27 August 2018

Pairing Turmeric with Black Pepper to increase our wellbeing

Benefits of Turmeric
Turmeric is a wellness powerhouse that supports digestion, cognitive health, joints and skin.This is primarily due to a potent antioxidant within turmeric known as curcumin. However, curcumin is not easily absorbed by our body and that is where black pepper can help.
Benefits of Black Pepper
Black pepper has a varied nutritional profile, containing magnesium, vitamin K, phosphorus, iron, calcium, fiber and small amounts of several other nutrients. Black pepper also has antioxidant and gastroprotective properties.
Pairing Turmeric with Black Pepper
A substance in black pepper known as piperine increases the bioavailability of turmeric. It does so by delaying the metabolic breakdown of turmeric compounds in the gut and liver to allow higher levels of those compounds to stay in the body for longer, thus increasing the amount of time our body has to absorb those compounds before they are eliminated from our body.

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