What Are the Benefits of Turmeric?

Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) is the most popular spice in Indian cuisine and a primary ingredient in curry powder. If you’ve ever seen the turmeric root, it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that it belongs to the ginger (Zingiberaceae) family.

Besides its culinary use in cooking to add color and as a preservative, turmeric has a long history of use in the Indian system of holistic medicine known as Ayurveda. This system uses mainly plant-based ingredients to promote health and wellness.

The purported benefits of turmeric include:

• Antioxidant support
• Healthy inflammation response
• Detoxification
• Joint health
• Skin health
• Support for healthy mood
• Recovery from exercise
• Circulatory health
• Support for energy and vitality
• Healthy aging

While that’s an impressive list of benefits, a single group of turmeric-based compounds has largely been the subject of much of the research investigating the turmeric health benefits…

Turmeric vs. Curcumin: What’s the Difference?

If you’ve ever seen turmeric, it has a very bright, distinct yellow color. The yellow-pigmented fraction comes from its curcuminoids. This is a group of compounds that are chemically related to its main ingredient, curcumin, which is the most abundant of the three curcuminoids found in turmeric.

So, the primary difference between turmeric vs. curcumin is that turmeric is the whole plant of which curcumin is a part… a very important part. In fact, while there’s a long list of turmeric health benefits, many of them have been attributed to curcumin, the powerful antioxidant polyphenol.

This distinction between turmeric vs. curcumin is important. While there are other potentially bioactive components of the turmeric plant—sugars, proteins, resins, and volatile oils—curcumin seems to play a large role in the health benefits of turmeric.

Why Take a Turmeric Supplement?

Due to the many benefits of turmeric, it’s no surprise that turmeric supplements have been among the three top-selling herbal supplements for several years running.

You may be wondering, though, if it’s possible to get all the curcumin you need from the turmeric you find on spice shelves in stores or even from fresh turmeric.

It’s a good thought, but you’d have to eat a WHOLE LOT of it… every single day.

Consider, for instance, that a typical amount of “standard” curcumin used in clinical research is 500mg, and dry turmeric powder is only about three percent curcumin by weight. That means to get 500 mg of curcumin, you’d have to consume over 16 GRAMS of turmeric powder, which equates to about 4 tsp!

If you’ve ever tried adding turmeric powder to recipes, a little bit goes a LONG way. It’s really powerful-tasting stuff. And four teaspoons a day is a WHOLE lot to try to stomach.

So, like we said, it’s no wonder that turmeric supplements are so popular. But there’s a big, important problem when it comes to getting the most out of curcumin…

The Important Feature You Should Look for in Turmeric Supplements

According to a study published in the Nutrition Journal, “The potential health benefits of curcumin are limited by its poor solubility, low absorption from the gut, rapid metabolism, and rapid systemic elimination.”

In simple terms, curcumin is not easily absorbed in the body. That big bioavailability issue limits the potential health benefits of turmeric.

The good news, though, is that curcumin’s poor bioavailability is nothing new. Researchers have known about this downfall since the 1970s. Ever since, researchers have avidly sought out enhancement strategies to unlock all the powerful benefits packaged within this ancient spice into a turmeric supplement.

Indeed, scientists have discovered a number of agents that, when combined with curcumin (as a “curcumin complex”) can enhance its bioavailability by addressing the very mechanisms that contribute to its poor bioavailability: poor absorption, rapid metabolism and rapid elimination.

While there have been some promising curcumin complexes developed, NONE of them excited us quite like this one…

What Makes Ageless Turmeric a Great Choice for a Turmeric Supplement?

The key lies in the novel, powerful UltraSOL Nutrient Delivery System. This system is a patented technology that combines a turmeric curcumin extract with natural antioxidants in a water-soluble carrier.

You see, powders like turmeric supplements typically “clump” when they’re combined with liquids, especially water. (And as you probably remember from high-school biology, your body is 60% water.) This “clumping” reduces functionality and reduces your ability to tap into all the amazing compounds in turmeric.

UltraSOL was specifically geared to address this problem—and more importantly to you, the difficult absorption with curcumin—by actually increasing the dispersibility of curcuminoids (which also tend to form clumps when dried), allowing for enhanced bioavailability.

In simple terms, the UltraSOL curcumin enhancement system solves the big absorption problem by significantly increasing solubility, preserving curcumin’s actions in the body. And that leads to vastly greater absorption than standard curcumin and even some other common curcumin complexes.

How much of a difference in absorption? Glad you asked…

According to a study published in the Nutrition Journal, researchers found that the UltraSOL Nutrient Delivery System resulted in 46 TIMES greater absorption compared to standard curcumin, 35 TIMES greater absorption than curcumin with essential oils of turmeric, and over 5 TIMES greater absorption compared to curcumin with phytosome technology.

Not only did UltraSOL lead to greater absorption, but it also resulted in levels of curcuminoids remaining elevated for longer periods compared to the other preparations. In other words, UltraSOL also lasted longer.

Considering the dramatic difference the UltraSOL Nutrient Delivery System makes in bioavailability, it’s only fitting that this breakthrough curcumin formulation be called CurcuWIN®.

Of course, you may be wondering about other curcumin complexes. Although CurcuWIN® hasn’t been compared head-to-head in a clinical setting with all the other curcumin complexes available, A recent review article published in the Journal of Integrative Medicine found that CurcuWIN® had the second highest relative bioavailability among a variety of common curcumin preparations.

In addition to providing support for the many health benefits of turmeric, the benefits of CurcuWIN® have also been documented in multiple published clinical studies. These studies have found CurcuWIN® supplementation can support healthy circulation and physical performance.

In addition to those clinically documented benefits, CurcuWIN® is a highly bioavailable form of curcumin, which provides support for the long list of health benefits associated with turmeric, including.

Of course, CurcuWIN® also provides support for the long list of health benefits of turmeric, including:

• Antioxidant support
• Healthy inflammation response
• Detoxification
• Joint health
• Skin health
• Mood support
• Recovery from exercise
• Circulatory health
• Support for energy and vitality
• Healthy aging

By itself, CurcuWIN® would be a winning formula. But it is paired with another ancient botanical in Ageless Turmeric: Ginger Extract.

Ginger, of course, hails from the same family as turmeric. In fact, if you’ve ever seen the two plants, they look an awful lot alike. And the similarities don’t stop there. Much like turmeric, ginger has been used for thousands of years as a natural herbal remedy. And just like turmeric, the benefits of ginger have been documented in dozens of research studies.

Ginger is found primarily in Indonesia, southern China, Taiwan, Cambodia, and India. It’s most often used to help ease feelings of physical discomfort, support digestive health, support healthy inflammation, and support metabolic health.

With its combination of the highly-bioavailable turmeric CurcuWIN® along with Ginger Extract, we truly believe Ageless Turmeric is the right turmeric supplement for you!

Ageless Turmeric Nutrition & Ingredients

• CurcuWIN® Turmeric Extract is a naturally sourced, clinically-studied turmeric curcuminoid extract that has been shown to be 46 times more bioavailable than standard curcumin. It also resulted in levels of curcumin remaining elevated for longer periods compared to the other preparations.

• Ginger Extract has been used for thousands of years as a natural herbal remedy for digestive health and physical comfort. And just like turmeric, the benefits of ginger have been documented in dozens of research studies.