True or false? Turmeric and curcumin are the same thing. If you said false, you are correct. Still, many consumers are confused. People talk about using turmeric as if it’s the answer to how to ...

As you probably already know, turmeric and curcumin are huge buzzwords in the nutrition community these days. Traditionally native to Southern Asia and India, turmeric is a root that has spread ...

Turmeric contains curcumin, a compound with medicinal benefits. People use it to help relieve pain and reduce inflammation. However, the curcumin in turmeric is difficult to absorb. The curcumin in ...

Inside the golden-yellow spice turmeric lurks a chemical deceiver: curcumin, a molecule that is widely touted as having medicinal activity, but which also gives false signals in drug screening tests.