Gambling Addiction Cured By Taking Turmeric, Reported 2e3422

I have long been an advocate of using turmeric and turmeric extract as an anti-inflammatory agent. And I have promoted turmeric and its many health benefits ( TurmericReport).  But when I read about a lady’s comment that taking turmeric had the curious side effect of eliminating her gambling addiction, my jaw dropped! The of the article at The Spokesman Review was just as surprised as I was. But what if her claim was true? What if taking turmeric really could help people quit gambling?

Now I’m a gambler and a turmeric and I have to tell you that I haven’t noticed such an affect. But I was intrigued by the notion of using a spice to cure gambling addiction.

So I did some searching on the internet to see if anybody else might have posted something about gambling and turmeric – or the active ingredient, curcumin. Interestingly there were a few comments and a couple of references but I didn’t find anything substantial. But it did get me thinking about the
possibility that the ant-gambling effect of turmeric might be overlooked by the s of the supplement. I could think of several reasons why that might be the case:

• Maybe only a small percentage of turmeric s are gamblers in the first place.

• Turmeric isn’t usually taken every day – so the anti-gambling effect may not have been noticed

•  If the desire to gamble was reduced, it may not have been associated with taking turmeric

•  It could be that the effect was noticed but was blown off as just a coincidence

I personally don’t have a  gambling problem. I love it.  But there are times when I can’t go to the casino and I really wish that I could. Maybe if I take some turmeric on those days I’ll feel better about it. On the other hand, maybe I should take it before I get ready to go to the casino to see if it changes my mind and I want to stay home. Or maybe I’ll want to go to the park instead. Naw, I don’t like that idea. Besides, I’m a gambler – not a researcher.

I’ll just stick to taking turmeric after I’ve sat at a video poker machine for six hours and my knees are killing me. I know it works for that.

Notes:
Drugs to treat gambling addiction: Science Daily
You can read more about turmeric at The Turmeric Report

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