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

I got this for my elderly mother who had debilitating pain in her hips and lower back due to osteoarthritis and osteoporosis. She doesn't like taking medication from the GP or hospital (so doesn't) because she is concerned about side-effects and doesn't want to take anything that makes her feels drowsy. She has tried several other natural remedies and supplements and all of them had no effect.So she's been taking this Pure Curcumin C3 Complex for approx 3 weeks now and it has made a significant difference to her and her quality of life.She had noticed that 1) The burning sensation she constantly had in her hip has totally disappeared and the inflammation has gone. 2) The pain in her hips reduced significantly enough for her to enjoy the things she could 7 or 8 months ago i.e. she can walk much better and further, she can sit comfortably in her chair in the evening, and she isn't waking due to pain whenever she turns over in bed. Because of the positive difference this product has made for her so far (and long may it continue), 3 other people we know have asked me to order some for them too. It's affordable (compared to many other supplements) and I would say it's definitely worth a go, and could work for you as well as it seems to work for my mum.So, so far - We love this product and highly recommend it.

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.

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

I developed swelling and pain in my right middle finger, with pain on the bones when pressed. Turned out to be arthritis. I'd seen a programme with Dr Michael Mosley about the benefits of turmeric, and the science seemed sound, with international interest in researching further. Emphasis was placed on curcumin and black pepper working together. I've been taking this product by LLS for a while, knowing that complementary and natural products - as opposed to drugs - can takea while before showing benefit. I'm now into my third month and had begun not noticing my finger on waking because it no longer hurt. I used to wake each morning and try to flex it and make a fist, but the finger would be so swollen and painful, it was quite depressing. But now my finger isn't red or looking like a swollen chipolata! I can make a fist and bend it with no pain whatsoever. It's practically back to looking as slim as my other fingers, just a little bigger on the joint bones, but no pain at all when squeezed. I put this down to the Curcumin 95 because I made a point of not changing my diet or taking any other new supplements, so that I could be sure, if I did obtain relief, that this would be the only new thing I'd introduced into my body. Because it's worked so well for me, I wouldn't hesitate to tell friends to give it a go if they suffer with arthritis, but with the caveat that they should persevere for a while before they might see results. It's very well worth it!