Turmeric Curcumin with Black Pepper Extract (Piperine) - 95% Curcuminoids Turmeric Supplement for Joint & Healthy Inflammation Support – Ultra High Absorption Vegan Tumeric Capsules - 120 Capsules

I am an old guy who has hit the exalted age of 70. I still have all my teeth and hair. I don't take any drugs and still my cholesterol levels are well below 200 and my blood pressure is consistently in the 110/70 range. I wear a pedometer and average 14,000 steps per day. I like to think that my good health results from staying away from junk food, eating organic foods - much of what I grow in my own gardens, and taking the right kind of supplements to make sure I am getting the maximum benefits from leading a healthy lifestyle. In terms of supplements, I have a regular regimen of things that sit beside my coffee cup in the morning. I take specific supplements for various benefits for long term health not because I expect A, B, or C happening after using something for X amount of days. You won't find me saying a supplement gives me lots of energy, or that my skin is soft and smooth after taking "Z" for only 20 days, etc. No, I take these supplements for long term benefits. One of my favorite supplements is curcumin which I have been using for several years. I started looking into curcumin because of some health issues I developed in the past. I am a survivor of colon cancer and I have had an issue with blood clots in one leg. The docs couldn't find any reason for the way my blood clots as I am very healthy and active, but they wanted to put me on blood thinners which present their own set of problems. Plus, my joints are starting to get a little creaky and cause me some pain now and then. I saw several articles on curcumin and it seems the stated benefits addressed some of my health issues. So, when I did my own research on curcumin, I found a lot of interesting facts. - Turmeric is the spice that gives curry its yellow color. - Turmeric has been used in India for thousands of years as a spice and medicinal herb. - Turmeric is on top of the list as one of the most frequently mentioned medicinal herbs in all of science and the next most popular studied herbs include garlic, cinnamon, ginseng, ginger and milk thistle. - Turmeric contain compounds with medicinal properties. These compounds are called curcuminoids, the most important of which is curcumin. - Of the 6000+ studies referencing curcumin, the most interesting finding is that when turmeric is compared to conventional medicine its benefits equal that of many pharmaceutical medications. Curcumin is the main active ingredient in turmeric. It has powerful anti-inflammatory effects and is a very strong antioxidant. However, the curcumin content of turmeric is not that high… it’s around 3%, by weight. Most of the studies I could find on this herb are using turmeric extracts that contain mostly curcumin itself, with dosages usually exceeding 1 gram per day. It would be very difficult to reach these levels just using the turmeric spice in your foods. Therefore, it looked like if I wanted to experience the full effects, then I needed to take an extract that contains significant amounts of curcumin. I am not going to go into all the study findings, etc. I just wanted to state why I started taking curcumin and why it is part of my daily regimen. As I already stated, I am pretty healthy now. My colon cancer has not returned. I have not been having issues now with my joints, and I feel really good. Hopefully it is because I take supplements, like curcumin, that I can't get in the strengths that I need just from eating food. I like this brand because it does not contain junk ingredients, like stearates or titanium dioxide and other worthless fillers, and because it is reasonably priced and made in the USA.

Great turmeric suppkement

I'm going to preface my comment by stating that I had a serious brain injury (TBI) and I suffer from Peripheral Neuropathy (among other symptoms) as a result of this injury. I'm 62 years old and I'm in excellent shape. I work out five days a week for 1 1/2 to 2 hours per workout. Staying in shape is critical is it relates to slowing the regression of the brain injury. Inflammation is a constant challenge due to the brain injury. Neurologists believe there's damage to the blood vessels around my upper spine and lower skull. This is the main reason I tried this product. I try to very careful about what I say as it relates to supplements, because there are a lot bad ones out there. That being said, I'll need to follow up on this review in a month or so to see how it's affecting me. But the bottom line as it stands right now... I have experienced a reduction in inflammation. First and foremost, my hands don't ache as much. I'm not taking as much Naproxin or NSAID's. I know there are other benefits like possibly reducing cancer risk, Alzheimer's, etc, But I cannot comment on that for obvious reasons. Make no mistakes, inflammation is your enemy and from my perspective, this product is a good weapon to fight against inflammation!

Really helped my swollen knee and bone to bone rubbing.

I have been taking this for a few months how and noticed over time that I was starting to feel much better with my joints and having fewer problems with inflammation. I had already planned to continue taking this. Then my stepmom called to tell me my dad was in the hospital and I needed to get there. I initially planned to drive but had a gut feeling that I needed to fly (I'm glad I did). The unfortunate result of flying out that very day meant that I did not have proper time to pack. I flew in my pajamas...I tossed random clothes into a backpack...and left. I did not take ANY of my supplements with me. I was away from home for over a week and noticed after a couple days that I was in more and more pain by the day. By the time I came home I resorted to prescription pain meds to take the edge off of how bad it had gotten. I only had them because they were already in my bag from my last trip. For me, this supplement as well as the glucosamine chondroitin that I take daily means that I can function in my daily life without using prescription pain meds nearly as often. While I do still have some bad pain days...most of the time I do just fine without needing to take anything stronger. I have tried other brands and prefer this one. Other brands I typically ended up with at least one burst capsule that peppered all of the pills in the bottle and left them staining my skin and tasting much worse. This brand has yet to send a bottle with a damaged capsule...which I view as a win. These ones don't taste quite so bad when I take them...because as it turns out, I do NOT like turmeric. *Please note that most of this review is copied to the review for the glucosamine chondroitin that I take as well due to having the same thing to say about both products.

Been using this for about a year now. It really seems to be high quality.

I have read many articles on the benefits of taking turmeric and one article in particular from a woman with severe back pain from horseback riding and the relief she got from turmeric with piperine. I have taken the turmeric for sometime and although I don't think it has relieved my back pain in any significant measure, I will continue to take it as I do think it might take a while for any noticeable relief and I also think that the turmeric itself is beneficial to my health in other ways. It might not be the cure for my particular back problems, but it certainly might be the cure to someone else's. Bottom line...going to keep taking it.

This product has improved my health. I struggled with severe bloating issues, and I had issues with IBS. Once I started taking this twice a day as recommended I started to notice that my bloating/IBS issue's went away. I will definitely purchase again.