Solgar Full Spectrum Curcumin - 60 LiCaps - Superior Absorption - Brain, Joint & Immune Health - Non-GMO, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free - 60 Servings

This is The Kind. Highly activated by an encapsulation process. For me, this substitutes for NSAIDS for chronic aches and pains. It goes a long way to keep me comfortable with none of the risks of over-the-counter pain relievers. Give it a try. It's waaay more effective than ordinary turmeric or curcumin. Adding another comment today after an internal GI surgery for which oxycodone was prescribed as the post-op pain reliever, 10mg x up to 8 per day, PRN. I am taking this wonderful curcumin product rather than the oxy because the opioid constipates (bad news with this recovery) and leads quickly to addiction. I do not need either of those problems. With Solgar Curcumin, 1 tab, 4x per day, I have very tolerable pain. I can take it to zero easily with a small dose of RSO, a whole plant extract of cannabis, which is cheap and totally legal over the counter in WA. NSAID drugs and opiates, goodbye forever. I order this curcumin monthly now. However, I still have to have concern for bleeding because as I understand it, any pain reliever that controls inflammation (like curcumin and NSAIDS) may also promote bleeding. I am beyond that risk at this point.

Curcumin is known for 2 things, it helps with aches and pains and Dementia more specifically Alzheimers. Though not proven because FDA does not do clinical trials. I have heard from others it helps them. Also my U of M physician encourages the use of Turmeric. Curcumin is the main ingredient in Turmeric.It takes a couple months to get into your system, I have taken it for the 3rd month now. My old age aches and pains have diminished dramatically. I recently heard that Black peppercorns aid digestion of the curcumin. So I am taking 2-3 peppercorns with it. I have a finicky stomach and it has not bother me. I chose Solgar because of the Gel caps that are easier to take and digestion. Solgar takes great care with their products no additives and you get the strength they advertise.

Truly the best natural anti-inflammatory out there. I was creaking around until I found this miracle stuff. You only have to take one a day as opposed to so many with other brands. Edit: note three months down the trail: I still feel so much better with no inflammation of my joints, but I have what may be a problem: it is gelatin caps and something is making me super bloated. I finally traced it back to when I started taking these Solgars. The other brand, Gaia, I used before these is not in liquid form gelatin caps. Anyone else out there have this situation? I am thinking of going back to the Gaia because of this extended tummy problem!

My husband and I have been taking curcumin for several months now and have tried several different brands. I was excited to try this one because of the reviews and how it is supposed to be better absorbed. It works just as well as other, cheaper brands we have used, but I don't think it was any better. It's good, but I just don't think it was worth the extra $$ spent.

My husband is very fit and active but has joint point from a strenuous job. Sometimes he comes home in near tears and his whole body is throbbing. He was taking way too much motrin and obviously we were trying anything and everything to get away from that. We tried gelatins and osteo bi flex, krill and other joint supplements. None of which helped a whole lot. Some even made his discomfort worse. I made him try this and about 4 or 5 days in I noticed he was complaining less about his pain. He said he notices the difference immediately when he stops taking the curcumin. In conjunction with getting optimal D levels (crucial for many things) this has really helped him get some relief. I am trying to slowly incorporate this into my regimen. One side effect I have noticed personally is that it irritates my lower GI. I read that it can stimulate bile ducts/gallbladder and because I don't have a gallbladder and have an issue with excess bile I don't tolerate it great. For that reason, I try to take it with milk or yogurt and it balances out the irritative effects.

MY husband has been using cucumin extract almost daily for a couple years, mostly for his knee and back, and it helps tremendously. I used it occasionally for body aches or a headache, but now I try to take it often just because it has so many other benefits. I just read the other day about a small study in England that studied curcumin extract alongside chemo for cancer therapy, and they tentatively suggested the curcumin not only enhanced the success of chemo, but was actually more effective than chemo, when used on its own. Probably because it doesn't have toxic side effects. Curcumin has some inhibitory effect on cancer cells. I think it is great multi-purpose supplement, so even though it is a little pricey, it is actually probably fairly cost effective because you get so much bang for your buck- not just pain relief. We were using Jarrow formula plus a biopeperine extract with it, and taking it with food since it is fat soluble. My husband could definitely tell a difference when he used it (or forgot). Only thing is he still felt like he needed to take 4-6 of those capsules, usually twice a day if not more. I thought since this is so much more bioavailable, it is actually cheaper in the long run, so I gave it a try. MY husband raves about it, and says it definitely lasts longer. Plus you only have to take one capsule, not 6! My husband is definitely open minded about natural stuff and a healthy diet, but he is also skeptical about dramatic effects, so I know he is telling the truth about how much this works. Also I don't have to remind him to take it, which usually I do, so I know it works a ton if it motivates him to remember taking it! Highly recommend, and I am stocking up at this price- half of what my local store charges.

Excellent quality!

Terrific! I'd been experimenting with adding turmeric to my meals. In "pill" form, turmeric didn't seem to have any effect. It is FAT SOLUBLE, like many vitamins. However, during an intense period of moving house, I'd been adding the spice to my food and noticed an improvement to each day's physical recovery time. I soon ran out of meals to douse in this slightly bitter spice. I even put it in plain yogurt. (Don't bother.) At a local "natural" store, the clerk told me about the new WATER SOLUBLE form of turmeric in these capsules. Now I get the same help with stiffness and ache easily. I snapped up a jar and haven't stopped taking it for the last 11 months. I also purchased some for my Mom and a friend. They each report positive responses. It's not a western-medicine-quick-relief sensation, but a way to take the edge off of fibromyalgia stiffness and pending arthritis twinges. A great thing to add to your daily supplements.