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Hi Adam
You have grrrreat tips in these posts.
Just few tips more - not to forget: curcumin needs to be taken with fat and black pepper for example since it's better absorbed than without these ingredients. And prefer folate (methyltetrahydrofolate- MTHF) instead of folic acid, as well as methylcobalamin (B12) instead of cyanocobalamin. These forms works much better in your body.
And CRON-O-meter is ffffantastic.

If you want to read about churchmen here are some good scientific articles:
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/disease/alz ... se?ed=5655
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Adam, here is an article about curcumin. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596544/
"Curcumin, the King of Spices": Epigenetic Regulatory Mechanisms in the Prevention of Cancer, Neurological, and Inflammatory Diseases"
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jolicoeur wrote:Hi Adam
You have grrrreat tips in these posts.
Just few tips more - not to forget: curcumin needs to be taken with fat and black pepper for example since it's better absorbed than without these ingredients. And prefer folate (methyltetrahydrofolate- MTHF) instead of folic acid, as well as methylcobalamin (B12) instead of cyanocobalamin. These forms works much better in your body.
And CRON-O-meter is ffffantastic.

If you want to read about churchmen here are some good scientific articles:
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/disease/alz ... se?ed=5655
Correction here for churchmen= curcumin


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jolicoeur, just an FYI. It's easy to edit your original post. Just click the icon that looks like a pen at the top right.
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Adam,
Great questions! I see you have received a well of information here:)
I agree with everyone that is wise to check your blood or serum levels of certain vitamins and nutrients ( VitD- ask for D25(OH)D, magnesium, VitB12, iron ) before supplementing it.
Curcummin is an awesome compand. It is a potent free radical scavenger with amazing inflammation balancing properties. It is the most active ingredient found in turmeric. If you exercise a lot it may reduce those muscle aches and pains! Great supplement to have it in your medicine/ supplement cabinet.
Oh do not forget to stay hydrated with good quality water.

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