| The question of how much curcumin should you use | | | | to come close to 10,000mg. |
| for heart health, may be a little difficult to answer. The | | | | How much curcumin should you use for heart health if |
| reason is this. The compound, which is the active | | | | you are taking a single ingredient supplement? Single |
| substance in turmeric, has low bioavailability. | | | | ingredient supplements of this nature are not beneficial. |
| As it passes through the stomach it is degraded and | | | | The high doses that would be required cause |
| changed, becoming inactive. Studies have shown that | | | | indigestion and increase the risk of gallbladder disease |
| a person would need to consume 10,000mg of | | | | or worsen the symptoms, if it is already present. In |
| turmeric in order to increase blood serum levels of | | | | animals, high doses have been shown to negatively |
| curcumin. In other words, it is a highly unstable | | | | affect the liver. It is safe, in reasonable amounts, but as |
| substance, greatly affected by stomach acid and | | | | with most plant compounds, it is possible to go |
| other digestive acids that cause it to link to other | | | | overboard. |
| substances. The linkage prevents it from passing | | | | How much curcumin should you use for heart health, if |
| through the intestinal walls and entering the | | | | you are taking a well-designed supplement? Enteric |
| bloodstream. | | | | coatings protect turmeric from digestive acids. Studies |
| Numerous studies have shown that there are many | | | | have shown that piperine, an extract from black |
| health benefits associated with curcumin, but it must be | | | | pepper, increases the bioavailability of curcumin by |
| bio-available, in order to provide those benefits. When it | | | | 2000%. In other words, 50mg combined with piperine |
| comes to human hearts, the benefits are reducing the | | | | and an enteric coating would increase blood serum |
| risk of clots, preventing heart failure and repairing | | | | levels by as much as 10,000mg of straight turmeric. |
| damage that has already occurred. So, | | | | There is no risk of liver or gallbladder damage and no |
| supplementation is worthwhile, if we can determine the | | | | risk of indigestion with a 50mg supplement. The most |
| right dosage. Here are a few questions that should | | | | advanced supplements include a variety of different |
| help us do that. | | | | plant extracts, all designed to work together efficiently |
| How much curcumin should you use for heart health if | | | | to protect the cells of the body from the effects of |
| you are eating the herb or curry sauce? There are no | | | | time. |
| studies to support that this might be effective. There is | | | | There are specialty supplements designed for those |
| some anecdotal evidence that eating curry twice a | | | | people that are over the age of 40. These |
| year or more improves cognitive function in the elderly. | | | | supplements can provide a "spring cleaning", so to |
| Getting 10,000 mgs a day would be difficult, if not | | | | speak, for the circulatory system. So, now we know |
| impossible. The typical curry recipe calls for a half | | | | how much curcumin should you use for heart health. If |
| teaspoon of turmeric. One would need two teaspoons | | | | properly designed, 50mg per day is effective. |