Curcumin is brilliant on paper… but with cheaper brands and delivery methods it is traditionally poor when it enters the body.

 

Absorption has always been the limiting factor.

 

With this product, Strom have done something different.

 

By binding curcumin to L-Carnitine in a co-crystal structure, they’ve improved solubility and uptake. That means more of what you’re swallowing actually gets used.

 

You’re getting 420mg of active curcuminoids per capsule, which is firmly within the clinically relevant range.

 

Very, very smart approach to combatting severe inflammation.

 

Who it’s for:

 

Lifters training heavy and managing joint stress

Runners putting in the volume

Hyrox / CrossFit athletes

Anyone 30 plus that’s noticing aches and pains creeping in

People wanting long-term inflammatory support

 

What it does:

 

Supports healthy inflammatory response

Aids joint comfort and mobility

Assists recovery between sessions

Helps manage cumulative training stress

 

Curcuminoids work by modulating inflammatory signalling pathways in the body, including NF-kB and cytokine activity.

 

How I’d use it:

 

1 capsule daily with a meal containing some dietary fat.

 

During higher volume or heavier training phases, I’d run this consistently rather than sporadically. Joint support works best when it’s proactive, not reactive.

 

It can stack well alongside:

Omega-3

Collagen

Magnesium

 

The Science:

 

Efficacy of turmeric extracts and curcumin for alleviating the symptoms of joint arthritis

 

Study: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials assessing turmeric extracts and curcumin for arthritis symptoms (pain and function).

 

Journal of Medicinal Food, 2016

 

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27533649/

 

Across the included trials, curcumin and turmeric extracts showed meaningful improvements in arthritis symptoms, particularly pain and function. For a product like Strom Co-Crystal Curcumin, this supports the real-world use case, joint comfort and mobility support, especially when training volume or age-related stiffness starts creeping in.

 

Improving the dissolution rate and bioavailability of curcumin via co-crystallisation

 

Study: Experimental work creating and testing a curcumin + L-carnitine co-crystal (CUR-L-CN), measuring dissolution speed and pharmacokinetic markers versus standard curcumin.

 

Pharmaceutics, 2024

 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11053631/

 

The co-crystal form showed a much faster dissolution rate and substantially higher oral absorption markers (higher Cmax and AUC) compared with standard curcumin in pharmacokinetic testing. That’s the whole point of Strom’s approach: not just ‘more curcumin’, but a smarter delivery system that helps more of it actually get into circulation.