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CURCUMIN
500
COX-2 Anti-Inflammatory
by TC
It's probably the most (only?)
memorable line from the consummate guy movie, Road House.
Sure, we get
it. It's stoicism in the face of harsh reality. It's a nice
philosophy to have if you're in a fight or you're getting
set to do twenty squats with a weight most mortals couldn't
even lift once.
But unfortunately,
pain does hurt, especially when you're lying in bed at night
trying to find the one position where you're not in agony,
find the one muscle or two that you neglected to beat the
tar out of during your last workout.
And ask anybody
whose got arthritic pain, or plain old undiagnosed joint
pain. Oh yeah, pain does hurt.
But BIOTEST wasn't exactly content with that. Given the
history of most pain relievers, we started looking for what
seemed paradoxical:
An effective
pain reliever that was actually good for you.
After looking
at practically every substance on the planet, the one thing
that kept showing up in the research, again and again, was
a compound called curcumin.
Derived from
the spice turmeric, curcumin is a hugely powerful anti-inflammatory
agent.
Modern science
has subjected curcumin to some rigorous testing for over
half a century. It appears that its effects are so diverse
that in addition to managing pain, the benefits affect practically
every organ system in the body!
COX-2 is the body's main enzyme responsible for the production
of pain and inflammation in muscle and joint tissue.
Curcumin has
not only been shown to be a powerful COX-2 inhibitor, but
it's also well tolerated, has no known serious side effects,
and it has a lot of healthy benefits, as well.
And here are the findings from laboratory studies, showing
the healthy benefits of curcumin:
Curcumin has been shown
to exhibit anti-aromatase properties.
Curcumin helps enhance
cardiovascular health.
Curcumin may reduce
body fat.
Curcumin has been shown
to support healthy cholesterol levels within a normal range.
Curcumin is a powerful
antioxidant.
So why haven't you heard of curcumin?
Maybe a better
question is, why aren't you using it?
Traditionally,
there's been a couple of problems with curcumin supplements
and the problems are common to most medically useful plant
products:
1. They rarely contain
a standardized formulation.
2. They typically have
low bioavailability rates.
Historically,
most curcumin formulations simply consisted of a ground
up concoction of the whole turmeric plant. As such, the
amount of curcumin in a typical dosage was wildly inconsistent
and low potency.
Furthermore,
as stated, curcumin generally has a poor bioavailability
rate. It's rapidly metabolized in the liver and in the intestinal
wall.
BIOTEST took 500 milligrams of pure curcumin (along with
40 mg of other curcuminoids) and combined it with 3.75 milligrams
of something called piperine.
Piperine is a
known inhibitor of hepatic and intestinal glucoronidation
that's been shown to increase the bioavailability of curcumin
up to 2000%!
The end result
is the most powerful curcumin formulation ever available.
Enter BIOTEST's
Curcumin 500, the first potent and fully natural pain reliever
that's also good for you.
If you're ailing from muscle pain, and all the massages
and heating compresses in the world haven't helped, take
1 or 2 capsules of Curcumin 500 twice a day, as need to
make the pain go away.
To derive all
the other health benefits associated with regular use of
curcumin, take 1 capsule a day.
 
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