Bright red algae power: Astaxanthin, the most powerful natural antioxidant, provides
cell protection without side effects.
From arthritis and asthma to type 2 diabetes and Crohn’s disease to multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, macular degeneration, heart, kidney, and liver damage, dementia, and cancer: Excessive oxidation processes and persistent inflammation promote many chronic diseases.
An excellent natural antidote, free of side effects, is astaxanthin, a red pigment produced by certain microalgae to protect themselves from intense sunlight and oxidative stress. It enters the food chain and is found in animals such as salmon, krill, and shrimp—hence their pink/red color.
Astaxanthin helps protect all organs, tissues, and joints, including the brain, eyes, and skin, as well as the
immune system. It eliminates free radicals 50 times better than beta-carotene, 60 times better than vitamin C, and up to 550 times better than vitamin E.
“Astaxanthin is definitely at the top of the podium in terms of antioxidant potency,” praises Prof. Dr. Bernd Kleine-Gunk, president of the German Society of Anti-Aging Medicine. In addition, astaxanthin contains a compound (CDX-085) that increases the expression of the “longevity gene” FOXOS3 – in this way, it may give us a few extra years of life.
Food does not provide sufficient amounts of astaxanthin— after all, who eats kilos of shrimp, salmon, algae, or krill every day?
Healers recommend 4 to 12 mg of natural astaxanthin daily in drops or capsules—to be taken with a fatty meal, as it is lipophilic. The highest-quality source is the microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis.
Stay away from synthetic astaxanthin, which is made from petrochemical raw materials: although it is cheap, it is not healthy. The highest-quality source is considered to be the microalgae Haematococcus pluvialis.
Stay away from synthetic astaxanthin, which is produced from petrochemical raw materials: it may be cheap, but it has a significantly weaker antioxidant effect. Reassuringly, there are now well over 1,000 peer-reviewed research reports on astaxanthin, which is classified as a naturally occurring compound as safe, provided you don’t take several dozen milligrams per day.
“One of the most fascinating properties of astaxanthin is what it doesn’t do,” states the online newsdoes not,“ notes the online news portal Huffington Post. ”It has none of the unpleasant side effects associated with conventional anti-inflammatory therapies such as steroids, aspirin, and related compounds. Its safety profile is very good,” even when taken over a long period of time.
However, it would be unwise to praise antioxidants as a “panacea” that you can never have enough of in your body.
Free radicals – reactive oxygen species, ROS – are by no means fundamentally “bad”: our body needs them, at least in small quantities.
They serve as signaling substances for cell division, for adaptation to stress, for immune
defense against bacteria and cancer cells.
Only when their quantity becomes excessive does harmful oxidative stress occur. “Mega doses” of individual antioxidants, without a medical reason, can upset this delicate balance.
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