Astaxanthin: Is This a New Super Antioxidant Or Just a Hyped-Up Nutrient?

 

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  'You may have heard about it on Dr. Oz, but should you really be taking astaxanthin supplements?  When a celebrity doctor teams up with great media production, the “Oz effect” is sure to happen. 

A few years ago, after Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mercola described the power of a red antioxidant on national television, astaxanthin became an overnight sensation, rocketing sales and becoming one of the hottest nutritional supplements. But does it live up to the hype?'

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Why I Started Taking Krill Oil with Astaxanthin

'Have you heard of astaxanthin? It’s what makes wild salmon red. It’s also the most powerful antioxidant on the planet — 550 times more potent than vitamin E.

Long time readers know that I will always recommend we seek our nutrients from food first. That’s why I recommend superfoods instead of vitamin supplements — acerola powder instead of so-called “vitamin C,” fermented cod liver oil instead of vitamin A & D supplements, low-temperature processed brewer’s yeast instead of a B-12 supplement, and so on.



Put simply, krill oil with astaxanthin is a superfood. And unlike other seafood based superfoods which are of questionable sustainability (I’m looking at you, cod liver oil), krill oil can be one of the most sustainably harvested seafoods in the world.'

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