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Turmeric Curcumin Complex with Black Pepper Extract - 755mg per Capsule, 180 Veg. Caps - Contains Piperine (for Superior Absorption and Tumeric Bio-Availability) and 95% Standardized Curcuminoids
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Brand | VitaBreeze |
Age Range (Description) | Adult |
Diet Type | Vegetarian |
Material Feature | Vegetarian, Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) Free, Gluten Free |
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- Best Value - 50% More Potent And 50% More Capsules - Get 180 Vegetarian Capsules per bottle, that's a 6 month supply! You'll struggle to find a similar product that provides a potent 755mg strength per capsule with Turmeric Curcumin and black pepper extract for enhanced absorption and bio-availability.
- Extremely Potent, Superior Absorption - VitaBreeze has 750mg of Turmeric Curcumin, with 5mg of black pepper extract, which is needed for superior absorption. Most competitors only have 500mg per capsule and many don't contain black pepper. Beware of supplements that don't contain standardized Curcumin and piperine. Start with the best, try VitaBreeze today.
- Well Researched - Turmeric is one of the most studied herbs today, with the National Institute of Health cataloguing thousands of published studies conducted on its various components. Historically used in Ayurveda, modern day scientists continue to find this ancient spice fascinating.
- No GMOs, Binders, Fillers, Preservatives - Our Turmeric Curcumin supplement is completely pure and clean. There are no GMOs, artificial ingredients, fillers, binders, preservatives or stearates in our supplement. It is also free of soy, gluten, dairy, egg, shellfish, corn, wheat, and peanuts. We only include what you need - a potent 755mg of Turmeric Curcumin with black pepper extract for superior absorption.
- Tested For Purity & Potency - We're committed to ensuring that every product meets stringent quality control procedures for purity and potency. Our products are manufactured in an inspected facility following strict GMP guidelines to ensure the highest quality and most balanced products for our consumers. Get your bottle today, while stocks last.
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Why Not Start with a Highly Potent and Trusted Turmeric Curcumin Supplement Today?
Turmeric is a natural ingredient that has been used for centuries in Ayurvedic practices for a whole range of purposes.
The VitaBreeze Turmeric Curcumin supplement is a powerful formula made from a strategic blend of natural ingredients. It is specifically designed to help support the body's natural internal systems..
Support your health by using one of the most scientifically researched ingredients that nature has to offer.
Give Your Body Only What it Needs
Many dietary supplements contain ingredients from nature, but then combine them with nasty chemical ingredients for manufacturing purposes. Scientists warn us that consuming these additives on a regular basis may be harmful to our bodies long term.
At VitaBreeze, we believe in keeping our supplements as clean and pure as possible in order to let your body do what it needs to do, without chemical interference.
That is why our Turmeric Curcumin supplement contains:
- NO Artificial Ingredients
- NO Fillers
- NO Binders
- NO Preservatives
- NO Stearates
- NO Silicone Dioxide or Titanium Dioxide
- NO Genetically Modified Ingredients (GMOS)
Formulated to Give You the Best
+ Super Strength Formula - Get an industry-leading 750mg of premium quality turmeric curcumin in every capsule. Our powerful formula includes black pepper extract and curcumin standardized to 95% curcuminoids to provide an optimum blend.
+ Superior Value - Each bottle contains 180 capsules, allowing for up to 6 months supply. With a more potent formula AND more capsules per bottle, you can't get better value!
+ Superior Absorption - We use black pepper extract, which has been clinically studied to dramatically enhance your body's absorption of Curcumin. This allows your body to absorb more and get the most out of the turmeric curcumin.
+ Easy to Swallow Veggie Capsules - Who says we have to struggle with big pills or tablets? Forget about getting that lump stuck in your throat with our small, easy to swallow capsules. Our gelatin free capsules make it easy to get your daily dose.
+ Clean & Pure - Contains no GMOs, artificial ingredients, fillers, binders, preservatives or stearates. It is also FREE OF soy, gluten, dairy, egg, corn, wheat, and peanuts
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Each capsule of VitaBreeze Turmeric Curcumin gives you 750mg of turmeric curcumin for optimal balance.
Each bottle contains 180 vegetarian capsules, providing up to 6 months supply.
All VitaBreeze supplements are blended in a state-of-the-art facility following strict quality control measures.
We use only the highest-quality ingredients for our consumers.
We truly stand behind our products, but understand that each individual has unique needs.
If you're not satisfied with your purchase for any reason, neither are we. You are our top priority.
