Turmeric, curcumin and bioavailability

Bioavailability is essentially a measure of how easy it is for the human body to make use of a substance.  For example, refined sugar is one of the most bioavailable substances there is.  You eat it and it’s available to you in the form of energy pretty much straight away, so much so that you can experience a “sugar rush”.

At the other end of the scale, parents and pet owners will be well aware of the fact that both children and pets can swallow items that were never intended for them to be eaten and hence have zero bioavailability.  When this happens, you basically just have to hope that they pass through their bodies and come out the other end undigested, otherwise it’s a (potentially expensive) trip to the doctor or veterinarian.

While turmeric is definitely a legitimate foodstuff (for humans at least), it has low bioavailability.  In practical terms this means that most of the turmeric you eat will be wasted and pass through your body undigested.  Given turmeric’s many benefits, this is, of course, a great shame and so people, such as nutritionists and scientists have looked for ways to address this.  Basically, there are three possibilities. To get more information visit #best turmeric and curcumin supplement.