Turmeric is an essential ingredient in both Chinese traditional medicine and Ayurvedic healing systems, serving as an invaluable asset in both cases. Its potential health benefits may provide a means to reduce inflammation, manage pain and live more vibrant lives.

Grandmothers knew this long ago: turmeric can be better absorbed when mixed with pepper. So Thiru makes large batches of golden elixir and packages it in paper sachets for safekeeping.

Benefits

Even with all of the products promising to harness turmeric’s magical properties, absorbing curcuminoids remains challenging due to their size and water absorption barriers in the digestive tract. Clumping together on contact can further hinder their absorption into the body.

Colloidal dispersion technology transforms curcumin into nanoparticles suspended in liquid, providing it the best chance of passing easily through our bodies’ natural barriers and reaching its target destinations. This makes choosing products using this technique essential.

As well as increasing absorption of curcuminoids, this method also facilitates targeted delivery to specific sites within the body, which reduces toxicity and off-target side effects as only desired therapeutic dosage is delivered to affected area.

Researchers published in the Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology conducted an experiment using poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA)-encapsulated curcumin nanoparticles (Cur-NPs) as an antidote to an artificial subarachnoid hemorrhage in rat model and found Cur-NPs demonstrated neuroprotective properties and reduced brain-water content by decreasing VEGF and MMP9 expression, while increasing Claudin-5, Occludin and ZO-1 expression. Furthermore, production of LDH and DCDHF decreased significantly as evidenced by decreased production.

Studies published in Phytotherapy Research revealed that curcumin-encapsulated PLGA microparticles significantly accelerated skin healing when administered to female RjHan:NMRI mice. When injected directly into these animals, these NPs accelerated healing by twofold when compared with controls.

Turmeric boasts many other health benefits beyond these research studies. For example, it can serve as an effective pain reliever and anti-inflammatory; act as an antioxidant protecting cells from damage while stimulating cell regeneration; help manage diabetes (according to recent study); provide iron needed for red blood cell formation preventing anemia while B vitamins play key roles in energy production and nervous system health; as well as numerous dietary spice benefits like providing antioxidant protection and managing anemia prevention.

Ingredients

Turmeric is an intense yellow spice, used for flavor, nutrition, and color in many dishes. A relative of ginger, its source is its root from Asia’s plant species native there. Turmeric has also long been used as a health supplement and may contain powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds called curcuminoids that provide relief in inflammation-inducing situations.

Curcuminoids have been demonstrated to exhibit various biological activities, including anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antimicrobial, neuroprotective and cardioprotective benefits. Studies have also indicated that curcuminoids can help enhance endothelium function – an integral component in mitigating cardiovascular risk factors like inflammation and blood clotting.

Inflammation is usually caused by free radicals – unstable molecules missing an electron that damage cells. Foods rich in antioxidants like turmeric, leafy greens and seafood high in omega 3 fatty acids help neutralize free radicals and their harmful effects, helping prevent or at least minimize them.

Trials recently published a research study comparing an extract of turmeric to that of diclofenac, an anti-inflammatory medication, in relieving pain and increasing function for patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis. Researchers found that both treatments were equally effective.

Curcuminoids have also been proven to alleviate symptoms associated with inflammation-based conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Their anti-inflammatory properties also helped curb production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), the compound responsible for these rheumatic ailments’ inflammation.

To maximize curcuminoids absorption, it is advised to take turmeric with pepper as this enhances bioavailability and bioavailability in your body. Powdered turmeric can be found at most grocery stores but for maximum effectiveness it is easier to find something like Sports Research’s formulation containing 500mg of turmeric extract standardized to contain 36mg of curcuminoids plus 7mg of black pepper for enhanced bioavailability and their traceability tool on their website allows customers to verify its quality and trace back its source.

Preparation

Turmeric root (Curcuma longa) is the hero of Indian cuisine, adding delicate colors, subtle flavours, and improving immunity with just one pinch. Turmeric is also widely revered as an herb with healing properties – being anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiviral, antibiotic as well as reducing oxidative stress and helping protect against heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, depression itching.

Recent research indicates that turmeric can help relieve symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis when combined with black pepper, particularly when taken in combination with curcumin supplements and black pepper products. By increasing absorption up to 20 times when taken together compared with plain turmeric alone. For optimal absorption, supplements with fat compounds to aid digestion or nanoformulation technology make turmeric easier for the body to absorb; such products are commonly sold under names like “curcumin supplements” or “turmeric extract”.

One of the primary reasons people turn to turmeric for mood enhancement is for its mood-lifting effects. Turmeric may improve cognitive abilities, concentration and memory retention by raising levels of BDNF protein in your brain – this could also help slow down neural aging!

As turmeric can be poorly absorbed when consumed in its powdered form, we only use high-grade turmeric in our supplements – grown on organic plantations in Asia before being hand packed in the USA to maximize absorption. Furthermore, it’s combined with black pepper for maximum absorption.

Thiru Murthy co-owns 12 acres in Uppupallam hamlet of Bhavanisagar block in Erode district, Tamil Nadu. Here he cultivates turmeric, banana and coconut crops; not selling his produce wholesale due to his belief that traders, corporates and governments control pricing; instead only adding value through grinding whole roots himself for turmeric powder blend with various spices and herbs before selling through G Pay, BHIM, Paytm, etc – charging Rs.240 per kg as his share (he gets 29 percent).

Side Effects

While turmeric and curcumin have many therapeutic uses, it must be consumed carefully in large doses. Prolonged exposure may lead to stomach upset and liver damage as its active compounds increase bilirubin levels which is produced during red blood cell breakdown. Turmeric Triumph was carefully developed so as not to cause these side effects and the recommended daily dosage should not exceed 1000 mg daily.

Curcumin’s natural anti-inflammatory effects can provide much-needed pain relief and mobility enhancement for osteoarthritis patients, while also appearing to help prevent and treat cardiovascular disease by improving endothelium function, or blood vessel lining function. Research suggests turmeric’s role in managing diabetes by lowering blood sugar and regulating insulin levels as well as protecting against cognitive decline, dementia and depression by increasing BDNF levels in the brain.

Turmeric’s natural antimicrobial properties make it effective against bacteria responsible for acne breakouts and other skin inflammation conditions, while also helping control breakouts by reducing inflammation and clearing away excess oil from the skin. Furthermore, turmeric may be used to treat existing acne infections by targeting Propionibacterium acnes which causes infections on its own.

Turmeric can provide another health advantage by aiding digestion, helping alleviate stomach ache and diarrhea symptoms as well as soothing symptoms associated with IBS such as abdominal cramps and bloating. Turmeric may accomplish this feat by decreasing gastrointestinal secretions, improving digestion, and relaxing intestinal muscles.

Turmeric can also aid weight loss and fight metabolic syndrome, which increases your risk for heart disease, type 2 diabetes and other serious illnesses. According to one study with 70 people over 40 taking either turmeric or placebo and researchers observed that those taking turmeric lost more weight than those not taking it and also had lower waist circumferences.