Posted 7/6/2010 6:25 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Cajungirl
I have tried Turmeric in capsule form from GNC. What I have heard is that you need about 500 mg of curcuminoids which is the active compound in Turmeric to enter your bloodstream to be effective and it only has a life of 2-3 hours. It is also known that when taken orally that the digestion process destroys most of the curcuminoids but that 25 percent enters the bloodstream. This means for the 500 mg capsules I have, only about 25 percent or 125 mg enter my bloodstream, meaning I have to take four 500mg capsules to get any effect and I have to do this every 2-3 hours. I think the key is to buy a brand whose capsule gets past you stomach and acid breakdown process and then gets digested in the small intestine. I think life extension may have such a product if I recall, but would need to check that. The alternative of taking 20 capsules a day sounds inconvenient and expensive. I am not using it now, but may try it again in the future. If you try it, I would definitely like to hear your experience.