Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Use these discounts codes, shown below, to save a bundle when ordering astaxanthin supplements. (They're typically not available in health food stores yet, because the great news about astaxanthin isn't widely known. It's still a bit of a secret in the natural health community.)
What is astaxanthin? I call it "Vitamin X," and it's a supercharged antioxidant derived from microalgae. It's 500 times stronger than Vitamin E and crosses the blood/brain barrier, meaning it offers powerful oxidative protection for the nervous system (eyes, brain, nerve tissues, etc. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  So I take all the salmon oil and astaxanthin I want, and I personally would never ask for health advice from an M.D. They're more likely to tell me, "Don't bother with that salmon oil, we have DRUGS that are better!" But then again, that's my own personal approach, and unless you're trained in nutrition, you're probably better off seeking professional advice.
Pharmaceuticals vs. nutritional supplements
You may wonder about the name, "Mera Pharmaceuticals." This is a company that could have gone either way in terms of providing medicinal substances to the market. | | Whether it's sold as a drug or as a nutritional supplement, it's still astaxanthin, and you're still getting a tremendous health benefit from taking it. My advice is to keep these kinds of products available in the marketplace by supporting this company and the nutritional supplements industry. The best way you can do that is by purchasing quality supplements and consuming them on a regular basis. You'll enhance your cardiovascular health and help prevent heart disease, while supporting an industry that's literally saving or enhancing the lives of millions of people each year. | | This Salmon Essentials astaxanthin product can help you get more healthy sun exposure by giving you a potent antioxidant that acts as an internal sunscreen, but don't run out into the sun after popping a couple of these pills, thinking that you're immune to sunburn now. It can actually take some time to build up the antioxidant level in your tissues. In my experience, it takes 30 days of intense nutritional supplementation to raise the antioxidant levels in your tissues.
By the way, just to make sure you're using common sense on this, I encourage you to read Dr. | | I experienced astaxanthin's internal benefits functions myself, when I was taking this product during my visit to Hawaii. I tend to use no sunscreen whatsoever when I'm out in the sun, because, first of all, I don't believe that sun is damaging to you, and secondly, I know that sunscreen contains a lot of dangerous toxic ingredients that do damage you. Instead of sunscreen, I use high antioxidants in my nutrition to protect me from excessive ultraviolet radiation, and since I've become a healthy individual and relied on nutrition, I've never experienced a sunburn. | | But with astaxanthin, you can have an internal sunscreen that prevents your skin from burning even when exposed to excessive ultraviolet radiation.
This is important, as sunlight is beneficial to human health. Every human being needs to be exposed to natural sunlight on a regular basis; otherwise, you will suffer from vitamin D deficiency diseases, such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, mental depression, osteoporosis, diabetes and so on. Most Americans are chronically deficient in vitamin D, and partly because they're wearing sunscreen and avoiding the sun like the plague. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | I used astaxanthin as part of my strategy for achieving a whopping 89,000 score on the Pharmanex nutrition scanner!
I'm working on an entire report on astaxanthin where I'll go into detail about this miraculous substances. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | Salmon Essentials contains purified salmon oil and astaxanthin, two ingredients that are, in their own right, potent nutritional healing supplements. Together, they create a fantastic supplement that protects you from cardiovascular disease, boosts heart health, enhances function of your nervous system, and helps prevent degenerative diseases.
Now, remember, I only review products that I personally take and recommend. I get paid absolutely nothing to talk about these products, and I don't make commissions or kickbacks on anything I promote. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts |  You might also find antioxidant complexes with ingredients such as grapeseed extract, pine bark, blueberry extract, zeaxanthin, and astaxanthin. astaxanthin, derived from algae, is believed to be several hundred times more effective than vitamin E in neutralizing free radicals.
Where minerals are concerned, in addition to the macrominerals (those needed in large amounts), such as calcium and magnesium, you'll also want to select a formula that has a wide range of trace minerals (those needed in small quantities), such as selenium, vanadium, chromium, boron, and iodine. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | Once you're taking astaxanthin, please email us at NewsTarget and tell us how it's helping you! (Contact emails found at right. | | I'm working on an entire report on astaxanthin where I'll go into detail about this miraculous substances. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Our brand name for our product is called Bioastin, a little bit easier to pronounce than astaxanthin. But using Bioastin, we had a very successful clinical trial in relieving the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis. We've also had a study showing that oral consumption of Bioastin actually increases the skin's resistance to damage by ultraviolet radiation, sunburn.
Mike: So it's an internal sunscreen of sorts.
Gerry: Yes.
Mike: That's very interesting. I've often shared with readers how much of a difference nutritional and dietary changes make in terms of your sensitivity to sun. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | Even though one company looks like it's offering a greater discount, these products are the exact same price when you calculate the milligrams of astaxanthin you're actually buying per dollar. Both companies are excellent sources. They both have outstanding customer service, quality control and quality products. I encourage you to check them both out and go with the one you like best.
Mera Pharmaceuticals
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Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | Gerry: I certainly can, and you're right -- this is a new product into the human supplement industry, and we're very excited about it. astaxanthin is a pigment found in a marine environment. As a matter of fact, it's the most prevalent pigment found in the marine environment, and it's what turns the flesh of the salmon pink or pinkish red, shrimp shells, lobster red, so it's throughout the marine environment. | | Mike: Wow, fantastic -- sunscreen through nutrition, with astaxanthin.
Gerry: The other clinical trial, actually two other clinicals, one is using Bioastin to relieve the pain associated with carpal tunnel syndrome, and finally the pain associated with joints after strenuous exercise.
