on Cortavet and danilon (down to 2 a day from 3) I plan to use the stuff I have then take him off it and see if he goes backwards. I feel that perhaps the minor abnormalities found on his xrays weren't effecting him and that he had this deep rooted abscess brewing from a concussion pratting around in the field. But we will see.
 
LadyRascasse said:
Started last week with my lad who has suspected pastern joint arthritis (xrayed and scanned but not nerve blocked as he wouldn't allow it), however farrier found an abscess mid week so I don't know if the turmeric has had an effect. He is also on Cortavet and danilon (down to 2 a day from 3) I plan to use the stuff I have then take him off it and see if he goes backwards. I feel that perhaps the minor abnormalities found on his xrays weren't effecting him and that he had this deep rooted abscess brewing from a concussion pratting around in the field. But we will see.
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Funny you mention this, 2 years ago mine had suspected arthritis in the fetlock, nerve blocks positive but x rays negative. A few weeks later and abscess came out. We have had a similar lameness twice since and both times a abscess comes out a week or so later.
 
Starting to get very tempted to try this as horse fractured his knee nearly 6 months ago and im thinking of it as a more perventative measure for the future. He is already on miconised linseed so i dont think it will be any great effort to add the termeric and pepper.
 
I've been feeding it for two weeks, not really seen much difference yet but then we haven't really been able to do a lot in this weather. I just fed turmeric for the first week and introduced the pepper the second week, she bolts her food down anyway, I'm not even sure she's noticed it tastes any different!

I will carry on, we're up to heaped tablespoon now, don't think I should be giving her any more than that, but if anyone knows better please enlighten me!
 
The basics are to feed the turmeric with either coconut, olive or linseed oil (or micronised linseed) and freshly ground black pepper. How much you feed is up to you. Sunflower and veg oil are not recommended nor is cod liver oil.
 
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