Curcumin Supplement Absorption Tips
The best way to absorb curcumin supplements
Curcumin has many potential benefits, but its poor absorption is often a pity. Today I will describe in detail how to promote the absorption of curcumin supplements, hoping to help you fully absorb its effects.
1. With fatty foods
Curcumin is a fat-soluble substance, which can be taken with fat to significantly improve absorption. In your daily diet, you can choose foods rich in healthy fats, such as nuts, eat in moderation every day, almonds, walnuts, etc.; olive oil is also good, use it as an oil when cooking, and cold dishes are also suitable; fish is rich in unsaturated fats, like salmon, eaten several times a week, which not only helps curcumin absorption, but also is more healthy. Eating such fatty foods with curcumin supplements is like opening the door to absorption.
Second, choose the appropriate dosage form
Curcumin supplements have various dosage forms, and the absorption of different dosage forms is different. Micellar dosage forms wrap curcumin in a special structure to make it more soluble in water, thereby improving absorption efficiency; liposome dosage forms simulate the structure of human cell membranes and wrap curcumin in it to enhance its stability and absorption; nanoparticle dosage forms, due to their small particle size, can increase the contact surface with the intestine and greatly promote absorption. When purchasing, give priority to such dosage forms that are conducive to absorption.
3. Reasonable matching of piperine
Piperine, stored in black pepper, can inhibit the metabolism of curcumin in the intestines, prolong its retention time in the body, and then improve absorption. When taking curcumin supplements, you can add a small amount of black pepper. For example, when adding curcumin supplements to cooking dishes, sprinkle a little black pepper to not only season but also help absorption. But pay attention to the dosage to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort caused by too much black pepper.
4. Follow the correct taking time
Taking time has a great impact on curcumin absorption. It is recommended to take it with meals. At this time, the gastrointestinal digestion activity is strong, the food stimulates the secretion of bile, the bile can emulsify fat, and curcumin and fat are taken together, which is easier to dissolve and absorb. Especially at dinner, the food digestion time is long, which can provide a better environment for curcumin absorption. Do not take it on an empty stomach, otherwise the absorption effect will be greatly reduced.
According to the above method, starting from the aspects of food matching, dosage form selection, adding auxiliary ingredients and grasping the time of taking can effectively improve the absorption of curcumin supplements, so that they can better play a positive role in health.
