I started taking turmeric a month ago after living on ibuprofen for years. My joint arthritis has totally settled down everywhere!

I've visited India and Thailand for extended periods. I enjoyed the food in both countries and I found that my arthritis pain was decreased. When I return to the US the affect stayed with me for a few weeks and then the arthritis pain returned. Both countries use a lot of turmeric, pepper (blank and white), and very hot peppers (capsaicin).

The pharmacist in this video is on point. Not one errant piece of advice and he covered most of the salient causes for concern. I am impressed.

Glad to hear him point out each person is different . Turmeric gave me GI problems and i wasn’t taking much, so like he said be careful and talk with your doctor. So please don’t encourage people to do something just because it worked for you. We all are different

Even after being in nursing for 50 years, I learned quite a bit. Thank you very much

I’ve been taking turmeric paste mixed with milk, ginger, coconut oil, and black pepper for 3 days and my inflammation is basically gone after trying to fix this ankle sprain for weeks. It’s awesome!

I just discovered Brad and Bob and I love them I need to know everything that they have to say. Just came back from the doctors diagnosed with arthritis in my neck and shoulders. So I’m gonna be reading all of this stuff and delighted that it’s available to me thank you

I started using turmeric honey (coconut oil, honey, turmeric, black pepper mixed) back in 2013 after I read the research about possible protection from dementia. I have Cerebral Palsy (spastic diplegia) and had dealt with chronic pain my entire adult life. I had not started using turmeric honey for pain, but after a few weeks of using a spoonful a day, I no longer had chronic pain. I have no used any pain relievers since.

Quick link to topics: Aspirin: @2:07 Ibuprofen: @5:05 Aleve (Naproxen): @8:21 Turmeric: @10:51 Acetaminophen: @16:13

Brad, you were so good at slowing that guy down, asking questions to assure we get clear information. Thank you so much for this video.

The knee slide is terrific, I did not go to physical therapy, the knee slide was my therapy. This is my third knee replacement, I broke the first two knee replacements. I know what the therapy entails get your knee working even if you put a towel on the floor and move it back and forth with your good foot. The knee slide-gets the knee moving faster.

Gentlemen; A thanks to you both. I have been using Turmeric for about 10 years or so. Like to feel the earlier the better to prevent any long term problem is my future. I am 70 years young and feel great currently, hope to stay that way.

I started turmeric this week. Last week I was rolling out of bed because my lower back hurt so much, I feel a difference 💜✨🙏

Great video as always! Also, happy brain aneurysm awareness month! This November will be my 5 year survival date / aneurversary. Sending love ❤️

Refreshing to see an actual medical professional on this channel. 100% of contributions from the other guy were "my mom takes this medication..." -thanks...

I was so skeptical when my chiropractor recommended turmeric for back pain I was having. Started taking it and the pain was gone within one week… I was amazed and thankful!

I wish this man was my pharmacist! 🥰 so smart and articulate!

Turmeric has done me wonders since taking them in the early stages of the pandemic for my martial arts and physical arts training. Excellent video gentlemen.

I feel that this a very fair and accurate appraisal of NSAIDs. Would love to see more of a comparison against herbal anti-inflammatories

I use Bob and Brads’ stretching exercises for my arthritic discomfort. Help enormously. Understand the temptation to take a quick pill but exercise for me really helps. I am on a farm, with horses, so I get plenty of every day exercises.

Hey I just wanted to say to you guys, back in March I had orbital relocation surgery and commented on one of your videos that I was grateful you showed exercises which can help - its how I found your channel actually. Well here we are 6 months later, I am fully recovered, back to full strength and the surgery was a complete success and I like to think its at least partly thanks to your video! Thank you guys so much for everything you do, I will always be grateful for the hope you gave me that it will improve with time and to just take it slow and careful. Honestly I cant thank you enough!!! - alexis in toronto

After hand surgery, the discharge nurse told me to alternate ibuprofen and acetaminophen in 2 to 3 hour increments. Take one, and then take the other 2 hours later. I never had to fill the prescription the surgeon gave me. But I had to keep on top of it so the pain wouldn't return. I wrote down every dose.

I was prescribed opiates for pain after my broken humerus surgery which was "so-so" effective but never really took away the pain completely. So I did an experiment. My arm was aching. I took 2 deep hits of cannabis and held each hit as long as possible, then exhaled. Within ONE MINUTE all pain was gone and it stayed gone for about 4 hours. Truly a MIRACLE!! and I didn't get an opiate addiction!

