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"Amazingly, carotenoids express a preference for protecting a particular type of membrane. astaxanthin, lutein, and zeaxanthin protect the eyes; lycopene protects the prostate; beta-cryptoxanthin protects joints; and carotenes protect DNA. astaxanthin and lycopene are most protective against radiation from ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB). Following are some highlights from the scientific literature about the benefits of carotenoid supplements: • Xanthophyll carotenoids, vitamins C and E can delay onset of macular degeneration and cataracts." - Vincent Giampapa, Ronald Pero, and Marcia Zimmerman, The Anti-Aging Solution: 5 Simple Steps to Looking and Feeling Young (Get the book.)

"In species such as salmon and shrimp, astaxanthin is considered essential to normal growth and survival and has been attributed vitaminlike properties. We're just beginning to understand its potential in human health, but there's every reason to believe it's really good for you. Lobsters are large crustaceans. They have hard shells and ten legs, two of which have developed into pincers. Although considered a gourmet food today, lobsters were so plentiful in the nineteenth century that they were used as bait for fish or even as fertilizer in the fields." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why (Get the book.)

"In a lab dish, astaxanthin inhibited 5 alpha reductase by 98% and worked synergisti-cally with saw palmetto berry to inhibit prostate cancer cell growth. [Journal Herb Pharmacotherapy 5: 17-26, 2005] A scientific review finds that saw palmetto berry extract is comparable with the drug finasteride in the treatment of prostatitis in regard to symptoms and urinary-flow improvement and has a lower rate of sexual dysfunction. Furthermore, long-term use decreases the progression of pre-cancerous cells in the prostate." - Bill Sardi, You Don't Have to be Afraid of Cancer Anymore (Get the book.)

"You could take astaxanthin, which is another powerful antiinflammatory nutrient from the natural world. If you eat a lot of high-antioxidant fruits, you will have a great reduction in joint pain. If you take glucosamine and condroitin sulfate, engage in physical exercise, get plenty of water and stop drinking coffee and soft drinks and other things that can create uric acid in your system, your joint pain will tend to vanish quite rapidly. The sheeple are engaged in slow suicide On the other hand, the herd is not doing that." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.)

"In the same way you match paint to color chips at paint stores, salmon farmers can choose the color they want the salmon to be from a chart made by Hoffmann-La Roche, the company that makes synthetic astaxanthin and canthaxanthin. The intensity of color on the Hoffman-La Roche SalmoFan ranges from #20 (pale salmon pink) to #34 (bright orange-red). Focus group tests show that customers prefer the natural color of wild salmon (#33 on the SalmoFan) by a ratio of 2 to 1, equate that color with quality, and say they are willing to pay more for it." - Marion Nestle, What to Eat (Get the book.)

"Without the help of supplemental astaxanthin, the flesh of farmed salmon would look similar in color to that of halibut. While there appears to be no harm with as-taxanthin, there does appear to be some risk with using the synthetic carotene canthaxan-thin, as this compound was linked to retinal damage in people taking it as a sunless tanning pill. Although no government has banned can-thaxanthin from fish feed, most salmon growers are now using astaxanthin instead." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.)

"After 4 days of astaxanthin administration, immune dysfunction induced by stress improved. In this same study, cancer cells were injected and effects of tumor development and metastatic lesions were evaluated in response to induced stress. Daily administration of astaxanthin for 14 days markedly attenuated the promotion of hepatic metastasis induced by stress. The scientists stated that the results of this study suggest that the antioxidant, astaxanthin, improves antitumor immune responses by inhibiting lipid peroxidation induced by stress (Kurihara et al. 2002)." - The Life Extension Editorial Staff, Disease Prevention and Treatment (Get the book.)

"Astaxanthin, algal source? to 10 mg Note: The doses are appropriate for full-range carotenoid supplementation. Higher doses may be needed if individual carotenoids are selected for therapy. Vitamin E Vitamin E is unquestionably the best-known antioxidant and is the principal protective agent found in cellular membranes. Natural vitamin E is a combination of eight related compounds, each with slightly different activity. These include four tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma, and delta) and four tocotrienols, also designated by the Greek letters." - Vincent Giampapa, Ronald Pero, and Marcia Zimmerman, The Anti-Aging Solution: 5 Simple Steps to Looking and Feeling Young (Get the book.) "Carotenoids protect against free radicals. • astaxanthin and lycopene are more protective against UV radiation than beta-carotene. • High serum levels of lycopene may play a role in the early prevention of atherosclerosis. • Supplemental beta-cryptoxanthin and zinc reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. • Curcumin from turmeric scavenges nitric oxide, thus reducing inflammation and protecting against cancer. Daily Prescription tor Carotenoid Supplementation Key: milligrams = mg, micrograms = meg, international units = IU 1. Mixed natural carotenoids?" - Vincent Giampapa, Ronald Pero, and Marcia Zimmerman, The Anti-Aging Solution: 5 Simple Steps to Looking and Feeling Young (Get the book.)

