Longvida would be a good option.
That's definitely what had me leaning towards longvida as the best option. However, with its much higher cost, I wanted to get others opinions before ordering it.
Bear In mind I am only speculating. You could try a cheaper option first and if that doesnt work, make your way to something a little pricier. Longvida is just curcumin in a lipid complex
Maybe I'll try the meriva extract first since it's about half the cost of longvida. Cheaper options definitely appeal. I'm just not sure which extract would stack best with the lavender extract (silexan) I'm already taking to reduce anxiety. Lavender is working great for anxiety (through its action as a 5-ht1a receptor agonist) but it doesn't seem to do anything for the slight depression I have. I figured curcumin might compliment this nicely since it's been shown to help with that and inflammation. But the studies I saw showed only curcumoids being detected in the bloodstream for every extract except longvida, for which curcumin itself was detected. If curcumin (and not curcuminoids) is the only thing that can cross the blood brain barrier, then it seems like longvida would be the only one that would work for both slight depression and inflammation. I don't know, it gets so confusing reading all these studies and I just don't have the background or intelligence to interpret it all.
As far as I understand Meriva contains a mixture of curcuminoids of which 75% is curcumin.Maybe I'll try the meriva extract first since it's about half the cost of longvida. Cheaper options definitely appeal. I'm just not sure which extract would stack best with the lavender extract (silexan) I'm already taking to reduce anxiety. Lavender is working great for anxiety (through its action as a 5-ht1a receptor agonist) but it doesn't seem to do anything for the slight depression I have. I figured curcumin might compliment this nicely since it's been shown to help with that and inflammation. But the studies I saw showed only curcumoids being detected in the bloodstream for every extract except longvida, for which curcumin itself was detected. If curcumin (and not curcuminoids) is the only thing that can cross the blood brain barrier, then it seems like longvida would be the only one that would work for both slight depression and inflammation. I don't know, it gets so confusing reading all these studies and I just don't have the background or intelligence to interpret it all.
I guess that's the main question I've been having about the non-longvida curcumin extracts. Longvida has evidence that it reaches the brain, the others don't have irrefutable proof but I haven't seen anything conclusive that they don't either. I guess that's where I get into anecdotal evidence from people that have used the various extracts.
Mervida is a good option as it is complexed with phosphatidylcholine to improve bioavailibility however curcumin also has good data with piperine which should be cheaper.Maybe I'll try the meriva extract first since it's about half the cost of longvida. Cheaper options definitely appeal. I'm just not sure which extract would stack best with the lavender extract (silexan) I'm already taking to reduce anxiety. Lavender is working great for anxiety (through its action as a 5-ht1a receptor agonist) but it doesn't seem to do anything for the slight depression I have. I figured curcumin might compliment this nicely since it's been shown to help with that and inflammation. But the studies I saw showed only curcumoids being detected in the bloodstream for every extract except longvida, for which curcumin itself was detected. If curcumin (and not curcuminoids) is the only thing that can cross the blood brain barrier, then it seems like longvida would be the only one that would work for both slight depression and inflammation. I don't know, it gets so confusing reading all these studies and I just don't have the background or intelligence to interpret it all.
Has it been shown to cross the blood brain barrier (to also help with mild anxity and depression) or would pretty much any extract do that? Longvida is the only one I know of with proof.
On price/absorption i think the others come out ahead
Depends how you look at it. If you're rich, you can megadose, and the data on theracumin shows that bioavailability increases substantially with dose (the opposite is true for other forms). So at some point, it's also the bet bang for your buck...it just depends how serious you are about taking curcumin lolOn price/absorption i think the others come out ahead
It should cross. Curcumin doesn't have an issue, it's the conjugated forms that may not make it (more of an issue with meriva)
With absorption enhancers, the dose needed is reduced (mg not g).