I love your lengthy versions. People underestimate the information shared and it gives us a fuller understanding of the subject matter. Having Crohn's, if i do 6 caplets, I'm in the hospital for a week, where if i use the "Liquid Filled Capsules" i have no gastric problems.

Like that you included the black pepper with the Turmeric!

I am a pharmacist and I would NOT recommend Aleve. It’s notorious in causing GI bleeds. I’ve got all my family with osteoarthritis taking Turmeric.

I started taking turmeric last December, I can’t take Ibuprofen anymore due to kidney issues. My Osteoarthritis has settled down and helped my hips/back issues.

I am surprised you did not discuss that acetaminophen is present in a lot of over the shelf medications (such as neo citran) and you have to make sure you don’t get too much by combining medications. Also, acetaminophen is quite hard on the liver and you need to be careful how much alcohol you consume when taking it.

I've been doing other stretches and exercises for my wrists for months. Was not getting much relief. Amazing! The very first time doing these today, noticed a tremendous difference! Thanks so much!

Pharmacist Chris Everyone! Big round of applause!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Hi I'm from the Philippines 🇵🇭. Yes I've been using turmeric and it helps a lot. At my age I can still do hiking. I uses to have back pain and muscles pain, and migraine but when I started using turmeric as tea, I'm a believer. 👍👍

Unfortunately a lot of doctors don't know very much about medications and interactions. It's better to talk to your Pharmacist.

I use an Arnica product called T-Relief Arnica +12. I also use tumeric with boswellia and black pepper. I go to the products you covered when I need extra relief. It would have been nice to see Arnica reviewed. Maybe next time. Thanks.

Speaking about combining Ibuprofin and Acetaminophen, Advil now makes a line called "Dual Action" that is already combined as 250mg Acetaminophen and 125mg Ibuprofen.

Please talk also about ginger into the next edition of the video. I have occipital neuralgia which often wakes me up in the middle of the night with pain. I am on Norco (from my pain doctor) but the Norco sometimes gives me nausea. One night I was in a lot of pain and decided I would consume some ginger before the Norco to prevent the nausea. Ate about an inch-long piece of the fresh root. About half an hour later I realized the pain was decreasing. An hour later it was mostly gone. Never did end up taking the Norco that night. I've used the ginger, sometimes adding turmeric extract, for these night neuralgia attacks ever since, and it has cut down quite a bit on my use of Norco.

Thanks for pointing out that some things can be used together. I notice that Excedrin contains both aspirin and tylenol, along with caffeine. I always use Excedrin for a headache! I think I'll start Aleve for body aches (78 y/o and have hypertension). Great job in explaining the difference between these OTC meds! Thank you both very much.

I use Turmeric for knee pain, it works great.

The oxalates in turmeric is contraindicated for anyone with a proclivity to kidney stones. Some brands are higher in oxalates than others. I strongly recommend a membership to Consumer Labs for anyone who wants to ensure that their supplement is the best for you - and best value, as well.

Wow! I got a lot out of this with your pharmacist, Bob! I forgot his last name! Will you thank him very much, Bob the physical therapist?! This was so great and informative, and something I really needed to hear, what with congestive heart failure and taking some medications and with the low-dose aspirin that the heart clinic has me on even today! But I’m thinking of calling them, because I have been having quite a few nosebleeds lately! And as you were saying, the low-dose aspirin is a blood thinner! Thanks again, Bob and Bob! Love your channel! 👍👌🌺👋♥️

I have advanced wet macular degeneration, which involves the formation of fragile blood vessels in the retina that bleed. (70 plus injections). My retina doc warned me that I should avoid aspirin, of course, but minimal ibuprofen which apparently does have some blood thinning properties. After heart surgery I was on blood thinners for a while. I was concerned about my vision but he told me that research has shown that dead people have very poor vision.... I like my doc.

My mum gives my grandpa tumeric power and warm milk when he was poorly. He's 108 now, most of which is probably genetic(great grandpa was 112), but it probably helped a bit.

This video is so valuable. I'm dealing with shoulder impingement and your videos have helped with that, but my son is also staring down a wisdom tooth pull and knowing about the acetomenophen. I know that aspirin is a no-no for wisdom teeth extraction due to the potential of drying out sockets, so it's really good to know about the acetomenphen dosage.

