Curcumin 95 + Bioperine® by LLS | High Strength Turmeric Curcumin Capsules containing 96.9% Curcuminoids and Black Pepper Extract | 500mg x 60 Veg Capsules | Made in UK Under GMP/BRC License

Very impressed with this product! I normally make fresh turmeric tea and in its absence these have brought down my aches in my ankles well.Will purchase again

It is a good price for the quality of product.

I have huge amounts of musculoskeletal pain caused by breast cancer treatments in 2007-9. I had a mastectomy with a lat-dorsi (back muscle) breast reconstruction, which has left my entire back out of balance, almost constantly in pain, and prone to going into spasm if I dare to do anything remotely normal, like sitting up with my back unsupported, driving, standing up (heaven forbid!), or trying to do the shopping even though I use the trolley as a support.On top of this, I have a complicated under-active thyroid process, raging fibromyalgia (much worse after chemo), and various old injuries (multiple whiplash, RSI to both wrists), recurrent calcium deposits on my supraspinatus tendons (both shoulders), hideous sinusitis pain, and impossible migraines with vomiting that would shame the girl in The Exorcist. 🤮 Obviously, a lot of this is caused by systemic inflammation. I can’t take NSAIDs, I’m delighted to say, because I’m happily allergic to them, as I am to vast swathes of pharmaceuticals.I have spent most of the past 12 years stuck in bed. I do try to get to a yoga class once a week, and when I do, that’s very helpful to my main pain areas of my upper, mid, and lower back, my neck, and also to the very bottom of my back on each side, where the hips meet the back, somewhere in the region of the SIs.Turmeric capsules or powder have done nothing noticeable, even when taken for years on end and in significant quantity - 4-8g a day, which in theory should have helped massively.My hips and neck have been waking me up in the night, every night, for at least the last 24 months, if not longer. I’ve had special fibromyalgia physio, which was bliss but the effects never even lasted the journey home from the hospital each time. I’m prescribed Oramorph, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t. I imagine it doesn’t always work simply because the inflammation isn’t being addressed, and that’s what perpetuates my pain.The first curcumin capsule I took had a very noticeable and positive impact on my hip pain. I’ve found that I’m better one x1 cap in the morning, and x1 in the evening, and you do need to take it with something with a decent fat content (full-fat milk, for example, or a teaspoon of olive oil, avocado oil, that sort of thing) or it simply will not be properly effective.Aside from my first bottle having one totally empty capsule in it (no loose powder, so a manufacturing issue), and it being a little bit more expensive than my slender means can comfortably cope with, it’s a great product and I’m very pleased with it. It doesn’t, however, state on the bottle the exact amounts of which specific curcuminoids are in it - yet if you look through the product questions, someone from Love Life has supplied them, so why aren’t they on the label or in the main product description?Because of those three factors, for my second bottle of curcumin, I’ve ordered a different company’s curcumin product - sorry, Love Life! The other company DOES list the different curcuminoids on the label, is 475mg instead of 500mg, but has 120 caps instead of 60, for much less than double the cost of Love Life’s product.I’m not sure how my pain levels will respond to a 50mg a day reduction in curcumin and its oids, but I will report back and update this review accordingly.Happy to talk to a Love Life rep if they see this and choose to comment on the empty capsule and the missing curcuminoids information :)

The supplements market is a bit of a minefield, but the blurb on these seemed good so I have been taking them for a while (several pots worth). Not long in a relative asked me if they made a difference (I have osteoarthritis due to injury in my big toe) and at the time I wasn't too sure, but several months down the line I can say that the occurrence of pain and its intensity is significantly reduced, so I would say try it, but don't expect results overnight. (I also take glucosamine daily for the same problem, I wouldn't be able to walk without it!) They do taste a bit of curry when you put them in your mouth, but once down they do not repeat or create indigestion (they shouldn't, turmeric is supposed to be good for the digestion, amongst so many other things) for me at least. One thing, take care when handling, I noticed that there was some staining on some fabric after handling them especially if there was any moisture or oil on my hands eg from moisturiser etc.

Two reviews, one quick, one slightly longer. I hate fake reviews on Amazon so now feel inclined to leave detailed ones so others can make informed choices.Quick review:I think these actually work- I’m as surprised as anyone. I’ve had two knee ops (and shoulder surgery 3 months ago) and suffer joint pain, stiffness and inflammation when I Exercise HIIT/running/cycling. Not exercising really isn’t an option for me. I’ve tried cheaper brands that are much less effective. These effectively allow me to work out every day without any lasting soreness or inflammation. Highly recommended and I’ll update the review should anything change!Slightly longer review:I’ve tried other brands and other tumeric variants. Regardless of who you go with, it’s important to go for one that has a curcumin 95 complex (this means you get 95% curcumin extract which is the active anti inflammatory ingredient in tumeric)This has 95% curcumin and also piperine (black pepper extract) these two seem to be essential combinations and are not exclusive to love life supplements.What is important is the lack of fillers, the quality brands leave out fillers whilst cheaper ones always have them. I’ve tried a few brands now, they all kind of work but I was still getting soreness and pain still in my knee and shoulder.This makes me wonder about the quality of the ingredients used in competitors products. I love a bargain as much as the next person and shop around as well as comparing all the brands, however this works, my knee and shoulder pain is reduced. I’m very impressed.One minor criticism is the small quantity (60 capsules) increase these for the same money and I’ll be loyal for life ;-)

I’m hoping they help but just had to say that they turned my hand orange while sorting them into my daily pills box - and it won’t all wash off!