How Much TURMERIC To Use And The Most Effective Way To Take It.

Photo courtesy of www.freedigitalphotos.net

It seems that everybody is giving different advice these days on how much turmeric to use, and in what form and how often. So what is the most effective amount to use and the best way to take it?

I am sure you are aware of the potential of this amazing herb, primarily in helping to fight cancer. It has also been shown to protect the heart, lower cholesterol and help prevent degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's.

Turmeric is not absorbed well into the body in sufficient amounts on its own, so a multi supplement is the best route to take.

How much turmeric to use is a question best answered in two parts. First the amount and then the delivery method. You can get supplements with over 600mg, but this is a waste of time and money as they normally have no special coating on them to protect them from the stomach acid.

If you make sure you are getting at least a standardized 95% pure curcumin extract at around 50mg a day, preferably with other synergetic ingredients, then that is all you need. Curcumin is the active ingredient in turmeric.

With regards to delivery it is important that the supplement has a natural enteric coating allowing it to pass through the stomach and into the upper intestine where all the benefits are realized. Most on the market today just have a cheap coating and so very little, if any, will reach the bloodstream.

As well as the question how much turmeric to use, you should ask how to take it too. For example, if combined with piperine, from black pepper, its absorption rate increases by up to 2000%!

So you can see that it is not the high dosage that is of importance here, but what turmeric is combined with and the coating, and when these ingredients are put together they create synergy, which means you get the direct benefits of each nutrient and the benefits from their interaction with each other.

So now you know how much turmeric to use, what's stopping you from including this amazing nutrient and others in your daily routine! (By Ric Hawkins)

If you would like to learn more about the synergistic supplements which he personally takes, including turmeric, visit www.natural-supplements-site.info and http://www.articlesbase.com/supplements-and-vitamins-articles/how-much-turmeric-to-use-and-the-most-effective-way-to-take-it-805339.html