Turmeric is widely studied for its health-promoting properties. It has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, as well as Ayurvedic medicine, for more than 2,000 years. Curcumin is turmeric’s most active component and provides numerous health benefits, including support for joint function and mobility, liver and gut health, cardiovascular function. Curcumin is also a potent antioxidant.* 

Because curcumin supports a healthy inflammatory response it is beneficial for anyone experiencing the bodily discomforts of life.* Curcumin can provide relief for overused muscles and joints.* In addition, maintaining a healthy inflammatory response is essential to healthy joints, muscles, brain, eyes, and blood lipids.* 

Thorne’s Curcumin Phytosome, as Meriva, is the most clinically-studied curcumin on the market and, as a phytosome complex it provides superior absorption over other curcumin extracts. A human study demonstrated 29-times greater absorption of Meriva than ordinary curcumin. 

Benefits of Thorne’s Curcumin Phytosome: 

Joint Stiffness and Muscle Soreness:

• Reduces joint stiffness*
• Promotes flexibility*
• Provide relief from minor aches and muscle soreness*
• Protects muscles against exercise stress and helps reduce delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)*
• May reduce muscle injury from training or exertion*
• Helps protect muscle tissue from the effects of chronological age*

Healthy inflammatory response:

• Helps maintain a balanced inflammatory response throughout the body, including in the joints, muscles, GI tract, liver, brain, eyes, and nerves*

Liver Support:

• Promotes healthy cholesterol metabolism and up-regulation of liver enzymes*
• Supports maintenance of normal blood sugar*

Features of Thorne’s Curcumin Phytosome: 

• The most clinically studied curcumin on the market with 29-times greater absorption than ordinary curcumin
• More than 30 clinical trials using Meriva – the form of curcumin extract that Thorne uses

Because an athlete needs to know that his or her supplements are trustworthy and compliant, every batch of an NSF Certified for Sport® product is tested for compliance with label claims and to ensure the absence of more than 200 substances banned by many major athletic organizations, including stimulants, narcotics, steroids, diuretics, beta-2 agonists, and masking agents.

Boswellia Phytosome is boswellia extract that has been chemically bound to phospholipids to increase its absorption. Casperome® – its trade name – has been clinically studied to determine its ability to provide a healthy balance of inflammatory cytokines, which are the chemical messengers that control the responses of the immune system. These studies have shown that Boswellia phytosome supports a healthy inflammatory response in the respiratory tract and the GI tract, as well as in the joints, muscles, and tendons.* Boswellia phytosome also helps balance the cerebral inflammatory response to protect brain tissue.*

Boswellia phytosome provides superior absorption compared to non-complexed boswellia.* In fact, plasma levels of boswellic acids were 3-7 times higher for the phytosome preparation depending on which boswellic acid was analyzed.* The phytosome preparation also produced tissue levels from 3-35 times higher.* Thorne's Boswellia Phytosome contains a full spectrum of boswellic acids.

Phytoprofen can minimize post-operative or post-injury bruising and swelling, in addition to helping prevent connective tissue breakdown.* It contains a blend of Ayurvedic herbs – ginger, Boswellia, and curcumin – which together support a healthy cytokine balance in the body.* Phytoprofen also contains bromelain, a protein-digesting enzyme complex derived from pineapple that studies have shown will reduce bruising after injury.* Supplementation with bromelain following a blunt injury to the musculoskeletal system can reduce swelling and tenderness.* Phytoprofen can be used to promote healing after injury or surgery.*

The primary constituents of Thorne's Grape Seed Extract are oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs). OPCs have strong free-radical scavenging (antioxidant) ability, resulting in inhibition of oxidative damage and protection of blood vessels and other tissues.* OPCs have been shown to protect vascular endothelial cells from oxidative damage and appear to strengthen the resistance of cell membranes to injury and impairment.* OPCs also can bind copper and iron, thereby reducing their oxidative effects.* Grape Seed Extract contains Leucoselect Phytosome®, which have demonstrated in studies to reduce the oxidation of LDL-cholesterol in heavy smokers, and decrease oxidative stress in diabetics and in healthy individuals after a fatty meal.*

Evidence suggests OPCs enhance the cross-linkage of collagen in skin and other connective tissues.* OPCs have also been shown to decrease capillary permeability, which can be manifest as decreased bruising.* For example, clinical studies demonstrate reduced swelling and improved resolution of sports injuries in athletes who were given OPCs prior to a sporting event.*

A clinical study of 10 healthy volunteers analyzing the effect of OPC supplementation on biomarkers of oxidative stress found significantly increased levels of the antioxidant alpha-tocopherol in red blood cell membranes.*

In a randomized human trial, young healthy volunteers received 300 mg of Leucoselect phytosome daily or a placebo. Antioxidant activity was measured at multiple time-points during days one and five. Within 30 minutes after administration on day one, the antioxidant activity measured by "total radical-trapping antioxidant parameter" (TRAP) was significantly elevated compared to placebo.*

Many of our formulas contain Pycnogenol®, a patented extract of French maritime pine bark. Decades of studies on Pycnogenol® have helped validate its powerful anti-aging properties — but we also offer this unique plant extract as a stand-alone supplement.

Benefits at a Glance:

• Helps your body fight the normal aging process
• Supports vascular health and healthy circulation
• Helps inhibit inflammatory factors
• Provides powerful antioxidant protection
• Helps maintain already-healthy glucose levels

More facts about Pycnogenol®

Pycnogenol contains procyanidins, flavonoids, and other beneficial compounds that help your body fight back against the normal aging process through the mechanisms listed above.

Vascular health and circulation

Pycnogenol® supports endothelial health, arterial health, and healthy circulation by helping to inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokine molecules. It also encourages nitric oxide synthesis to promote vasodilation and healthy blood flow, and reduces oxidative stress that can affect the delicate endothelial cells that line artery walls.

Antioxidant and blood sugar support

Now available as a single-nutrient supplement