by: Radhia Gleis

It is estimated that up to 114 million people in this country are suffering from hyper-immune symptoms. Autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, celiac disease, thyroid disease and the many other hard-to-classify syndromes such as fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome, have become rampant in the twenty-first century.

Inflammation is the number one immune symptom of any of these immune conditions. So I am excited to now be able to recommend the latest supplement, hot off the press, Liposomal Curcumin by NuMedica.

For thousands of years Eastern medicine has used curcumin (the major component of turmeric) for a wide range of health benefits, but only in recent times has its biological action been understood. Now there is a wealth of scientific data from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Library of Medicine’s PubMed or MEDLINE database that yields thousands of scientific articles about turmeric’s active ingredient curcumin which has powerful anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and antioxidant properties.

Curcumin is proven safe and without adverse effects, even at doses up to 8,000 milligram per day. Anti-oxidization, the elimination of toxins, immune system support and maintenance of healthy cholesterol and anti-aging effects are just some of the many effects attributed to curcumin. The challenge with curcumin is its absorbability or bio-availability. The uniqueness of Liposomal Curcumin is it’s liposomal form. Liposomes are bilayer (double-layer), liquid-filled bubbles made from phospholipids. Researchers discovered that these spheres could be filled with nutrients and used to protect and deliver these agents into the body and even into specific cells. The cell membranes that surround each of the cells in the human body have nearly identical bilayer structure. The liposome attaches itself to the phospholipid on your cell and delivers the nutrient directly into the cell. We now have a curcumin that can optimally attach these autoimmune disorders!

Radhia Gleis, PhD, Med, CCN, is a certified Clinical Nutritionist/Holistic Practitioner, Wellness Director for Martins Compounding & Wellness Pharmacies with three locations in the Austin area. Contact Radhia@cpdwellness.com