ASTAXANTHIN—90 SOFTGELS
THE STRONGEST ANTIOXIDANT WORLDWIDE
You cannot see them, cannot hear them, cannot smell them, cannot feel them. But they are there! The Killer from the Air. Their name: “Free radicals”. This is no new political movement, but simply oxygen molecules. But the name already says it: They are kind of “peculiar” oxygen molecules.
And that is exactly the point. Every child knows, that oxygen is vital to us humans. So the question arises, why a vital element is given such a strange name. Now—the reason is clear, because oxygen can change its “face”, like “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” from the movie. On the one hand, oxygen cares for us lovingly and brings us to life—on the other hand, it can be very uncomfortable and unfriendly to us and impair our health and well-being in multiple ways. The reason: Not all oxygen molecules equal each other.
The majority of the respirated oxygen is stable and indispensable for life. But there are also so-called unstable oxygen molecules, including the free radicals. They can quickly develop into killer substances. Because radical and non-radical oxygen molecules differ in their molecular structure—and this influences the behavior in the organism. The radical oxygen molecules can—spoken mildly—influence our organism very negatively.
To get a deeper understanding, we need to perform a little excursus into chemistry and nuclear physics. Don’t worry, it won’t be complicated. As we know, all matter on the world is constructed from smaller units—the molecules. Molecules in turn consist of even smaller units—the atoms.
Research in nuclear physics has shown, that also atoms consist of even smaller particles—the electrons, protons, and neutrons. Protons and neutrons reside in the nucleus. The electrons reside in the atomic shell and circulate around the nucleus. You can imagine this like our solar system. Like planets around the sun, the electrons circulate around the nucleus on specific orbits.
In a stable oxygen molecule—which is vital to us—these are always one or more pairs of electrons, which circulate around the nucleus in the outermost orbit. This is important, because the stability of an oxygen module is only ensured, if the electrons balance each other on their orbit as a pair.
But sometimes one of these electrons gets lost. The reasons are diverse, for example factors like polluted air, UV rays in solar radiation, pesticides, other pollutants, etc. If in this case the oxygen molecule misses an electron, there is an imbalance and this is termed an instable oxygen molecule or a free radical. Thus they are instable oxygen molecules, which contain one or more unmatched electrons in their outer orbits.
They are—compared to stable oxygen molecules—unstable and not predictable in their movement and their appearance. Actually, they become really aggressive—because free radicals want only one thing: to replace their lost electron as quickly as possible. In order to achieve this, they attack other molecules in the body, hook up themselves (like miniature magnets), and steal an electron. For example, a free radical can attack a molecule of an intact cellular membrane, which will then be damaged severely by the radical oxygen molecule. Because with the “appendage”, the molecule of our once intact cellular membrane oxidizes.
This is comparable to the generation of rust due to the influence of oxygen on ferric. Rust simply is a compound of ferric and oxygen. Each chemical reaction of oxygen with any other substance is called oxidation.
So free radicals react chemically with important parts of our body and oxidize them—so to speak cause them to “rust”. Visible signs of such oxidative deteriorations of our body can be, for example, age-related pigmentation marks (ageing spots) or wrinkles.
As a free radical immediately snatches an electron from its environment, it damages molecules, which now lack the electron. The attacked molecules now in turn have a free electron and snatch an electron from their surroundings and so on. An undesired chain reaction starts.
But we do not want to create a horror scenario—because mother nature provides natural relief. There are certain natural substances, which free radicals do not like at all. These substances are called “antioxidants”. You can easily test the power of these antioxidants yourself. Cut an apple in two. Coat the cutting surface of one of the halves with lemon juice. And wait for some time.
You will experience the following: The untreated half will quickly become brown. The reason for this is the attack by oxygen—the attack of free radicals. The half coated with lemon juice will not become brown as quickly as the untreated one. The reason: The power of the antioxidants. Lemon juice actually contains, among other substances, vitamin C, and vitamin C is such an antioxidant and can protect the cut apple from the attack of free radicals. The apple stays fresh longer and does not become brown as quickly as the other half.
