What are the Top Health Supplements?

15 top supplements for heart, brain, digestive and women's health

Heart health

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Turmeric

An anti-inflammatory and antioxidant with myriad therapeutic benefits, turmeric—more specifically, its active constituent curcumin—demonstrates potential heart-protecting qualities, although curcumin research to date has been limited to lab and animal studies.

How it works: Even without conclusive human trials, Pizzorno says “curcumin’s ability to stop inflammation suggests it may help prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.” Lucille agrees: “Curcumin stops platelets from clumping together, which improves circulation and may help protect against atherosclerosis.” Both experts recommend a daily curcumin dose between 1,000 and 2,000 mg.

Take note: Lucille says standard curcumin’s bioavailability is poor, so clinical trials have used large dosages (up to 12 grams daily) to get small amounts into the bloodstream. But high doses may make cost an issue. To combat this, she says, “new research is focusing on approaches to improve curcumin’s bioavailability, such as adding lecithin or piperine,” which is a pepper plant extract that increases absorption. Lucille also points to a product, BCM-95 Bioavailable Curcumin, that uses phospholipids and turmeric essential oils to boost absorption.

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