Boosting the Bioavailability of Curcumin

Dietary strategies, including the use of black pepper (piperine), can boost blood levels of curcumin from the spice turmeric by up to 2,000%.

[sarahthomas]

Turmeric is native to India and parts of south-east asia but black pepper is from my native of Kerala (a state in India). Really God has bless my place. Such a rich land. Pharma-can get lost.

[janefontein]

This makes sense, I have a very swollen lymph node in my arm and after I had a delicious vegetable coconut curry with lots of cumin and black pepper among other things, my arm felt a lot better the next day. I think I should make it again tonight.

[apismalik]

i sliced tumeric, ginger, lemongrass, black pepper, and lemon, and boiled them in water, and drink them daily. just starting. hope to get great results.

[j.c]

The stuff is very educating and wonderful, thank you!

[TuscanWonder]

Dr.Greger, you've caught it 2 i see. Curcumin is like the Golden Ticket! I will take it every [other] day for the rest of my life. I will optimize myself epigenetically with these tools you have given me

[valnaples]

absolutely awesome! I have already been aware of eating piperine WITH my turmeric but not always with a fat...heck, a little avocado with it all might be the trick!  Thanks Doc!  OK: leafy green salad, half an avocado mixed with balsamic vinegar for the dressing, some finely grated fresh turmeric root AND 1/4 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper...how's that! !!!

[digitaldreamer]

Blend up some walnuts with water, cider vinegar, garlic and turmeric root. Delicious dressing!

[MelissaRurka]

I love these sorts of videos. It is so neat to know about a simple trick to increase the bioavailibilty of curcurmin so much.

[JustOneAsbesto]

Whee. I asked for this one. Thanks, Doc.

[budfox]

Watch out for powdered turmeric, lead chromate is often added to enhance
the color, and to add weight, as it is sold by weight. Fresh turmeric
should be ok.

[AshfordAHZ]

I used to take Curcumin supplements for pain, but didn't notice it working very well (curcumin extracted 95%) with the black pepper extract to 95%. Once all the pills were gone I switch back to powedered turmeric and just started adding a dash of pepper in my drink. Some water with a tsp of turmeric. and notice it worker 10x better! Try it with young coconut water, it seems to decrease the time for it to work.

But I could never find why the turmeric worked better than the curcumin but now I know why! Can't wait to get some fresh turmeric root and make my own juice!

[nhungphan]

tuyệt vời, nguồn nguyên liệu cung cấp curcumin tốt nhất là nghệ vàng được trồng ở Vietnam

[brrrrr_]

What a fantastic finding. As far as the ghee is concerned in the diets of Indians.. i suspect the heart disease amongst south east Asians are caused by diabetes (high blood glucose) from eating lots of rice, potatoes and sweet sugary drinks.

[karthiharikrishnan]

What happened in india was dalda, adulterated herb powders, using of same oil more than thrice😂, processed food and western medicine. viola we have a disaster.

[Hannigan]

Excellent video. Turmeric is so healthy.

[ElitAcs]

Amazing video thanks for much for making it. I would definitely like to learn a bit more about the processes related to absorption of nutrients.

[aimson]

I started making a great snack I recommend to everybody. Sweet potato slices on a baking sheet. Olive oil spray, sea salt, black pepper, and turmeric sprinkled on top (to taste). 15 minutes on each side at 300-350 degrees seems to do it for a medium width sweet potato. Can go less heat for more time if you want more crispy chips, but I haven't quite gotten that right yet.

[RobSpiderBJJ]

If peppercorn can inhibit the liver function to detox turmeric, is it possible it suppresses liver function to detox harmful substances?

[elguille]

Another awesome and educational video. Thanks for the info!

[policechase]

I had heard that black pepper isn't enough. You need piperine extract. These studies were not done using pepper. I have also heard the opposit. Which is true?