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 4.2 x 2.2 x 2.2 inches; 9.59 ounces
- Date First Available : March 27, 2014
- Manufacturer : VitaBreeze
- ASIN : B00JA4TLTI
- Best Sellers Rank: #34,615 in Health & Household (See Top 100 in Health & Household)
- #152 in Turmeric Herbal Supplements
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ingredients | 750mg Turmeric Curcumin Complex with 95% root extract (Curcuma Longa standardized to 95% curcuminoids), 5mg Black Pepper Extract (Piper Nigrum [fruit] standardized to contain 95% Piperine). | — | Turmeric Curcumin Complex, Astragalus, Ginger, Black Pepper Extract. Other Ingredients: Sunflower Oil and/or Rice Bran Oil, Gelatin, Vegetable Glycerin, Sunflower Lecithin and/or Soy Lecithin, Yellow Beeswax, Calcium Carbonate, Yellow Iron Oxide (Color). | Turmeric Curcumin and Black Pepper Ectract | organic turmeric root (curcuma longa) 1500 mg, Turmeric Extract 625 mg, Organic Triphala Powder 30 mg, Bioperine (Black Pepper Extract) 10 mg |
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750mg Turmeric Curcumin Complex with 95% root extract (Curcuma Longa standardized to 95% curcuminoids), 5mg Black Pepper Extract (Piper Nigrum [fruit] standardized to contain 95% Piperine).
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Clinical Trials
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Also Search: [...]
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center In Huston
Turmeric Search: [...]
Please note that this website is purely for information purpose. Although FDA has approved curcumin as “generally regarded as safe (GRAS)”, none of these claims have been approved by the FDA. Although 40 different clinical trials have been completed, most of the evidence about the activity of curcumin is still based on preclinical studies.
turmeric An East Indian plant that is a member of the ginger family and is used as a spice and food color. The underground stems are used in some cultures to treat certain stomach problems.
The substance in turmeric that gives it a yellow color (curcumin) is being studied in the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, cystic fibrosis and psoriasis. The scientific name is Curcuma longa. Also called Indian saffron and jiang huang.
Turmeric Search: [...]
Completed clinical trials with Curcumin
The Most Clinical Studied Herb of all Herbs in the world
Disease Dose/Frequency Patients
Phase 1 2000 mg/day 10
Phase-I 500-12,000 mg/day x 90 days 25
Phase 1 500-12,000 mg/day 24
Rheumatoid arthritis 1,200 mg/day x 14 days 18
Postoperative inflammation 500 mg/day; 3 x/day x 5 days 46
External cancerous lesions 1% ointment x several months 62
Cardiovascular 500 mg/day x 7 days 10
Atherosclerosis 10 mg; 2 x/day x 28 days 12
HIV 625 mg; 4 x/day x 56 days 40
Gall bladder function 20 mg, single dose (2h) 12
Gall bladder function 20-80 mg, single dose (2h) 12
Chronic anterior uveitis 375 mg; 3 x/day x 84 days 32
Idiopathic Inflamm Orbital pseudotumors 375 mg; 3 x/day x 180-660 days 8
Psoriasis 1% curcumin gel 40
Psoriasis 4.5 g/day x 84 days 18
Colorectal cancer 36-180 mg/day x 120 days 15
Colorectal cancer 500-3700 mg/day x 120 days 15
Irritable bowel syndrome 72-144 mg/day x 56 days 207
Liver metastasis of CRC 500-3700 mg/day x 7 days 12
Colorectal cancer 500-3700 mg/day x 7 days 12
Cadaveric renal transplantation 480 mg; x 1-2/day x 30 days 43
Tropical pancreatitis 500 mg/day x 42 days 20
Ulcerative proctitis 550 mg; x 2-3/day x 60 days 5
Crohn's disease 360 mg; x 3/day x 30 days 5
Ulcerative colitis 2000 mg/day x 180 days 89
Familial adenomatous polyposis 480 mg; x 3/day x 180 days 5
Cognitive function - 1010
Prostatic intra-epithelial neoplasia (PIN) - 24
Helicobacter pylori infection 300 mg/day x 7 days 25
Goel A, Kunnumakkara AB, Aggarwal BB. Curcumin as "Curecumin": from kitchen to clinic.
Biochem Pharmacol. 2008 Feb 15;75(4):787-809.
