Turmeric eases a nagging knee
WHEN your joints and muscles earn you a living, it’s important to look after them as well as you can.
So it is little wonder that yoga instructor Fenella Lindsell has discovered the power of turmeric.
London-based Fenella, aged 51, has her own yoga business.
Not only does she run classes, she also organises six yoga holidays a year, which include other sporting activities.
‘I demonstrate a lot of positions as well as hopping up and down to adjust my students during classes,’ says Fenella.
‘In addition, I play tennis, run, play football and do a circuit training class,’ she says.
After suffering from a ‘nagging knee’, sporty Fenella tried a turmeric supplement from a Cambridge-based company.
The spice has long been popular in traditional Indian medicine and is widely recognised as one of nature’s superfoods.
A member of the ginger family, it is rich in compounds called curcuminoids and is now attracting the attention of scientists, nutritionists and healthcare professionals who are looking for ways to improve our joint health and flexibility.
Fenella explains: ‘Not only has the stiffness and recovery after high-impact sport been noticeably better, but my knee injury has also greatly improved, as has my overall flexibility.
‘It’s been two months now, and I find I’m sleeping better, and my digestion and gut seem to be working more efficiently. I’m a convert and not giving it up anytime soon.’
Years of intensive research led to the development of the formulation used.
Each tablet combines curcumin with another plant extract called soy lecithin, creating a supplement that is extremely absorbable.
The formulation now has 22 published clinical research papers demonstrating how well it works — and tests have shown that it is 30 times more bioavailable (better absorbed) than standard turmeric.
So the unique formulation delivers more of the ‘good stuff’ and therefore more benefits to the body.