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Re: Curcumin
I wish I could figure out whether the curcumin with Bioperine (Sabinsa C3 Complex) or liposomal curcumin (Meriva*) is better absorbed. I'm currently taking the C3 Complex (500 mg 3x/day), but when I run out, I may switch to the liposomal formulation. I just haven't done enough research to convince myself that one is better than the other. (Note: I'm not taking curcumin for cancer. It turns out that curcumin, like tobacco, is a mild MAOA-I. Together with nicotine lozenges, it is helping me to give up cigarettes.)
This is the pancreatic cancer trial that used 8 g/day:
http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.or.../4491.abstract
There's more information on the various trials at the MSKCC website:
http://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/herb/turmeric
And this lady has been been keeping her myeloma at bay for quite some time with curcumin:
http://margaret.healthblogs.org/
Her site has a ton of information, all in one place. I have it on my list for reading, but I'm not quite there yet.
Edited to add: *Meriva is not liposomal curcumin. It is curcumin phytosome, which allegedly has even better absorption.
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12/27/11 Radiation - 6 weeks; 2/27/2012 - DONE! Yayyyy!
2/29/12 Start Tamoxifen 20 mg/day; continue until 2/28/17
5/16/12 Start five-years Metformin trial
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8/21/12 Brain MRI NED (head still hurts, brain still fogged)
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