However, adding black pepper can help. Research supports that combining the piperine in black pepper with the curcumin in turmeric enhances curcumin absorption by up to 2,000% (2, 7, 8).

Plus, black pepper helps your body absorb the immune-supporting nutrients in turmeric, and it adds a little kick to these shots.

The black pepper, though. It is harvested by hand on a family farm in Thirunelly, an inland village in Kerala, the southwestern state that is one of the world’s lushest and most startlingly ...