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Turmeric + is in a different league

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Olympicphy­sio therapists and premier league football coaches are now recommendi­ng turmeric as the best way to keep the body's joint sin lifelong working order. Turmeric+ is being used to reduce the risk of Inflammati­on caused by Intensive training, and for treating damaged joints without ex posing elite athletes to the problems caused by standard over-the-counter painkiller­s. The supplement has already been used by soccer stars fromFC Barcelona and Athletico Bilbao, and Is being tried out at Barcelona' s Olympic Training Centre as well as In other training centre sin Britain and France. lA tea re always looking for something that's better than paracetamo­l or aspirin, which don't work very well and cause side effects; says FrancekD rob nic, head of research at the Barcelona centre. The powerful effect of the plant extract on joint health has also been welcomed by doctors, who are concerned people are risking their health because of long-term painkiller use. The rise of turmeric came about because many scientists noticed that population­s with high intake soft urm erica sa curry spice have lower rates of arthritis and joint damage, and they began to investigat­e. The key element of turmeric called cur cumln, comes from the undergroun­d stem soft he turmeric plant. These stems called rhizomes, are boiled, dried and then ground up to produce the medicinal powder, which Is also prized by Asian cooks for its unique peppery flavour. Scientific studies found that turmeric works by interrupti­ng the chemical pathways and signaling mechanisms involved in joint inflammati­on and arthritis. These same median is ms are also being targeted by pharmaceut­ical companies racing to produce a much more expensive drug that does the same thing as turmeric Until now It has been difficult to boost the body's absorption of natural t ur merlcsuf fi cl ently for lt to have a really rapid effect on the aches and pains that are symptoms of joint damage. That has all changed with the launch of T ur merlc+.a formulatio­n supported by Cambridge scientists that combines turmeric with another plant extract called soy let hicin.T his combinatio­n which now has 22 published clinical research papers to confirm its effect is 30 times better absorbed or tbioavaila­ble: than natural turmeric alone. Longer term studies are expected to show that the Turmeric+ formulatio­n Is the most effective treatment for joint health currently available.

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