by Louise Mclean
Curcumin is an ingredient found in Turmeric, which has enormous health benefits for the body. It is possible to buy this ingredient separately as a supplement. Otherwise you would have to ingest large quantities of turmeric in order to obtain the benefits.
Firstly, it is a natural anti-inflammatory and antioxidant All pain in the body is caused by inflammation. In other words, every illness which ends in 'itis', means inflammation. All of these conditions can be helped by Curcumin.
It is therefore a natural pain killer and I personally use it instead of prescription pain killers, which are mainly opioids, that can be very addictive and cause constipation. Some of these opioid painkillers actually kill people if taken over a long period of time and there is currently an epidemic of such deaths in western countries.
Curcumin is a micronutrient extracted from the turmeric root. It targets signalling molecules at the cellular level and is believed to inhibit cancer cells, causing them to die off.
It is has anti aging effects and helps degenerative eye disease, as well as a host of other conditions such as osteoarthritis, heart disease, diabetes, kidney problems, and it is anti-fungal and antibacterial.
So if you find out you have a fungal infection, such as Candida or if the fungus is in your digestive system, take Curcumin to clear it.
However, it is important to be careful when buying this supplement, that there is a beneficial amount of curcumin in it and it does not contain fillers. This is because curcumin is rapidly absorbed and excreted, as it does not stay in the body for long.
It is possible to buy Curcumin with Piperine (which is an extract from black pepper). This improves the bioavailability of Curcumin by 2,000% compared to other brands and is therefore more effective. To buy this form of Curcumin, I use the one from Regenerative Nutrition.
You would have to ingest the equivalent of 13.5 grams of turmeric per day to get the same amount in one capsule of the supplement below, as standard turmeric contains only 3% of curcumin in it.
https://www.regenerativenutrition.com/Organic-Curcumin-with-Piperine
Read more here: https://www.regenerativenutrition.com/Organic-Curcumin-with-Piperine
The above Curcumin is currently unavailable (January 2024) but it should be possible to buy again, so you should check back. In the meantime, I have been buying the Life Extension Curcumin, which is also very good but the Regenerative Nutrition one has nothing but the curcumin and piperine in it and no other added ingredients whatsoever, something I love about all their products.