That was so fantastic, chatty and informative, I know Bob/Brad was "playing the fool" a bit but it is important to understand the negative aspects without scaring the heck out of people. Fab and Im a UK watcher so very relatable. thank you

I’ve been eating a teaspoon of turmeric with a little black pepper every day for more than 6 years. I eat 3 or 4 cloves of garlic a day and I drink about a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with a big glass of water every morning. I get sick a lot less and I really never get just those annoying colds I used to get. I haven’t seen or read anything bad about it and my doctor kind of just ignores me when I mention to him. I’m a man, 52 years old.

I've found that sometimes one of those will work very well on a certain type of pain and another will not do anything whatsoever. An example I can give was I was having very severe pain with an inflamed Achilles tendon and could barely walk. Tylenol extra strength did absolutely nothing to relieve it and I mean it was as if I hadn't taken anything at all. I bought Ibuprofen and the results were amazing. There was a great reduction in pain and the tendon went back to normal between a week or two. Other times it seems aspirin was just the ticket. At other times Tylenol seemed to work much better. I've only tried Aleve once and got no benefit from it at all.

I always carry a single aspirin in my wallet in case I ever come across someone having a heart attack. Started doing it years ago after a friend of mine was given an aspirin while having a heart attack and he was told it might have saved his life.

I'm not an English major, and I almost became one but went into nursing instead. I'll proofread for you any time lol

Glad you mentioned of not giving Aspirin to kids. Don't do it! I am a survivor of Reyes-Syndrom which I was in 4th grade at the time, not fun and was hospitalized for about 5 weeks. Ice baths, induced Coma, NDE part of the program. Was hard to diagnose at that time, but doctors are more aware now. Now in my fifties I do take aspirin on occasion as well as baby Aspirin.

2 Yeats ago i had the most unbearable arthritis pain all over my body I was 70 years old and a very active grandmom and nanny. With you guys and CBD oil in 1 months my pain was 95% erased. My Amazing Jesus Christ and CBD oil + you help today I still working

Two things I find interesting: 1. How much more serious many doctors warn about taking herbs, while medications tend to have much greater side effects. (Notice this doctor's warning about Turmeric went on for a solid 5 minutes). 2. How often people are told to check with their doctors, while MANY doctors don't ask questions and don't explain risks. It's so frustrating.

In my opinion the best combo for headache is Asprin/Acetaminophen (Tylenol) and caffeine it is actually branded under the name Excedrin which has been FDA approved for migraines for decades.

Tumeric on wounds has healed them so fast! Topical with cbd oil, and orally, makes me feel better all over, and I have multiple health problems.

My brother is taking ibuprofen and or acetaminophen every morning for back pain. I gave him some turmeric capsules and he was waking up without back pain. Worked wonders!

I fell almost straight down on my head as a 5 year old. For most of my life I would get very bad headaches and took aspirin & ibuprofen or Tylenol. About 5 years ago I got adjusted by a chiropractor using the Blair technique and I have not had one of those headaches since.

I grow my own turmeric. The plant looks so pretty in my front yard next to my thyme lawn

Please have someone do your sound levels for you. One guy I'm straining to hear and when the other one speaks about knocks my head off

Actually there are some precursory studies on aspirin for so-called emotional pain, which can "light up" the same place in the brain as physical pain. Seems like it just might help a broken heart after all.

Thank you for this information. Please slow down on the questions and let the guy finish his thought before moving to the next one.

I'd like to share my experience and hope it helps some of you who have similar health problems. I have chronic fatigue, rheumatoid arthritis and depression.I live in WA which doesn't have much sunlight most of the year and I have to be on my feet long hours at work. I've been trying these recently: 1.Gaia Herbs turmeric supreme extra strength once/day. 2.Rishi turmeric ginger tea in warm non-dairy milk in the evening. 3.Nordic Naturals ultimate Omega 3+ vitamin D3 once/day. (serving size is 2 soft gels but I take just 1). 4.I don't eat fast food, processed carbs, vegetable oil, sugar (sometimes high quality extra dark chocolate). 5. Light stretching throughout the day and taking walks twice a day to get over 10,000 steps( early morning and evening after dinner). I've been feeling more energized, better mood ; much less pain at the joints and muscles; sleep better.

