CurcuVIVA reduces joint pain, helps Alzheimers – Oxycodone use much lower

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Rheumatoid arthritis pain is much better in a 54 year old female. She had half the month’s supply of oxycodone left at end of month for breakthrough pain – a big surprise! She had begun CurcuVIVA one daily for that month. It is a dietary supplement available without prescription.

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PJ’s Prescription Shoppe carries it to make it easier for patients though it is available elsewhere.

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CurcuVIVA is a capsule taken once daily. You will see the name Longvida on its label and in the literature. It is the same thing.

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It is curcumin, the active ingredient in turmeric. It differs from turmeric because this form does cross the blood brain barrier to reach brain. Turmeric does not reach the brain, therefore turmeric has no effect on Alzheimers Disease or tauopathies (accumulation of tau proteins). Tau in Alzheimers Disease and frontotemporal dementia and parkinsonism has been linked to chromosome 17.

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UCLA Alzheimers research unit developed this form of curcumin under the direction of Sally A. Frautschy and Greg Cole. On December 2012 they published in the Journal of Biological Chemistry showing Curcumin corrects molecular, synaptic and behavioral deficits in aged human tau transgenic mice.

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For more information on other actions of curcumin such as pain, etc, see a detailed review on the website of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Herbs and Botanicals. I link to them on my website (bottom right column) as it is difficult to find. Curcumin has antiplatelet properties that may increase risk of bleeding. I recommend reading the details of mechanism of action and drug interactions.

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Do not combine with other over-the-counter pain medications without checking this link for interactions.

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It “exhibits neuroprotective, choleretic, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory, anti-proliferative and chemopreventive effects.” It was “found to be safe and equally effective as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee.”

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Caution: “Patients with gastrointestinal disorders or predisposed to kidney stone formation should…use this supplement with caution.”

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Contraindications: “Patients with bile duct obstruction, gallstones, and GI disorders including stomach ulcers and hyperacidity disorders should not take this supplement.”

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