"Scientists investigated the effects of an antioxidant called astaxanthin in stress-induced, immune suppression in mice. When exposed to stress, the number of natural killer (NK) and other immune cells was reduced and an increase in liver lipid peroxidation was observed. After 4 days of astaxanthin administration, immune dysfunction induced by stress improved. In this same study, cancer cells were injected and effects of tumor development and metastatic lesions were evaluated in response to induced stress." - The Life Extension Editorial Staff, Disease Prevention and Treatment (Get the book.) "Daily administration of astaxanthin for 14 days markedly attenuated the promotion of hepatic metastasis induced by stress. The scientists stated that the results of this study suggest that the antioxidant, astaxanthin, improves antitumor immune responses by inhibiting lipid peroxidation induced by stress (Kurihara et al. 2002). Despite these studies indicating that supplements confer a significant anticancer benefit, there are certain supplements that cancer patients might consider avoiding, at least during active treatment." - The Life Extension Editorial Staff, Disease Prevention and Treatment (Get the book.)

"The pinkish color of a salmon and the reddish hue of a lobster come from astaxanthin — a natural protector against the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. Since skin cancer has been linked to sunburns, it makes sense to protect yourself as much as possible. When mice were fed astaxanthin in their diets, then exposed to ultraviolet radiation — similar to the rays of the sun — their skin was less damaged than mice that weren't fed the antioxidant. An added bonus of eating lots of fatty fish is healthier looking skin. If your skin is dry and rough, it could be a sign that you need more oil." - the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing, Eat and Heal (Foods That Can Prevent or Cure Many Common Ailments) (Get the book.) "In addition, researchers have found that omega-3 can slow the growth of cancers — the exact opposite of what they found for omega-6, which can help cancers grow. But astaxanthin does even more. Studies show it can protect you from skin cancer, too. The pinkish color of a salmon and the reddish hue of a lobster come from astaxanthin — a natural protector against the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. Since skin cancer has been linked to sunburns, it makes sense to protect yourself as much as possible." - the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing, Eat and Heal (Foods That Can Prevent or Cure Many Common Ailments) (Get the book.) "The antioxidant powers of fatty fish come from a substance called astaxanthin. This antioxidant hunts down and destroys free radicals that might damage cells in your body. When animals with lymphoma, a type of cancer, were given fish oil and the amino acid arginine, they lived longer and had longer periods without the disease than animals who were not treated. In addition, researchers have found that omega-3 can slow the growth of cancers — the exact opposite of what they found for omega-6, which can help cancers grow. But astaxanthin does even more." - the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing, Eat and Heal (Foods That Can Prevent or Cure Many Common Ailments) (Get the book.)

"The only two well researched carotenoid antioxidants that never become pro-oxidants are astaxanthin and zeaxanthin. So if you smoke, be sure to take Spirulina for its natural beta-carotene and zeaxanthin carotenoid antioxidants, take a natural astaxanthin supplement and take some Vitamin C as well.) One of the largest studies to determine the relationship between beta-carotene and cancers is the ten-year study at Harvard Medical School involving 22,000 physicians. An interim report concentrated on 333 of the doctors who were showing signs of coronary artery disease when the study began." - Kelly J Moorhead, Spirulina: Nature's superfood (Get the book.)

"Unfortunately, for consumers, there is no real way to know whether they are getting salmon colored with astaxanthin or canthaxanthin. The FDA does, however, limit the acceptable amount of canthaxanthin to 30 milligrams per pound of salmon, thereby significantly minimizing the safety risk. Another big concern regarding fish farms is their environmental impact. To address the issue of environmental impact, beginning in the mid-1990s, many salmon farms began using underwater cameras to monitor the salmon as they feed below the surface of the water." - Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods (Get the book.)

"Zeaxanthin and astaxanthin are two carotenoids that never become pro-oxidants in any situation. These two facts about zeaxanthin are leading researchers to study zeaxanthin more and more, and as they do, they're finding out that it is a powerful antioxidant with many benefits. In the chart below, zeaxanthin beat out all other antioxidants tested except for astaxanthin in singlet oxygen quenching rates. It beat Vitamin E by over 400 times! (Please note that there are many different ways to measure antioxidant strength, and this is just one test." - Kelly J Moorhead, Spirulina: Nature's superfood (Get the book.)

"Among them are alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-carotenes, astaxanthin, beta-cryptoxanthin, lutein, lycopene, phyto-fluene, and zeaxanthin. Beta-carotene has been the most studied of the carotenes, and for many years its importance was attributed to being a precursor of vitamin A. Recently it has been discovered that alpha- and gamma-carotene are also precursors of vitamin A. Furthermore, scientists believe the most important benefits of all the carotenoids are their antioxidant capacity and cell-signaling activities." - Vincent Giampapa, Ronald Pero, and Marcia Zimmerman, The Anti-Aging Solution: 5 Simple Steps to Looking and Feeling Young (Get the book.)

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