Can Turmeric Improve Bone Density? What Science Says About Curcumin vs Painkillers w/ Dr. Shivani Gupta + BoneCoach™ Osteoporosis & Osteopenia
The Bone Coach Osteoporosis & Bone Health Podcast
Kevin Ellis
4.9 • 803 Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 31 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | tumor can increase our bone density by 7%. The science on turmeric is exploding right now. |
| 0:07.1 | When I was doing my PhD dissertation, I had a whole section on osteoarthritis. So the level of double-blind |
| 0:13.2 | placebo-controlled trials on curcumin versus ensets and painkillers is so, so promising. |
| 0:24.1 | You can take curcumin instead of painkillers, |
| 0:26.5 | and you're going to get an equal effect in the body. |
| 0:29.6 | And then, in addition, you won't have the adverse effect of putting insides in the body chronically. |
| 0:32.1 | If you have chronic joint pain, |
| 0:33.4 | you're going to take something for the pain. |
| 0:35.1 | What if you took this, |
| 0:36.4 | reduce the systemic inflammation. |
| 0:38.2 | You reduce reverse oxidation and come off that other stuff sooner. |
| 0:42.0 | And this can hold you pain free. |
| 0:44.5 | Welcome to the Bone Coach Show dedicated to helping you understand all things related to diet, |
| 0:49.2 | lifestyle, bone health, and how you can live and thrive with low bone density and osteoporosis. |
| 0:54.7 | I'm your host, Kevin Ellis, certified health coach, health and wellness speaker, and above all |
| 0:58.9 | else, your bone coach. |
| 1:00.4 | After being diagnosed with osteoporosis in my early 30s, I transform my health through diet |
| 1:05.2 | and lifestyle and now help my clients and community members do the same through my online |
| 1:09.8 | coaching practice, bonecoach.com. |
| 1:12.3 | Look, there are no quick and easy cures for low bone density. But the choices we make every |
| 1:16.7 | single day can have a powerful impact on our bones, our health, and our general well-being. |
| 1:22.1 | I'll share the research, interview the experts, and help you figure out how to get the conditions |
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