Add black pepper. It aids absorption.
“Add black pepper.”
I do! Pepperine!
There are some great versions of garam masala that are heavy on black pepper. I just started using the garam masala from Penzeys, and I like it bigly. If you get on Penzeys.com mailing list, you can get some great coupons, but you won’t like the politics. Bill Penzey is a dyed-in-the-wool liberal, so you’ll occasionally get some tough talk about global warming and other lib topics. Their spices are excellent, however, and reasonably priced.
Ginger and turmerones in addition to the pepper.. I actually take curcumin with turmmeric oil. I take Life Extension brand but I’m sure there are other good brands available.