Astaxanthin: 4 Health Benefits

Astaxanthin: 4 Health Benefits

What is Astaxanthin?

Astaxanthin is a reddish pigment that belongs to the carotenoids family of chemicals. It is found naturally in some algae and causes pink or red color in salmon, trout, lobster, shrimp and other seafood. It is found in pacific salmon and gives fish its pinkish color.

Astaxanthin is also available in the form of antioxidants that are said to have many health benefits. It has been linked to healthier skin, endurance, heart health and joint pain. The medication is used to improve blood flow and lowering oxidative stress in smokers and overweight people.

4 benefits of astaxanthin as below

  1. Antioxidant

As you may be aware, antioxidants are good for you. Astaxanthin’s antioxidant properties provide the main source of the health claims and benefits of the supplement, particularly when used to help treat cancer.

It’s been linkedTrusted Source to improved blood flow, and lowering oxidative stress in smokers and overweight people. A comparison studyTrusted Source of astaxanthin and other carotenoids showed that it displayed the highest antioxidant activity against free radicals.

  1. The skin

Astaxanthin can be used topically to promote healthy skin. A 2012 study showed that combining topical and oral doses of astaxanthin can help to smooth wrinkles, make age spots smaller, and help maintain skin moisture. There were positive results in both men and women, but more study is needed to confirm these findings.

  1. Exercise supplement

There has been a lot of study on how astaxanthin can affect endurance, as well as fatigue levels after exercise. Studies on mice show that it can boost the body’s use of fatty acidsTrusted Source, which helps endurance, and prevent muscle and skeletal damage. So far, however, evidence for its effects on human exercise is still lacking. One study Trusted Source using human subjects found no exercise benefits from astaxanthin supplements in relation to muscle injury.

  1. Heart health

Researchers are also looking into claims that astaxanthin can benefit heart health. A 2006 studyTrusted Source examined astaxanthin’s effects on rats with hypertension (high blood pressure), and results indicated that it may help to improve elastin levels and arterial wall thickness.

Other claims include the notion that astaxanthin can prevent heart disease and help lower cholesterol, but there isn’t sufficient evidence to support these uses yet.

  

 

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How to use astaxanthin?

 Astaxanthin is recommended in the dosage range of 6 to 8 mg daily. It is low enough in enriched salmon oil or krill oil supplement that may contain adequate levels. It is recommended that you should take 8 mg of the drug per day, which is equal to 1.6 kg of fresh salmon. Daily consumption of 4 mg of astaxanthin provides significant protection of the skin against the effects of UV rays and that a consumption of 6 mg per day showed a quick improvement in skin elasticity, wrinkles, dry skin, age spots and eyes.

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