The operating principle of antioxidants is pretty simple. They voluntarily offer electrons to the ravening free radicals and thereby protect the cellular tissue. For this reason, for example the coated apple half stays fresh and unharmed. Besides their spirit of sacrifice, the antioxidants, which are also known as “radical catchers” ´have the unique ability to compensate for the loss of electrons without damaging neighboring cells. This way, they stop the fatal chain reaction of the free radicals and ensure a balance.
As there is no life without free radicals, we strongly recommend you to consume such antioxidants. Known antioxidants are, e.g. vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene and zinc. These antioxidant substances can counter an oxidation (antioxidative). Like a police patrol, they quasi patrol in your body and “arrest” or neutralize the free radicals.
But the SWAT team, the special forces of the antioxidants, is Astaxanthin. This carotenoid from the green alga Haematococus pluvialis is renown as the worldwide strongest natural antioxidant at all. As radical catcher, it is 6000 times stronger than vitamin C, 800 times stronger than coenzyme Q10, and 550 times stronger as vitamin E. And in contrast to other antioxidants, Astaxanthin has a decisive advantage: It is active in the hydrosoluble milieu and as well in the liposoluble milieu and can therefore protect the whole cell from external influences. Its molecular structure is perfectly suited to strengthen the cell surface and protect it from oxidative damages.
Another special feature of Astaxanthin is its ability to pass the so-called blood-brain-barrier. This means, that the molecules are small enough to penetrate this barrier and unfold their antioxidative effect also in the brain and the nerves!
The ability to pass the blood-brain-barrier is very interesting, because some scientists assume, that diseases of the central nervous system can be caused by oxidation, free radicals, or a lack of antioxidants respectively. Furthermore, Astaxanthin can also penetrate the “retinal areas” and is therefore able to protect the eyes, for example against degenerative diseases or inflammations.
Also in dermatologic research, the extraction of the carotenoid Astaxanthin from the alga Haematococcus is considered a great success. The reason: Scientific studies showed, that pure naturally extracted Astaxanthin can, among other effects, slow down the oxidative ageing of the skin by free radicals, promote regenerative processes of the collagen tissue, and protect from UV radiation, irritations, and sunburn.
So this mighty antioxidant does not only protects the skin, which ages, among other factors, because it is the initial and direct attack surface for free radicals—no, Astaxanthin as hydrosoluble and liposoluble antioxidant protects all 100 trillion cells in our body.
But beware: Within the various Astaxanthin products on the market, there are often misleading information about the actually available Astaxanthin per capsule. And of course, this aspect is very important, because it is useless to consume only “traces” of Astaxanthin. Experts recommend to consume 6 mg Astaxanthin daily, to actually achieve a protection against radicals. And we included exactly this amount of pure Astaxanthin in each single capsule.
You will find products on the market, which claim to have a higher dosage. With 8 mg or even 12 mg. But beware. Please take a close look at the label. We did this for you. And see—already the first vendor showed a misleading information with illusory 12 mg Astaxanthin. But a closer look on the label showed, that one capsule did not contain 12 mg of pure Astaxanthin, but 12 mg Astaxanthin oil, which in turn had an Astaxanthin content of only 5%. What this really means: 12 mg × 5% = 0.6 mg. So one capsule from this vendor actually contains only 0.6 mg pure Astaxanthin—but is declared with 12 mg on the front label. This is not what we call fair!
With us, you can be 100% sure. Natura Vitalis Astaxanthin contains true 6 mg Astaxanthin per capsule and is therefore correspondingly highly dosed. But see for yourself:
Advice: The recommended daily intake must not be exceeded. Advice: Dietary supplements are not a substitute for a varied and balanced diet and a healthy way of living.
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