Relieve Joint and Muscle Pain with Turmeric

• 1). Pour 1/2 cup water into a saucepan and place it on a stove over medium heat. Add ginger root and turmeric. Bring the mixture to a boil, and then lower the heat and simmer for 5 to 8 minutes.
  
  
• 2). Stir in the cold pressed almond oil and milk. Allow the mixture to heat to almost boiling (About 200 degrees F). Just before it comes to a boil, remove the pan from the heat.
  
  
• 3). Stir in the honey or maple syrup to taste. Sip as you would tea or coffee. Drink twice a day.
  
  

More Ways to Use Turmeric as a Painkiller

• 1). For an aching tooth: Using a candle flame, light a turmeric stick (haldi) as you would a cigar. Crush the burnt turmeric into a fine powder with the back of a spoon. Gently press some of the powder into the tooth and surrounding gum.
  
  
• 2). Take turmeric as a standardized supplement. A daily intake of two 500-mg capsules is recommended. Start out taking one capsule a day for a week, and then increase it to two. This gradual increase will give your body time to respond to it gradually.
  
  
• 3). Add 1/4 tsp. grated fresh turmeric (or to taste) to your soups, vegetables and other dishes. Stir it into the food toward the end of cooking--although turmeric should be cooked, it shouldn't be overcooked.
  
  
• 4). Apply 1 tsp. freshly grated turmeric to a bunion to relieve the pain by helping to reduce the inflammation. Apply twice a day.
  
  
• 5). Make a poultice by mixing equal parts freshly grated turmeric, lemon juice and salt. Apply to aching joints or muscles.