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Normal curcuma (aka tumeric) only contains about 2.5% of the actual beneficial compound curcumin. But curcumin is indeed amazing, not only does it help with Alz
by jorvi 8y ago
Normal curcuma (aka tumeric) only contains about 2.5% of the actual beneficial compound curcumin. But curcumin is indeed amazing, not only does it help with Alzheimer’s, it also has anti-tumor, blood sugar regulating and fat controlling properties.
- corysama 8y agoI saw a rando blog article out there about an old paper studying the components of tumeric. They found it had lots of components each with separate benefits. Unfortunately, the conclusion of the paper was “We should separate all the components so that we can market and sell the same tumeric 10 times!” Obligatory mention of how piperine (black pepper extract) is necessary for bioavailability.
- reducesuffering 8y agoBlack pepper is not necessary. There are extracted forms with patented formulas that have studies showing possibly increased effectiveness compared to black pepper. Theracurmin and Longvida