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Curcumin is NOT the same as Turmeric and it dumbfounds me that so many companies selling turmeric supplements continue to propagate the confusion with their packaging. Nearly 50% of the top 50 sellers (by revenue) on Amazon use the term “Turmeric Curcumin..” in the title of their capsules.

There have been and continue to be many high-quality studies into the benefits of turmeric and curcumin on the brain and body. Scientists have tended to focus their research on curcumin, which is one of the curcuminoids found in turmeric and typically makes up 3-5% of the turmeric root. However, more studies need to be done around the other curcuminoids and the symbiotic role they play in their magic healing properties. Turmeric and its curcuminoids are a natural, powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant and current research is showing magical benefits to the brain and the body. As an anti-inflammatory scientists believe...

Natural turmeric is a root spice (from the ginger family) which when dried and ground into a powder becomes the pungent and magical ingredient which has been used for more than a thousands years for medicinal purposes, most notably in India. But how much turmeric should you take and can you have too much?

The health benefits of turmeric are becoming increasingly well known which has given rise to a vast range of turmeric based products that have flooded the market. But, which ones are any good and which ones are just jumping on the turmeric band wagon and offer little or no benefit at all.