Are you taking an over the counter supplement called Curcumin?

"We’ve known for some time that when Indians use turmeric or curcumin to cook, they commonly add black pepper. In fact, research has shown that you need to add a black pepper extract to curcumin to allow the gut to absorb the substance."

Dr Chris Centano discusses in his blog -- "How a Bad Study Can Teach You the Right Way to Take Curcumin"
http://www.regenexx.com/bad-study-can-teach-right-way-take-curcumin/

University professors sometimes do silly things, like spend loads of money on a study with a bad design. However, reviewing one such experiment this morning, that was recently reported by the BBC, on how curcumin can reduce DNA methylation will help you understand the right and the wrong way to take...