AstaZine® Astaxanthin
Origin:
Haematococcus pluvialisis
Standards:
2%, 4% water-dispersible powder
5%, 10%, 20% oleoresin
2.5% beadlets
Health Benefits:
Anti-Fatigue, Anti-Oxidant, Beauty, Eye, Brain, Liver Health, Heart Health
Astaxanthin
WORLD’S STRONGEST & HIGHEST QUALITY NATURAL ANTIOXIDANT
Clinical Trial Results
- Reduces various oxidative stress markers
• Prevents oxidative damage
• Prevents peroxidation of blood lipids including LDL cholesterol
• Prevents depletion of non-enzymatic antioxidant defense
• Dosage range 2mg to 4mg per day
In-Vitro Research Results
- Multiple times stronger than all other antioxidants tested in various head-to-head antioxidant experiments regardless of testing method
• Generally at least 10X stronger than all other carotenoids
• 800X stronger than CoQ10
• 550X stronger than Vitamin E
• 6000X stronger than Vitamin C
• 20X to 90X stronger than Synthetic Astaxanthin as an antioxidant in three separate tests from two peer-reviewed studies
JOINT, TENDON & MUSCLE SUPPORT
Clinical Trial Results
- Decreases C-Reactive Protein (CRP) levels
(key marker for systemic or “silent” inflammation)
• Prevents muscle damage and inflammation in athletes
• Reduces pain in rheumatoid arthritis sufferers
• Decreases pain rate and pain duration in carpal tunnel syndrome sufferers
• Improves grip strength by 93% in sufferers of tendonitis (tennis elbow) with reduced pain and improved mobility
• Reduces joint and muscle pain in heavily-training athletes
• Dosage range 4mg to 12mg per day
In-Vitro Research Results
Astaxanthin has been shown to support 8 different inflammatory response markers without side effects or contraindications
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-A
• Prostaglandin E-2
• Interleukin 1-B
• Interleukin 6
• Nitric Oxide
• Nuclear Factor Kappa-B
• Cox 1 Enzyme
• Cox 2 Enzyme
EYE HEALTH
Clinical Trial Results
- Dose-dependently improves visual acuity (the ability to see fine detail)
• Improves depth perception
• Improves eye fatigue
• Also can prevent eye fatigue
• Increases retinal capillary blood flow
• Increases blood flow velocity to the eyes
• Prevents eye strain
• Improves eye accommodation (adjustment of the lens that allows it to focus)
• Reduces blurred vision
• Reduces eye soreness
• Prevents eye dryness
• Prevents diplopia (double vision)
• Dosage range 4mg to 8mg per day
CARDIOVASCULAR SUPPORT
Clinical Trial Results
- Improves blood lipid parameters in patients with mild hyperlipidemia
• Dose-dependently inhibits LDL cholesterol oxidation
• May contribute to the prevention of atherosclerosis
• Improves blood flow rate
• Decreases heart rate of athletes when doing endurance training
• Dosage range 4mg to 18mg per day
BRAIN HEALTH
Clinical Trial Results
- Prevents age-related decline in cognitive function
• Improves psychomotor function in elderly subjects
• Improves marker for dementia in middle-aged and senior subjects and may contribute to the prevention of dementia from aging
• Improves cognitive function in healthy middle-aged and elderly subjects
• Decreases mental fatigue and confusion
• Improves erythrocyte antioxidant status to help transport oxygen to the brain
• Dosage range 6mg to 12mg per day
SKIN HEALTH & BEAUTY-FROM-WITHIN
Clinical Trial Results
- Reduces fine lines and wrinkles
• Increases skin moisture levels
• Improves skin elasticity
• Prevents skin sagging
• Reduces visible signs of UV-aging within four to six weeks of use
• Prevents photo-aging of skin
• Prevents UV damage
• Improves skin conditions in all layers of the skin (corneocyte layer, epidermis, basal layer and dermis)
• Dosage range 4mg to 6mg per day
ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE & ENERGY LEVELS
Clinical Trial Results
- Improves power output by 15%
and reduces racing time by 5% in competitive cyclists
• Promotes recovery from exercise
• Prevents muscle fatigue
• Improves endurance
• Increases strength in healthy subjects
• Increases grip strength in sufferers of tennis elbow by 93%
• Decreases lactic acid levels
• Decreases respiratory parameters during exercise
• Helps prevent muscle damage and inflammation in elite soccer players
• May be effective in preventing exercise induced free radical production
• Improves oxidative status in athletes
• Prevents joint and muscle soreness after exercise
• Decreases heart rate in athletes doing endurance training
• Dosage range 4mg to 12mg per day
IMMUNE SYSTEM MODULATION
Clinical Trial Results
- Improves a variety of immunity markers in subjects at only 2mg per day in eight weeks
• Increases the total number of antibody-producing B-cells
• Amplifies natural killer cell cytotoxic activity
• Leads to increased number of T-cells
• Stimulates white blood cell counts
• Significantly increases delay-type hypersensitivity response
• Dramatically reduces DNA damage
• Raises immunoglobulin levels in healthy athletes
• Suppresses lymphocyte activation in patients with allergic rhinitis and
pollen-related asthma
• Leads to therapeutic improvement in patients suffering from auto-immune disease
• Dosage range 2mg to 4mg per day
FERTILITY & SPERM IMPROVEMENT
Clinical Trial Results
- Improves sperm functioning
• Increases sperm linear velocity
• Improves sperm quality
• Increases sperm motility
• Decreases reactive oxygen species in sperm
• May be used to decrease male idiopathic infertility
• Improves conception rate in infertile men
• Also improves sperm functioning and motility in normal men without any fertility issues
• Dosage 16mg per day
ANTI-AGING & CELLULAR HEALTH
Clinical Trial Results
- Skin Health and Beauty-from-Within
• Eye & Brain Health
• Joint, Tendon & Muscle Health
• Cardiovascular Protection
• Immune System Modulation
• Strength, Endurance and Energy
• Dosage range 4mg to 12mg per day
In-Vitro Research Results
- Mitochondria protection
• Prevention of damage to DNA
• Profound inhibition of oxidation
• Safe & natural anti-inflammatory activity
MAJOR AREAS OF PRE-CLINICAL RESEARCH
- Support of Healthy Cell Lines 46 studies
• Gastrointestinal Health 31 studies
• Glucose Metabolism Management 25 studies
• Liver & Kidney Health 23 studies
• Respiratory Health 4 studies
WHAT IS ASTAZINE®?
AstaZine® is a line of natural astaxanthin products from Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae produced in a fully-closed, 100%-glass tube ecofriendly photobioreactor system.
AstaZine®:
- Contains 97% pure astaxanthin in the carotenoid fraction and just 3% of other carotenoids
• The world’s first Organically Certified astaxanthin product (certified by Ecocert®)
• Covered by two NDIs with US FDA at 12mg and 24mg per day
• Supported with 239 health claims submitted to US FDA without objection
• The only astaxanthin with two European Novel Foods approvals for both supercritical CO2 and ethanol extracts.
• Self-affirmed GRAS
• