Turmeric and black pepper (nope, not always)

I thought I would post this because there have been a number of post lately about the above. So I was reading about biotoxins (again) and came across a really good article that talked about treating this naturally. So I've posted it below, but here is the portion that really caught my attention. Very interesting indeed.

biotoxinjourney.com/tgf-beta1-turmeric/

TGF beta 1 Alternative Treatment

...Dave Asprey Notes
In 2012, I had a three phone consultations with Dave Asprey. At that time, Dave talked about curcumin as being the active component of turmeric. Curcumin is a very strong anti-inflammatory and is proven to bring down TGF beta 1 levels. Dave hadn’t tried Losartan (Cozaar – blood pressure pills) because he has low blood pressure. He recommended high dose turmeric (5 or 6 liquid extract pills). He was taking Turmeric FSE 60 Softgel Capsules by NewMark (turmeric rhizome 80 mg supercritical extract and 320 mg hydroethanolic extract) – no longer available. Dave said to be careful to avoid turmeric with “bioperine” which is a black pepper extract. Not only does black pepper have a lot of aflatoxins but it also “raises bio-availability” which means it shuts down liver function.

Founder and CEO of Bulletproof. Also does a lot work around mold and biotoxins.

Here's the one that they talk about in the article. I may give this a try. Will talk to my doctor about it on Tuesday.

I haven't figured out how to do a link from Amazon 🙁

Curcu-Gel Ultra 650 mg BCM-95 Enhanced Absorption Bio-Curcumin Complex (500mg total Curcuminoids with Essential Oils of Turmeric Rhizome) 60 Softgels

Correct. There is concern that bioperine inhibits the CYP450 liver enzyme. I understand this could negatively impact liver detoxification and the absorption of medications that are also metabolized by or inhibit this enzyme. It is believed that bioperine impacts enzymes of the liver other than just CYP450.

That's why we have choices.

Ya, and always important before starting a new drug or herb to research what liver enzymes its metabolized by, and whether it induces or inhibits them.

PeteZa that's good to know about Amazon. Ok won't post links from there.