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Ongoing clinical trials with Curcumin
Disease Study Type/Design Patients # Trial Site
Colorectal cancer, ACF Phase-I, Randomized - Rockefeller University Hospital
Colon cancer, ACF Phase-III, Randomized 100 Tel-Aviv Sourasky Med. Center
Colorectal cancer, ACF Phase-II, Non-randomized 48 University of Illinois, Chicago
FAP Phase-II, Randomized 68 University of Pennsylvania
FAP Phase-II, Non-randomized - Johns Hopkins University
Aberrant crypt foci Prevention, Randomized 60 Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Pancreatic cancer Phase-II, Non-randomized 45 Rambam Medical Center, Haifa
Pancreatic cancer Phase-II, Non-randomized 50 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Pharmacokinetics Treatment, Non-randomized 6 Massachusetts General Hospital
Myelodysplactic syndrome Phase-II 30 Univ. Massachusetts, Worcester
Alzheimer's disease Phase-II, Randomized 33 Univ. of California Los Angeles
Alzheimer's disease Phase-I & II, Randomized7 30 Chinese University of HK
Multiple myeloma Randomized 30 M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Myelodysplastic syndrome Phase-I & II, Non-randomized 50 Hadassah Medical Organization
Psoriasis Phase II, Non-randomized - University of Pennsylvania
Epilepsy Phase 1 ? AIIMS, Delhi, India (Gupta YK)
Advanced HNSCC Phase II (1-8 g/day; 56 days) 40 Himalyan Institute Med. Sci.
HNSCC Phase II/III DBRPC 300 AIIMS, Delhi
Cervical cancer (Stage IIb, IIIb) Phase II/III DBRPC 100 AIIMS, Delhi
Oral premalignant lesions Phase II/III DBRPC 90 Tata Memorial Cancer Ctr
Oral premalignant lesions Phase II/III DBRPC 96 Amrita Institute, Kerala
Oral leukoplakia Phase II (curcumin gel) 100 Reg. cancer center, Kerala
Gall bladder cancer Phase II (2-8 g/day) 60 BHU, varanasi
Pancreatic cancer Phase II (8 g/day) 40 Kyoto University
PSC Phase I (8 g/day) 20 Amsterdam Medical Ctr.
Ulcerative colitis Phase I (8 g/day) 20 Amsterdam Medical Ctr.
Barretts Metaplasia Phase I (8 g/day) 20 Amsterdam Medical Ctr.
MGUS Phase I (3.4 g/day) St. George Hospital, Sydney
Goel A, Kunnumakkara AB, Aggarwal BB. Curcumin as "Curecumin": from kitchen to clinic.
Biochem Pharmacol. 2008 Feb 15;75(4):787-809.
Prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases by curcumin
Aggarwal et al, in Micronutrients and Brain Health (ed. by Packer L, Helmut Sies H, Eggersdorfer M, and Enrique Cadenas E, CRC, Press, 2008)
Introduction
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Although science has led to remarkable additions to our repertoire of drugs, it is estimated that 80% of the World population cannot afford the current treatment for their diseases. For many modern medicines their benefits are outweighed by their toxic side effects. Thus treatments that are safer, more effective, and cheaper are needed. The mechanisms of action of traditional medicines are shrouded in mystery, even though they have been used for thousand of years: neither the active components nor their molecular targets have been very well identified. Curcumin, a yellow component of turmeric or curry powder, however, is an exception. Almost 2000 papers have been published on the subject. Its mechanism of action can be compared to inhibitors of cyclooxygenase-2 (Celebrex), HER2 (Herceptin), TNF (Enbrel, Humira, Remicade), EGFR (Erbitux and Iressa), and vascular endothelial cell growth factor (Avastin), all of which have been approved for human use by the FDA. There is one big difference, however: curcumin as a single agent can down regulate every one of these targets, making it more likely to be effective against the targeted disease. Thus curcumin regulates multiple targets (multitargeted therapy) and is inexpensive. Centuries of use as a dietary agent have demonstrated its safety; as an added reassurance, human clinical trials of curcumin have shown it to be safe. For further proof of concept, please follow the journey on this website.
Curcumin is an active component of turmeric (Curcuma longa), used as a spice and as an Ayurvedic medicine for centuries on the Indian subcontinent. Curcumin has been shown to suppress carcinogenesis of the skin, liver, lung, colon, stomach, and breast. It has also been shown to inhibit the proliferation of a wide variety of tumor cells in culture and promote apoptosis through Bid cleavage, cytochrome C release, caspase-9 activation and then caspase-3 activation. Curcumin has been shown to lower blood cholesterol, promote wound healing, prevent skin wrinkling, inhibit inflammation, suppress rheumatoid arthritis, and inhibit human immunodeficiency virus replication. Curcumin mediates this wide variety of therapeutic effects through the regulation of the transcription factors nuclear factor-kappa B and activator protein, suppression of IκBα kinase and c-jun N-terminal kinase, and inhibition of expression of cyclooxygenase 2, cyclinD1, adhesion molecules, matrix metalloproteases, inducible nitric oxide synthase, HER2, epithelial growth factor receptor, bcl-2, bcl-xl, and tumor necrosis factor. Pharmacologically, curcumin is quite safe, and doses as high as 8 g/day have been administered orally to humans with no side effects. Numerous therapeutic activities as outlined above, its pharmacological safety and its color qualifies curcumin as “Indian solid gold"
What is Curcumin?
