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UCLA study: Longvida form of curcumin sheds new light on pre-Alzheimer’s disease pathology

Tweet A study on a special formulation of curcumin called Longvida, which has just been published, has revealed new mechanisms of “pre-Alzheimer’s” disease pathology. It suggests possible ways to address a silent process that begins decades before memory loss (1). Read more…

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Berberine, the Next Superstar Part 2: An Old Dog with New Tricks

Tweet The human gut contains over a thousand different types of bacterial species, yet most of this population is accounted for by just forty different species. Animal models suggest that obesity is associated with specific types of these bacterial species. Read more…

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How diet affects our overall health: Interactions between food, nutrients, and the microbes in the gut – Part 1

Tweet The ancient physicians and philosophers were fond of saying “You are what you eat” or there were the prophetic words of Hippocrates “Let food be thy medicine”. These statements were held to be fundamental truths. Even though they had Read more…

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Is the intake of grapefruit juice linked to increased breast cancer risk?

Tweet The human body relies heavily on enzymes to perform all sorts of functions such as: the breakdown of various foods so that the nutrients can be absorbed, accelerating various chemical reactions which otherwise would be too slow for the Read more…

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Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me! Part 2: Bioavailability: What happens when the gatekeeper is knocked out senseless?

Tweet Not surprisingly, improving the bioavailability has turned out to be the holy grail in the halls of natural product research labs the world over. There are many ways to improve bioavailability, these can range from: incorporating compounds like curcumin Read more…

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An interesting tale of red meat, l-carnitine, and gut bacteria.

Tweet A recent paper published in Nature Medicine has sparked a major controversy. Emotions seem to be running high since one of the mainstream nutritional products, l-carnitine, has been implicated in causing atherosclerosis or formation of plaque in the blood Read more…

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Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for me! Part 1: Curcumin bioavailability: The need to compare apples with apples

TweetCurcumin is the largest of the three curcuminoid components present in the root of Curcuma longa. Curcumin is probably the most widely studied natural product on the planet, and has a multitude of health benefits. These range from improving heart, Read more…

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Lactobionic Acid: A New Strategy to the Calcium Conundrum

TweetCalcium is an important mineral for maintenance of bone health and for preventing the more serious condition called osteoporosis and the associated risk of vertebral, spine and wrist fractures especially in postmenopausal women. Recently, calcium has once again come under Read more…

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Exciting Evidence for the Effectiveness of a Highly Bioavailable Form of Curcumin (Longvida®) in Alzheimer’s Disease

TweetThere is considerable research in natural products and the prevention and reversal of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Curcumin, the active component of the spice turmeric, which is widely used in Asian cuisine has come under close scrutiny for its protective effects Read more…

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Is Curcumin an answer to Alzheimer’s Disease?

TweetEpidemiologists, researchers that look at populations and disease patterns have long remarked that the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease in India is significantly lower than in the US. One reason proposed for this huge difference may be because the Indian population Read more…

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