How can you obtain maximum benefit from your turmeric supplement?
To optimize the efficacy of your chosen supplement, we recommend following these steps throughout the supplementation period.
- Take your supplement with food. Curcumin is always best absorbed at the same time as the body is digesting some dietary fat because the fat slows down intestinal transit and increases the micelles’ contact time with the intestinal wall.
- Increase your intake of omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 from oily fish and fish oils have powerful anti-inflammatory properties though optimal levels are difficult to obtain from diet alone.
- Increase your consumption of fruit and vegetables while decreasing that of omega-6-rich, pro-inflammatory foods (which, in general, are highly-processed foods).
- Incorporate anti-cancer foods into your diet. The best-known of these include red fruits (as they contain ellagic acid, anthocyanidins and proanthocyanidins), citrus fruits (vitamin C, polyphenols and terpenes), cruciferous vegetables (glucosinolates) and alliaceous vegetables (allicin, thiosulfinate, thiosulfonates, monosulfurs, disulfurs and trisulfurs).