How much Curcumin to take?

Dear ailenroc,

In the book, "Anticancer a new way of life" by David Servan-Schreiber, he recommends obtaining organic turmeric powder, (ground turmeric root), and mixing 1/4 teaspoon with 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil and a generous pinch of black pepper. Add this to soups, and salad dressings. Servan-Schreiber beat brain cancer twice.

 I use it this way every day as does my daughter who was dx with TNBc. She puts it in her carrot juice. I just mix it in eggs or at the evening meal on my vegetables.

From the book...

"To be assimilated by the body, turmeric must be mixed with black pepper (not simply with peppers). ideally, it must be also dissolved in oil (olive oil, canola oil, or linseed oil, preferably). In store bought curry mixes, turmeric represents only 20% of the total."

Also...

"When researchers in Taiwan tried treating cancerous tumors with turmeric delivered in capsules, they discovered that it was poorly absorbed by the digestive system.In fact when it is not mixed with pepper-as it always has been in curry-turmeric does not pass the intestinal barrier. Pepper multiplies the body's absorption of turmeric by two thousand".

Taking turmeric powder will not really help much. Turmeric contains only around 3% curcumin. Also curcumin by itself is poorly absorbed. Curcuminoid an isomer of curcumin is the molecule that is actually beneficial. Needless to say if you are taking raw turmeric you need to take 100 grams to get 150 milligram equivalent of curcuminoid (the molecule that is actually effective when it comes to cancer - prevention and mitigation). Curcuminoid has no side effects if at all it has only positive side effects - it is proven to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, it lowers blood sugar levels naturally in diabetics, it detoxifies liver (particularly alcoholic fatty liver) and it is a potent anti inflammatory agent.
 
More on curcumin and cancer can be seen at www.turmeric-cancer.com In case if you have any queries you can email me at genmail2000@yahoo.com.