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The Ultimate Guide to Astaxanthin

Nature’s Secret to Survival

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The Ultimate Guide to Astaxanthin

Nature’s Secret to Survival

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Did you know, flamingos are born with white feathers? They turn pink by eating crustaceans and algae which contain astaxanthin – a bright red pigment belonging to the carotenoid fami-ly. The flamingos’ liver enzymes break down the carotenoids into pink and orange molecules which colour the legs, bill and feathers, making them a more desirable mate.

Astaxanthin also provides the reddish flesh or outer shell colouring in marine life such as salmon, trout, prawns and krill. The common factor among all these creatures is that they eat the algae that make astaxanthin. Astaxanthin gives salmon the cellular energy they need to keep swimming upstream for hours on end!

The algae produce astaxanthin in response to stress such as excessive sunlight or a lack of water and nutrients. Astaxanthin protects the algae and allows it to overcome the crisis until conditions improve...it is a very successful survival mechanism!

While small quantities can be obtained from salmon, krill and shrimp, a more sustainable and concentrated Natural Astaxanthin is available as a nutritional supplement, harvested from the wonder algae H. pluvialis.

Natural Astaxanthin – Nature’s Secret to Survival

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How Does it Work?

Natural Astaxanthin is the most powerful natural antioxidant on the planet and it’s often called “the king of antioxidants” for this reason. Natural Astaxanthin has a unique molecular structure that gives it more power to protect cells from oxidation.

To help your body protect itself from excessive oxidation, called oxidative stress, Mother Nature provides many different antioxidants in various amounts in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and legumes. When your body needs to put up its best defense, especially true in today’s environment, antioxidants are vital to your health.

When you compare the antioxidant strength of Natural Astaxanthin to common super foods, astaxanthin’s power outshines.

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Oxidation and free radicals explained

An apple slice turns brown. Fish becomes rancid. The metal on a car eventually rusts. All of these result from a natural process called oxidation. It happens to all cells in nature, including the ones in your body.

Oxidation is a natural process that’s going on in your cells 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days of every year. Oxidation is a normal part of life, however when we subject our bodies to extra stresses such as poor diet, lack of sleep, smoking or even rigorous exercise, we produce an excess of the molecules that cause oxidation to occur.

These destructive little molecules are called free radicals. They are basically unstable molecules that set off a chain reaction that can damage DNA or other cellular structures.

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How Does Natural Astaxanthin Match Up to Other Antioxidants?

Astaxanthin easily outperforms other well-known antioxidants, such as vitamin C, vitamin E, resveratrol, Co-Q10, green tea and virtually all of the other antioxidants. Astaxanthin is truly remarkable, it is:

Singlet Oxygen Free radical Quenching Comparison. Nishida, et at, 2007

• 6000x stronger than vitamin C

• 800x stronger than COQ10

• 550x stronger than green tea catechins

• 75x stronger than alpha-lipoic acid

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Health Benefits of Natural Astaxanthin

Natural Astaxanthin is your best defense to stay healthy and active for longer.

• Supports cellular energy production

• Supports muscle and joint recovery after exercise

• Supports skin protection from harmful UV sunlight

• Supports anti-aging effects by cellular antioxidant protection

• Supports immune repair mechanisms

• Supports eye health and visual acuity

• Supports healthy cardiovascular function

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Do I Need to Take an Antioxidant?

Astaxanthin has a number of special properties that make it the best choice for combating oxidative stress to cells brought about by lifestyle and ageing.

Natural Astaxanthin is simply a superior antioxidant

Astaxanthin NEVER becomes a pro-oxidant!

Astaxanthin eliminates more free radicals and reactive oxygen species than any other antioxidant.

Astaxanthin delivers antioxidant protection to the skin, joints, arteries and every organ within the human body.

Astaxanthin binds with muscle tissue and integrates into outer cell membranes.

Astaxanthin crosses the blood-retinal barrier to protect the delicate structures of the eyes.

Astaxanthin crosses the blood-brain barrier to bring direct antioxidant benefits and protection to the brain and spinal cord.

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Dosage recommendations:

Amount per day

General Antioxidant coverage

Cardiovascular support

4 – 6 mg

12 mg

Muscle endurance

Skin protection

Joint health

8 – 12 mg

4 – 6 mg

6 – 8 mg

Health Need

Safety Profile

Astaxanthin has been evaluated in multiple studies to determine its potential for adverse effects and toxicity. Evidence strongly indicates that astaxanthin has a high safety profile, even in high doses. Astaxanthin has been extensively tested by Pharmaceutical giant Hoffman La Roche and no acute toxicity was found. In animal models, astaxanthin showed no harmful effects.

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Moving is one of the most important things we can do to keep ourselves healthy. Sadly, for some people movement becomes more difficult as the tendons and ligaments which support the joints become scarred and fixed - leading to stiffness and joint immobility.

Scientific studies have shown that the fluid sur-rounding stiff joints contains massive amounts of damaging free radicals. Normal joints don’t con-tain these free radicals.

As the strongest natural antioxidant in the world, astaxanthin helps to stamp out free radicals to support joint comfort and flexibility.

Astaxanthin is the natural way to support joint mobility.

Stiff or tired joints? Natural relief is within your reach.

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Astaxanthin and Heart Health

It’s well known that astaxanthin’s antioxidant properties are heart healthy. Astaxanthin works to support heart health in a number of ways.