Tumeric is terrible for staining your wooden spoons when you cook with it. Tastes fine though.

He said tiktak, I love these guys!

I hope you or Bob do more videos with the pharmacist. I would love to learn more about supplements like Amla.

What a wonderful video. Thank you Chris, you made it all so clear and informative.

What an excellent video. Thank you so much for making it. You answered all the questions I've had in my head that I had been thinking about! Holy cow, and the reinforcement of more is not good was driven home and understood too.

Best description of these NSAIDs. I do very much like Tumeric

I have fibromyalgia and a multitude of allergies. So glad to hear that Aleve helps with tissue pain. It is about the only thing I can take due to my allergies. Sure enjoy the videos. They have helped me feel better. Thanks.

I use Turmeric to color foods, i put it in bread to get a yellow color, Stews, Chilli, Bread about a1/4 tspn. I also use Ginger, its good for Digestion and preservative, great for bread but you don't taste it.

My doctor recommended the combination of Advil and Tylenol (2 of each every 6 hours, maximum dose for only a few days) for relief of hip/gluteal strain pain. It worked well. Advil is metabolized in the kidneys, and Tylenol in the liver, which is why it is safe to combine the two.

Nice little summary and quite informative. I listened to it without watching the video and was pretty sure that it was Norm MacDonald asking the questions of the pharmacist.

Be careful, as a framing carpenter the pain increased a little every year, so every year I took a few more aspirin. By the time I was sixty I was in the habit taking six or more every work day. I nearly died from internal bleeding. I had lost so much blood that two doctors considered my survival a miracle. I haven't had an aspirin in a couple of years. I also consumed too much salt. The salt and aspirin abuse have done irreparable harm to heart and lungs. I now have cold feet that never warm up because my blood circulation is so poor. Now I am bedridden. I had no clue that it would be salt and aspirin that would do me in.

I get turmeric roots, and I simmer it along with ginger, and tamarind, and have it mixed with juice as a tea,

I love your videos! If possible, in new videos about medication, please include questions about menstrual cramps and endometriosis. I heard once that ibuprofen reduces prostaglandins action and because of that it's the go-to medication for this kind of pain.

Started taking turmeric with black pepper years ago for psoriatic arthritis. My little fingers used to stay sore and almost felt like they were broken but after taking turmeric the pain is gone and I lift weights 5x/wk no pain or problems in my hands. Plus curry chicken and rice are very tasty. Ibuprofen liquid gels knocks my headaches right out, very effective.

Very good presentation. Especially liked the pharmacist input. Thank you.

I utilize turmeric and a small amount of pineapple juice an hour or so before bed. As soon as I rise I add two ginger capsules with two turmeric capsules with small amount of pineapple juice. Ginger can keep one awake, so best during day, but it is definitely a game changer for my excruciating arthritic pain in lower spine!!!!!

low quality turmeric can be cut with heavy metals to increase weight and bright color-shop wisely.

I bought certified organic willow bark for the garden as a natural rooting hormone then I found out it works better for headaches than Tylenol. I never think of trying it whenever I get a headache so I’m going to put a note on my bottle of Tylenol so I remember to try it.

i always take two ibuprofen and one tylenol at the same time seems to work better when you combine them but only take half the maximum amount of each one

I live at a ski resort and ski nearly every day in the winter even though I have pretty severe patella femoral syndrome. What I have found works well for me is one 200mg ibuprofen taken with a micro dose of 5mg thc/5mg cbd edible (legal in my state) before skiing then 20 minute icing immediately after. I make sure I take one day off a week from the skiing and pain killers, but still ice the knee on those days off. Everyone is different of course but that routine has been successful for me.

I am new to any form of pain and arthritis has started bullying my hip. It is ridiculous pain, but you guys are teaching me how to deal with it.

Had pelvic fractures and pharmacist recommended alternating acetaminophen and ibuprofen ever 4 hours...really worked well...