Mike: So muscle soreness, fatigue, osteoarthritis, all of these seem to respond.
Gerry: Yes. | | When they sense that conditions are not good for growth, they form a cyst, and then rapidly start accumulating astaxanthin to protect themselves against an oxidating environment, mainly a very intense sunlight, because they're sensing that things are getting bad and that eventually everything's going to dry out, and they'll have to protect themselves against harsh sunlight. Actually these spores, once they're dried, remain dormant and spring back to life after decades of dehydration.
Mike: So this is the time at which they are harvested?
Gerry: Yes. | | Unlike spirulina, these spores have a very strong cell wall, so we have to mechanically crack the spores during the processing to make sure that all the astaxanthin in the cysts are available.
Mike: And that's primarily a mechanical process?
Gerry: A mechanical process, yes.
Mike: Interesting. One more question about that -- is Bioastin also available at the Nutrex Hawaii website?
Gerry: It is, yes.
Mike: Okay. Here's another question -- we've seen some interesting headlines recently on technology applied to various chitosan products. | | Editors note: astaxanthin is now one of the nutritional supplements I consume on a daily basis. Due to my passion about superfoods nutrition, I traveled to Kona, Hawaii to conduct a series of interviews with Cyanotech personnel. To find all available articles on Cyanotech, just type "Cyanotech" in the search box below. New articles are being added regularly. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
See book keywords and concepts |  The main carotenoids found in salmon skin include astaxanthin and canthaxanthin. Salmon gain these carotenoids through their diets; wild salmon eat krill and tiny shellfish and farmed salmon get them from their feed. astaxanthin is a natural antioxidant that is used as a coloring agent to give farm-raised salmon their namesake color, otherwise they would look somewhat gray. Salmon also contains important minerals including calcium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, magnesium, selenium, and zinc.
ANOTHER FISHY STORY? Wild or farmed? Will the most nutritious version please raise their fin? |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Studies suggest that astaxanthin can be more than 100 times more effective as an antioxidant than vitamin E. And shrimp are loaded with it. In many of the aquatic animals in which it is found, astaxanthin has a number of essential biological functions, including protection against oxidation of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, protection against UV light effects, pro-vitamin A activity, immune response, pigmentation, communication, and improved reproduction. | | The thing of it is, salmon get most of their astaxanthin from dining on crustaceans like shrimp. Why should you care? Because this red-orange pigment, closely related to other well-known carotenoids like beta-carotene and lutein, has stronger antioxidant activity than either of them (ten times higher than beta-carotene, in fact). Studies suggest that astaxanthin can be more than 100 times more effective as an antioxidant than vitamin E. And shrimp are loaded with it. | | In many of the aquatic animals in which it is found, astaxanthin has a number of essential biological functions, including protection against oxidation of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, protection against UV light effects, pro-vitamin A activity, immune response, pigmentation, communication, and improved reproduction. In species such as salmon and shrimp, astaxanthin is considered essential to normal growth and survival and has been attributed vitaminlike properties. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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Remember, both companies are offering the same price per milligram of astaxanthin after the discounts. So 50% off at Mera Pharmaceuticals gives you the same effective price as 35% off at Cyanotech. It's just that Mera had a higher price to begin with, before the discounts. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts | | You might also find antioxidant complexes with ingredients such as grapeseed extract, pine bark, blueberry extract, zeaxanthin, and astaxanthin. astaxanthin, derived from algae, is believed to be several hundred times more effective than vitamin E in neutralizing free radicals.
Where minerals are concerned, in addition to the macrominerals (those needed in large amounts), such as calcium and magnesium, you'll also want to select a formula that has a wide range of trace minerals (those needed in small quantities), such as selenium, vanadium, chromium, boron, and iodine. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Farmed salmon don't eat krill, so they get their red color from astaxanthin supplements that may or may not be artificial—plus a nice dose of artificial color chosen from a Salmo-Farm color wheel. But don't get me started.) So what exactly are krill and why do we care?
Krill are little crustaceans that look like shrimp and provide food for everything from salmon to blue whales. And they're one of the most nutritious creatures in the sea. Not only are they loaded with the aforementioned astaxanthin, but they're a great source of valuable omega-3 fatty acids. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  One of the best products you can get to assist with this is called astaxanthin. astaxanthin will greatly boost the antioxidant count in your tissues, protect you from sunlight, and function as an internal sunscreen. It will also reduce inflammation and protect your nervous system, including your eyes, from damage from a variety of sources, including oxidative damage, free radical damage, and damage from ultraviolet radiation. Getting astaxanthin into your diet is very wise.
You should also add superfood supplements to your diet. |
Bill Sardi
See book keywords and concepts |  Recent it was discovered that astaxanthin, a red pigment found in crustaceans (krill, crawfish) and made synthetically, also inhibits 5alpha reductase. 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. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Start eating lots of berries and microalgae (spirulina, astaxanthin, blue-green algae, etc.), and you'll build up an internal sunscreen that will protect your skin from sunburn from the inside out. Sunburn is actually caused by nutritional deficiencies that leave the skin vulnerable to DNA mutations from radiation, but if you boost your nutrition and protect your nervous system with plant-based nutrients, you'll be naturally resistant to sunburn. The same nutrients, by the way, also protect the optic nerve and eyes from radiation damage. | | Eat chlorella, spirulina, goji berries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, astaxanthin, carrots and nutrient-rich superfoods to boost your skin's natural UV protection (takes about 30 days of nutrition to boost skin levels). |
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