06/04/2026
Turmeric and Curcumin…
It’s time to get rid of any curcumin and turmeric confusion and understand how this powerful botanical can be used for your benefit.
Most of us didn’t grow up knowing about curcumin. Perhaps you saw someone cooking with turmeric, but just considred it to be a nice spice. Today, even though these words show up all over social media, few people can explain what they are, and why they matter when it comes to your health. Unfortunately, not diving into this subject can leave you disappointed and feeling as if you don’t get what all the fuss is about. It’s time to get rid of any curcumin and turmeric confusion and understand how this powerful botanical can be used for your benefit. You might even find yourself explaining curcumin to your friends!
First Comes Turmeric
Without the turmeric plant, there would be no curcumin. Located in the rhizome (root) of the turmeric plant, an average turmeric rhizome is about 2-5% curcumin. Since curcumin is where the powerful benefits are found, it makes sense that merely cooking with turmeric will not provide the stellar health benefits that get people talking. Think of it this way—if you decided to take an unstandardized, turmeric powdered root product, you would have to take hundreds of capsules to get a clinically studied amount of curcumin.^ No one should be willing to go that direction!
So, Curcumin and Done?
Knowing that you want curcumin, and not just turmeric, you may think you have the answer. But, you still don’t have the complete picture. Curcumin products are not all the same. The key word is absorption. Plain curcumin doesn't absorb well in the gastrointestinal tract and isn’t retained in the bloodstream. Once again, you could be taking something that is not getting the job done. Who needs that? Everything is adding up to finding a curcumin product that is easily absorbed.
The Key to Absorption is the Turmeric Essential Oil and Turmerones.
Research has shown us that using a product that extracts curcumin from turmeric, and then blends it with turmerones from turmeric essential oil is the way to get the desired amount of curcumin absorption into the bloodstream. This delivery system has been in clinical trials at prestigious institutions—in fact, it’s a patented, enhanced absorption curcumin with turmeric essential oil used in over 85 groundbreaking, published studies. It’s called BCM-95® and is featured in all CuraMed® products from Terry Naturally,® providing superior support for a healthy inflammation response. It's up to 500 times stronger than turmeric.Researchers have also found that the curcumin in CuraMed supports liver, brain, heart, and immune health as well as protecting cells from oxidative stress and free radicals.
Now You Get It…
Now you can see why plain turmeric and unstandardized curcumin don’t accomplish much, but understanding and choosing the right curcumin product really can make a difference. Simply remember this: If you want the best curcumin—you want CuraMed.
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