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CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that curcumin is well tolerated and our preliminary results suggest biologic activity in pancreatic cancer.
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curcumin in tumeric
Turmeric Adds Spice to Your Health
By Cancerwise Blogger on January 31, 2011 9:57 AM | Comments (5)
By Lana Maciel, MD Anderson Staff Writer
One of the keys to tumor suppression could possibly lie in the Indian spice turmeric. Often used in curry dishes, it is commonly known as "Indian solid gold" for its proven health benefits.
Various scientific studies have shown that the yellow compound in turmeric, curcumin, contains potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. These can inhibit tumor cell growth and suppress enzymes that activate carcinogens.
In fact, a small Phase II study at MD Anderson in 2008 indicated that in patients with pancreatic cancer, daily dosage of curcumin without chemotherapy helped slow tumor growth in some patients and reduced the size of a tumor in one patient.
Bharat Aggarwal, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Experimental Therapeutics, continues to conduct and analyze a number of studies that focus on the effects of curcumin on cancer. He says he believes it is effective on all forms of the disease due to its suppression of angiogenesis (blood vessel growth) of tumor cells.
"No cancer has been found, to my knowledge, which is not affected by curcumin," Aggarwal says. "The reason curcumin is so effective against cancer is that it hits not just a single target or cell signaling pathway but dozens of targets implicated in cancer."
In addition to these scientific findings, the cancer rate in South Asia makes an even stronger case for the cancer-fighting benefits of turmeric. It is used regularly in culinary dishes of this region.
"The incidence of the top four cancers in the United States-- colon, breast, prostate and lung -- is 10 times lower in India," Aggarwal says.
Incorporate turmeric into your daily diet
Used as a primary ingredient in many Indian, Persian, Thai and Malay dishes, turmeric pairs well with garlic, citrus, coriander and cumin. You, too, can reap the benefits of this spice by using it in your daily cooking.
For starters, try the following recipe, courtesy of Aggarwal, as a great side dish for a healthy curried chicken dish.
Vegetables With Turmeric
Ingredients:
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• ¼ teaspoon red chili powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ½ teaspoon coriander powder
• ½ teaspoon pomegranate seeds
• ½ teaspoon mango powder
• Sliced vegetables such as potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, etc.
• Sliced onions, ginger and tomatoes
Directions:
1. In a small bowl, mix together salt, turmeric, red chili, cumin and coriander powders.
2. On a stovetop, heat the olive oil in a pan. First roast onions and ginger and then add vegetables and spice mix together in the pan and stir until vegetables are coated in spices.
3. Allow vegetables to simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Turn off the heat, sprinkle with sliced tomatoes, pomegranate seeds and mango powder and enjoy.
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• Cancer Prevention,
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Lola | January 31, 2011 11:31 AM | Reply
The percentage of the active compound curcumin in tumeric is quite low. Curcumin has extremely limited bioavailability-- given the low amount of the active compound curcumin in tumeric, why would eating it be healthful?
No scientist who actually understands statistics would confuse correlation with causality per statement "In addition to these scientific findings, the cancer rate in South Asia makes an even stronger case for the cancer-fighting benefits of turmeric. It is used regularly in culinary dishes of this region.
"The incidence of the top four cancers in the United States-- colon, breast, prostate and lung -- is 10 times lower in India," Aggarwal says."
For interesting reading on curcumin for cancer, please see: [...] | February 2, 2011 4:27 PM | Reply
I've been taking curcumin capsules for more than 3 years, hoping to make a difference in the growth of my non-small cell lung cancer with bone metastases. The fact that I'm alive 4 years after diagnosis should suggest that something is helping; in addition I am walking 4 to 5 km (2 1/2 to 3 miles) a day, in less than an hour.
Turmeric itself seems to contain an anti-fatigue factor, which was a totally unexpected benefit in the early days when I started swallowing a teaspoonful twice a day. Suddenly I had plenty of energy and could do things again. I've had the same reports from people with systemic mastocytosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other diseases. For some people it makes no difference, but no harm trying it!
When it was time for me to get a new bottle of the supplement, I chose this Vita-Breeze brand. Why? Well I kind of pride myself on being a good "quality & value finder". The VitaBreeze brand of Turmeric Curcumin: (1) contains more active ingredient for the dollar than most other competitors, (2) it's standardized to a very high degree of active ingredient, (3) it include the ingredient "piperine" which increases digestive absorption something like 10 times over!, (4) has been produced and inspected under GMP quality assurance standards, and finally (5) has more pills / milligrams per bottle, for the dollar, than most other competitors (AKA: VitaBreeze was the best value that I could find, by far).
BTW, I shared this info with the tennis pro who had introduced me to Turmeric originally. She has since switched over to this brand! Thanks for reading my review.
Jon G.
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