What is Curcumin & Turmeric, Benefits, Bioavailability and how to Choose the Best Product

 

What is Curcumin?

Curcumin is a bright yellow compound which is produced by the rhizome structure (roots) of the Curcuma Longa species, better known as Turmeric. (Reference) While Turmeric is the whole root, Curcumin is one of the many compounds that make up Turmeric. This group of compounds are known as ‘Curcuminoids’ in which Curcumin has shown the biggest interest due to its many potential health benefits. (Reference)
Turmeric powder often only contains 2-5% of Curcumin (Reference) which is far too little to have a therapeutic effect which is why companies extract Curcumin from Turmeric rhizome to create a refined and potent product of 95+% Curcumin.

Low Bioavailability of Curcumin and What to do About it

The health benefits of Curcumin greatly depend on how much you are able to absorb into your body. Eating the spice Turmeric will not provide enough Curcumin to make a difference due to its low concentration. Taking refined Curcumin as a food supplement may be the only and best option to achieve a therapeutic dosage. However, this also comes with issues.

Curcumin is inherently bad absorbed by the gut into the bloodstream. To allow the refined Curcumin to reach its destination within the body, its bioavailability needs to be addressed. (Reference)

One way to increase the bioavailability of your Curcumin supplement is to ingest it with some healthy fatty acids. Curcumin binds to the fats which encapsulates the molecule allowing it safe passage through the tough gut environment. 

Another interesting and extremely powerful boost to bioavailability is the addition of Piperine (Black Pepper Extract). Adding just a little bit of Piperine to the Curcumin has shown to increase bioavailability by 2000%!  This greatly increase the effectiveness of the product and ensures that your body is able to absorb and utilize the compound. To read more: https://sourceofnature.eu/blogs/news/what-is-curcumin-turmeric-benefits-bioavailability-and-how-to-choose-the-best-product

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