Turmeric

Dave Asprey, the godfather of biohacking, writes about it in his recent manifesto...

Turmeric has been a staple of Ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. Its primary active ingredient is curcumin, the chemical that gives it the distinctive yellow color. Curcumin is a potent antioxidant that has been clinically documented to reduce inflammation, inhibit the growth of tumor cells, and improve insulin resistance. In addition, scientists have discovered that turmeric contains some two dozen anti-inflammatory compounds. And since I’m both a biohacker and a chef, I love the flavor of ginger and turmeric. (p. 192)

Ben Greenfield, in Boundless, writes about how a gram of the stuff can imbue a much-needed cognitive comeback...

When I wake up with a fuzzy brain—which can happen after a late night out, too much alcohol, or a night of disrupted sleep—one of the first things I do is pop 1,000 mg of curcumin, the active component of the turmeric plant. Due to its potent anti-inflammatory effects, curcumin rapidly shuts down inflammation and mitigates the effect that a poor night of sleep has on the HPA axis (p.94)

Vs inflammation

Research has shown curcumin to be an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory compound that improves cognitive function in people with Alzheimer’s. It also enhances the uptake of amyloid-beta plaques by the cleanup crew of body’s phagocytic white blood cells, resulting in improved neuroprotection and reduced inflammation in the central nervous system. (p.141)

Sources

Pure Turmeric Extract

 

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Organic Turmeric by Health Ranger Store

 

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Downloadable Turmeric?

You may be interested in taking it as an infoceutical - a non-pharmacological, side-effect-free version of the supplement that takes advantage of the phenomenon of water memory - which is imprinted on water via quantum collocation and electromagnetism using this device...

IC Pad by Infopathy

 

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Infocueticals typically have 1/3 or half the effect of the actual medicine being imprinted. If you're skeptical of Infopathy that's understandable, it's a game-changing application of a little-known scientific phenomenon. But I'd urge you to evaluate the scientific evidence (presented in my biohacker review) that downloadable medicine is no longer science fiction...

Cofactors

Turmeric and CBD are a bioavailability dream team...

Turmeric plays a significant role here because the isolated curcuminoids (which are the active ingredients of a high-curcumin-containing turmeric plant) mix with the cannabinoids and terpenoids of CBD, causing their bioavailability to explode. When you take CBD with curcumin or turmeric high in curcumin, you can get five to ten times the effects that you otherwise would. (p.467)

Cannabidiols (CBD)

Category: Nootropic Ingredients

Usage

Unfortunately, curcumin is notorious for having poor bioavailability. Research suggests that curcumin concentrations in blood plasma, urine, and peripheral tissues are extremely low or nonexistent even when you take a high-dose supplement. This means that, while the curcumin is eliciting fantastic anti-inflammatory action in the gut, it isn’t having the same effect elsewhere—so unless all you’re trying to do is quell gastric inflammation, you need to read about these three ways to increase curcumin’s bioavailability. The first is to consume black pepper along with turmeric. It doesn’t take much black pepper—just one-twentieth of a teaspoon can significantly increase measurable blood levels of curcumin—but a quarter teaspoon of black pepper causes curcumin’s bioavailability to increase by 2,000 percent. The second way is to consume turmeric with a healthy fat source. When consumed with ghee, butter, coconut oil, or olive oil, curcumin bypasses liver processing and is thus less exposed to metabolic enzymes, allowing it to remain in a more absorbable free form. The third way is to heat turmeric. Curcumin becomes far more bioavailable when you heat it in a little warm oil in a sauté pan or sprinkle it into whatever dish you are sautéing. (p.463)