Turmeric?

[Bobik]

Yep which is why you buy solid curcumin. There's a few good brands that are great.

Yes. I use Life Extension brand.

 

[juggy38]

How's it any better that the Super Bio version by LEF??

different mechanism to increase absorption

I think the old bottles was BCM 95, (which is way better than turmeric) but I think the new formula is the curcumin bonded with fengurek fibers or something. I pulled up some studies, it had excellent absorption rates. I’ll go find them this evening

 

[aphextwin]

Life Extension makes a solid supplement. I don't know anything about their new formula. I aslo use Longvida form which is said to cross the blood brain barrier.....also has Theracumin, etc. I have a ton of Curc.

 

[juggy38]

different mechanism to increase absorption

I think the old bottles was BCM 95, (which is way better than turmeric) but I think the new formula is the curcumin bonded with fengurek fibers or something. I pulled up some studies, it had excellent absorption rates. I’ll go find them this evening

Found it.... “curcumin elite” by life extension is the newer CGM curcumin bonded with fengurek. In one study absorption was 15x better in humans and 20x better in wistar rats compared to unformulated curcumin

BCM 95 was only 6-7x better than unformulated curcumin in older studies I believe

 

[aphextwin]

Found it.... “curcumin elite” by life extension is the newer CGM curcumin bonded with fengurek. In one study absorption was 15x better in humans and 20x better in wistar rats compared to unformulated curcumin

BCM 95 was only 6-7x better than unformulated curcumin in older studies I believe

I wonder how valid those claims are.

 

[whacked]

Turmeric has MANY benefits,
it is unfortunately a VERY fibrous material, that is difficult to absorb regardless of what you mix it with.
It is VERY hard to digest wood... or ingest enough of it.
Take my advise, if you want to see the benefits of turmeric get TURMERIC OIL.
Its highly bioavailable and at very high concentrations to exhibit the beneficial effects.
Curcumin/turmeric oil is also cheaper than most pills and capsules.

Interesting. I had no idea. Brand?

 

[juggy38]

I wonder how valid those claims are.

well those numbers were pulled from clinical studies comparing total AUC of blood levels of curcumin. I’d say it’s better than just listening to someone saying pour turmeric in your food.

 

[Bandy0974]

I use curcumin with meriva from doctors best brand. Very inexpensive and is the only supplement that I personally felt as far as improving my back/neck pain.

 

[aphextwin]

What form of curcumin are you guys using as part of your supplement routine??

 

[M@NU]

What form of curcumin are you guys using as part of your supplement routine??

i take 600mg BCM95 and 1200mg Meriva. Meriva should be superior to BCM according to studies so in future i will switch to it completely.
currently taking above mentioned dosage 2x per day due to my heart issues. And to be honest, i feel a difference in doing so. I feel better regenerated

 

[aphextwin]

i take 600mg BCM95 and 1200mg Meriva. Meriva should be superior to BCM according to studies so in future i will switch to it completely.
currently taking above mentioned dosage 2x per day due to my heart issues. And to be honest, i feel a difference in doing so. I feel better regenerated

That’s great. I’ve been taking Longvida and Meriva daily. I current have a bottle of the folllowing versions- C3, BCM, Longvida, etc. I always wonder if there’s truly a superior form other than finding it as an injectable. I am looking for any form that might support the brain, heart, etc.

 

[M@NU]

That’s great. I’ve been taking Longvida and Meriva daily. I current have a bottle of the folllowing versions- C3, BCM, Longvida, etc. I always wonder if there’s truly a superior form other than finding it as an injectable. I am looking for any form that might support the brain, heart, etc.

for brain (e.g. alzheimer) longvidia is optimal.
for everything else bcm/Meriva

 

[69cyclerider]

Meriva is claiming 29X the absorption rate than other curcumin products. Has anyone seen any clinical data to support this claim ?

 

[aphextwin]

Meriva is claiming 29X the absorption rate than other curcumin products. Has anyone seen any clinical data to support this claim ?

I haven’t looked and they all make claims that there product is 9000 times more bioavailable compared to other forms….marketing.

 

[Anabolic_Beast]

Turmeric powder from Costco here costs 4 bucks for 12 ounces. I make it the way the Indians have successfully been doing it for thousands of years. Curcumin is about 3-4% in weight to turmeric powder and needs gentle heat to be activated with the addition of black pepper (a half teaspoon is plenty) and needs fats as well. A simple way is to boil water in rapid tea kettle boiler..put 2 or 3 teaspoons of turmeric powder into large tea mug..add the boiling water to the turmeric inside tea cup halfway full..then add the 1/2 tsp black pepper into it..stir it..then cover for 10-15 mins...then add your choice of liquid fats (whole milk for me)..mix that in..add some honey in there..throw in some ginger and even cinnamon powder into it to release more alkaloids for synergy..and enjoy your golden tea
works for my inflammation and gives me natural energy in morning and good mood all around healthy stack.

 

[aphextwin]

Turmeric powder from Costco here costs 4 bucks for 12 ounces. I make it the way the Indians have successfully been doing it for thousands of years. Curcumin is about 3-4% in weight to turmeric powder and needs gentle heat to be activated with the addition of black pepper (a half teaspoon is plenty) and needs fats as well. A simple way is to boil water in rapid tea kettle boiler..put 2 or 3 teaspoons of turmeric powder into large tea mug..add the boiling water to the turmeric inside tea cup halfway full..then add the 1/2 tsp black pepper into it..stir it..then cover for 10-15 mins...then add your choice of liquid fats (whole milk for me)..mix that in..add some honey in there..throw in some ginger and even cinnamon powder into it to release more alkaloids for synergy..and enjoy your golden tea
works for my inflammation and gives me natural energy in morning and good mood all around healthy stack.

That’s too much work but appreciate you sharing.