Thorne Curcumin Phytosome-Sustained Release-(formerly Meriva)-500mg 120 Capsule

Curcumin Phytosome-Sustained Release-(formerly Meriva)-500mg-120-VegCap

Product Description

Thorne's Curcumin Phytosome, as Meriva, helps maintain a healthy inflammatory response throughout the body. Curcumin Phytosome - Sustained Release provides relief from occasional aches, joint stiffness, and muscle soreness.*

Used in Asia for thousands of years, curcumin is a potent antioxidant that offers multiple health benefits, including support of joint, liver, GI, eyes, and cardiovascular function.* Normally, however, curcumin is poorly absorbed in the bloodstream, whether it comes from food or nutritional supplements. Thorne's Curcumin Phytosome, as Meriva, is the most clinically studied curcumin on the market, is a unique curcumin extract with significantly better absorption than other curcumin extracts.* In fact, a human study demonstrated 29-times greater absorption than with ordinary curcumin.*

Curcumin is an antioxidant flavonoid that helps maintain the body's normal inflammatory response through optimization of cytokine production.* The superior curcumin absorption is attributable to a unique formula that contains three curcuminoids (95% curcuminoid material) and is based on Indena S.p.A.'s proprietary "phytosome" technology. A phytosome is a plant extract bound to a phospholipid (from sunflower oil). Phospholipids are essential components of all human cells; and although the body makes phospholipids, such as phosphatidylcholine and phosphatidylserine, phospholipids can also be obtained from food or nutritional supplements. When taken orally, phospholipids are very well absorbed. The proprietary phytosome technology utilized in Curcumin Phytosome attaches a curcumin extract to a phospholipid, which optimizes the curcumin's absorption.* Supplementation results in higher plasma concentrations of curcumin from a much smaller amount than with ordinary curcumin supplementation.*

Turmeric is widely studied for its health-promoting properties. It has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as Ayurvedic medicine, for more than 2,000 years. Curcumin is turmerics most active component and provides numerous health benefits, including support for joint function and mobility, liver and gut health, cardiovascular function. Curcumin is also a potent antioxidant.*

Curcumin Phytosome - Sustained Release contains 250 mg of curcumin phytosome complex per capsule.

Benefits of Thornes Curcumin Phytosome:

• Joint Stiffness and Muscle Soreness:
• Reduces joint stiffness*
• Promotes flexibility*
• Provide relief from minor aches and muscle soreness*
• Protects muscles against exercise stress and helps reduce delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)*
• May reduce muscle injury from training or exertion*
• Helps protect muscle tissue from the effects of chronological age*
• Healthy inflammatory response:
• Helps maintain a balanced inflammatory response throughout the body, including in the joints, muscles, GI tract, liver, brain, eyes, and nerves*
• Liver Support:
• Promotes healthy cholesterol metabolism and up-regulation of liver enzymes*
• Supports maintenance of normal blood sugar*
• Features of Thornes Curcumin Phytosome:
• The most clinically studied curcumin on the market with 29-times greater absorption than ordinary curcumin
• More than 30 clinical trials using Meriva the form of curcumin extract that Thorne uses

Suggested Usage: take 1-2 capsule two times daily or as directed by your healthcare professional. We recommend taking after a hard workout, or strenuous activity to reduce delayed onset muscle soreness. Due to the pureness of our ingredients, capsule colors may vary slightly.

Other Ingredients: High and low viscosity hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, Calcium Citrate, and Calcium Laurate (Time-Sorb++), Hypromellose (derived from cellulose) capsule, Leucine, Silicon Dioxide, Microcrystalline Cellulose.

Warnings: Keep out of reach of children. As with all dietary supplements, consult your healthcare professional before use. See product label for more information. ALLERGY WARNING This product is contraindicated in an individual with a history of hypersensitivity to any of its ingredients. PREGNANCY If pregnant, consult your health professional before using this product. INTERACTIONS Curcumin has been shown to reduce the therapeutic efficacy of cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) in animal studies. In vitro research revealed that curcumin decreased camptothecin-induced death of cultured breast cancer cells. Curcumin might also interfere with the absorption and efficacy of the chemotherapy drug irinotecan, used to treat colon cancer. The concurrent use of curcumin with these agents should be avoided.