Turmeric capsules are available in a vast array. There are various claims on the amount and strength of these turmeric capsules. There might be some doubts whether turmeric capsules a good choice for dietary supplementation or not. Well what I can say is that it depends on the specific supplement.
Turmeric Capsules contain Turmeric Curcumin
Turmeric health benefits are many and people have heard about the health benefits of turmeric for different treatments. The active component curcumin found within it is the ingredient especially responsible for most of its benefits.
Curcumin is responsible for the deep yellow or orange color of the root. Researchers have however found that after taking 10 grams or 10,000mg of turmeric, very little curcumin ended up in the bloodstream. This is because the compound is unstable and is quickly degraded by stomach acid.
Before you buy turmeric capsules or any turmeric supplement, you need to make sure of you are getting the right one if you want something safe and effective.
To ensure that curcumin reaches the bloodstream, it must be well shielded from gastric acid in the stomach. A tablet with an enteric coating is the apt mode of delivery for this supplement. When curcumin is combined with piperine, an element found in black pepper, its absorption is enhanced by a significant percentage.
According to different proven tests, the best choice to consume is a multi-nutritional supplement that contains 50mg of the extract combined with 30mg of piperine.
Enteric coatings protect nutrients from stomach acid. Strict naturalists maintain that eating the raw root is the best choice. This may be right, however, if you are supplementing your diet then you have to ensure that the health benefits are realized, as the natural compounds in the root would never get to the bloodstream.
As long as it contains at least 95% pure curcumin extract in the 50mg it is perfect. Be cognizant of the fact that many turmeric capsules do not have this pure form. With regard to combination there are many nutrients that are synergistic with turmeric and will greatly improve its performance.
There are some other ingredients which you can try to include such as green tea, grape seed, bilberry, olive leaf, ginger, gingko biloba and milk thistle extract.
It especially mixes well with green tea and ginkgo biloba extract to increase its anti-aging and cancer preventing abilities.
Single-ingredient turmeric capsules will usually not provide the benefits that are advertised by the manufacturers. But when you take a good multi-nutritional supplement, the benefits are immediately noticeable most often.
So as we can see how essential it is to get the best type of supplement so you can gain all of the amazing turmeric health benefits, especially in a good quality multi-ingredient turmeric capsules.
The properties of turmeric have been realized by Ayurveda practitioners and Indians for centuries. There have been scientific tests but I would support even more tests.
A lot can be learned by observing the diet of different cultures, I wish people would do it more.
Hi Tony, thanks for your comment. I completely agree with you.
By observing the diet of different cultures around the world especially civilizations which have been around for a long time such as India, China etc., we can find the solution for a whole host of health problems in nature itself.
Hopefully people should do it more often as you mentioned.