Astaxanthin also promotes cardiovascular health by supporting normal blood pressure and blood flow.

In both human and animal studies, astaxanthin has been shown to support normal cholesterol and triglyceride balance.

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Take Astaxanthin Daily for Beautiful Skin

Most of us want to maintain youthful, beautiful skin as we age. Unfortunately exposure to the UV rays in sunlight causes damage and ages our skin. Sunlight generates massive amounts of free radicals which damage skin by destroying the underlying skin structures, resulting in wrinkles, discolorations, sagging and other signs of ageing.

The good news is daily intake of Natural Astaxan-thin actually protects the skin from sun damage and premature ageing. Not only does astaxanthin protect the skin, it can also help reverse the signs of premature skin ageing. No other product on the market makes that promise... and actually delivers.

In one study, participants were exposed to synthetic sunlight to find out how long it took for their skin to show signs of inflammation and burning.

Next, they took 4mg of astaxanthin every day for four weeks. When the participants were re-ex-posed to the light, the amount of time needed to cause a burn was dramatically increased (almost twice as long).

Moreover, astaxanthin was shown to protect the skin from both UVA and UVB-induced oxidative and DNA damage.

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Does it Really Work?

A number of studies have investigated the effects of astaxanthin on the skin and, as expected, the results were very impressive. In a pioneering study in Japan in 2002, 49 middle aged women were given 4mg astaxanthin per day or a placebo.

The results showed that the women taking astax-anthin found a number of significant improvements in the condition of their skin compared to those taking the placebo. In just four weeks, they re-corded increases in moisture levels, a reduction in the appearance of wrinkles and improved elasticity.

In 2006, another study confirmed strong improve-ments in multiple factors including dryness, mois-ture content, roughness and elasticity.

Astaxanthin is highly recommended as part of the daily beauty regime in Japan and other Asian countries. One of the reasons for this is that astaxanthin helps prevent malanogenesis; the process where melanocytes (skin pigment cells) produce melanin. These cells are responsible for the formation of skin discolorations, also known as “age-spots.”

Astaxanthin is highly prized in Japan and other Asian countries for this effect, which results in a more even, lighter skin tone.

Astaxanthin improves skin pigmentation

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Compared to other antioxidants and carotenoids, Natural Astaxanthin has many advantages when it comes to eye health. Not only is it a Super Anti-oxidant, it also crosses the blood-retina barrier to provide direct benefits and protection to one of the most sensitive organs in the body.

Individuals who spend time staring at computer screens suffer eye-strain, eye fatigue, blurring and double vision. Clinical studies show that partici-pants taking astaxanthin experience support for visual acuity (clearness of sight) and depth percep-tion in addition to quicker recovery from fatigue.

More serious visual problems occur when the retina and macula become damaged due to free radical damage from light exposure, especially when the eye isn’t protected by a sufficient level of antioxidants including astaxanthin. While other parts of the body can be repaired, the very delicate retina does not recover easily from damage.

Astaxanthin helps to protect the very sensitive area of the visual system by absorbing free radicals and helping prevent free radical damage to the eye. Thereby, helping preserve the gift of sight.

Astaxanthin for Healthy VisionMultiple clinical studies have shown very impressive results with astaxanthin providing support for eye-strain, fatigue, blurring and double vision.

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Better Endurance and Faster Recovery with Astaxanthin.

When it comes to endurance and quick recovery time, Natural Astaxanthin provides unparalleled benefits to both athletes and anyone who is looking for greater energy in their daily activities. Natural Astaxanthin helps to increase stamina and endurance and also reduces fatigue. The recovery time from muscle stiffness and strain related to over activity is also minimized by astaxanthin’s unique antioxidant activity.

In one research study; forty men between the ages of 17 and 19 were given 4 mg of astaxanthin for six months. When comparing the initial strength and endurance test results to the measurements at the end of the trial, the results were a dramatic 62% higher.

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Similar results were found when astaxanthin was given to a group of elite cyclists. After 28 days of taking astaxanthin, the group had a significant improvement in time trial performance over a 20km distance and also increased their power output. Astaxanthin has also been shown to help reduce muscle damage in elite young soccer players. Quite extraordinary!

This is just another example of how the power-ful antioxidant properties of astaxanthin provide benefits to each and every part of the human body, including our muscles.

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The actual mechanism involves an enhanced ability to support healthy antibody production. In scientific studies, it was found that astaxanthin consistently produced better results than any other carotenoid when it came to immune system support.

Want to truly experience the benefits of Astaxanthin in your life? We want to know when you feel more healthy and energised.

Astaxanthin’s many beneficial properties also sup-port a healthy immune system. Other carotenoids like lutein and beta-carotene support immunity as well, but none do so to the same extent as Natural Astaxanthin.

In the past, the immune-supporting capabilities of typical carotenoids were thought to be related to their high levels of vitamin A, but astaxanthin doesn’t contain this nutrient nor is it a pro-vitamin A precursor.

Natural Astaxanthin is your best defense to stay healthy and active for longer.

Healthy Immune System

“As a powerful antioxidant agent, Natural Astaxanthin provides numerous health benefits with-out any negative side effects. While Natural Astaxanthin can be obtained from your diet, thera-peutic and consistent levels can only be obtained by choosing the perfect, all Natural Astaxan-thin supplements from AstaSupreme.”

Dr Robert Corish, M.D., Medical Director for AstaSupreme

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