Had a wisdom tooth extraction today....and seen this a few hours later....i received a prescript for hydrocodone and acetaminophen...it helped....but wasnt sure if i could take ibuprofen with that together....see they all effect different pain transmitters....very good video...thanks

The Bob & Brad theme song cracks me up! Does exactly what a jingle/theme song should do. Says it all, doesn't it? 😄

Divide your turmeric intake to 1/4 of a teaspoon - many times a day! Dont forget to add the black pepper ;O)

Just developed a aspirin sensitivity. My lips swell up bad. Need an alternative. Thank you for this 💖

I use turmeric/piperene for arthritis. However I have one kidney and have to be careful not to make kidney stones in it. Turmeric is rich in calcium oxylate, which makes for jagged, very painful kidney stones. To counter the calcium oxylate I also take hydroxycitrate, which prevents C-O from crystalizing.

Do you have a video on non drug options for repetitive motion injuries, when to use heat and when to use cold? I garden and do a lot of knitting and crafts, I try to stop and rest but sometimes overdo. I don’t respond well to drugs, tend to become allergic if I use them much. Thanks for the great information, I am a new subscriber. So grateful for all you are teaching me!

I've read several studies by doctors that prescribe turmeric for pain caused by inflammation in back and knee joints. In those studies, they prescribed turmeric in much higher dosages than the label indicates. As a baseline, they typically prescribe 2,000 mg in the morning and another 2000 in the evening . For most of their patients, that dosage worked just fine. For those with severe inflammation they would occasionally bump up the dosage to 4,000 mg in the morning and another 4,000 in the evening . The patients would stay on this dosage from 1 to 3 weeks depending on the results and then return to the 2000 mg both morning and evening. One doctor in fact had taken some of his patients up to 13, 000 mg per day but that was only in cases of severe pain caused by inflammation. in none of those studies did they mention any negative side effects and that has been my own experience with back pain caused by arthritis and my daughters experience with knee pain caused by years of ballet. In fact, in her case it's the only thing that ever worked. And in my case, it worked better than anything outside of oxycodone but had none of the negative side effects. To summarize, turmeric in higher doses can be an incredibly great inflammation reliever. You know your body best so you decide how high you will go but certainly use 8,000 mg per day at the point where you should be very thoughtful about the dosage. I hope that helps. By the way, we both felt that liquid Qunol worked best for us even over the same brand in capsule form. One drawback is that within a few days we both noticed that our fingertips were leaving light orange stains on towels and washcloths, so be careful to wash your hands a few more times a day. But it truly had amazing health benefits for both of us.

If Acetaminophen works well for you, taking milk thistle and /or N-Acetyl-Cysteine (NAC) at the same time can help the kidneys avoid toxic effects. I'd like to hear pharmacist Chris mention this in any future videos on this subject, if he agrees.

Taking aspirin before bed was recommended because the enteric coated aspirin was more likely to pass beyond the stomach before dissolving.

I was taking Aleve for a long time because my wife used it so it was what we had around the house. My Dr. told me to not take Aleve or NSAIDS more than needed because of kidney risks. I've now been taking acetaminophen and cutting the extra stregth Tablets in half for a "Tylenol lite" and that is usually all l need for some knee stiffness from arthritis first thing in the morning.

Life can be defined as the balance between inflammation and anti-inflammation

You should add blueberry and pineapple smoothies to this list. I have not taken 1’pain reliever since I started taking this smoothie.. the enzymes in this drink are fabulous!

Great! Would love to here more. Ie effect on kidneys with and without blood pressure medication and the combination of Tylenol and ibuprofen or Aleve.. Kudos to Chris!

I had tkr left knee 1/09/23. I take two aspirin a day. This is 3th week, today my knee not hurting as bad as last week. Not swelling as bad but I still use ice after exercise. Today I started walking without walker or cane. Last week 96°, Dr want 120 next two weeks. I am so glad the hurt is getting better. My right leg need operation in the future. I use Nabumetone 750mg for arthritis last three years, really good for me.

I have degenerative disc disease/disorder and I used the combo of Tylenol/Alieve to completely get off pain meds (Norco). Sometimes, if my diet is good (no sugar/carbs), I can get a whole 2 days out of 1 dose. It is a very powerful combo.

Excellent Video. My dr told me about combining Advil with Tylenol and it works well for me.

Great info! Turmeric has really helped with inflammation. Being former Pharmacy Tech, I decided to go more natural several years ago and it is amazing. I have found with leg cramps in the night that if I go eat some mustard they are gone within just a few minutes.

These are great guys. Glad to have stumbled across this channel.

PLEASE do the one on Glucosamine! I am very curious as to your thoughts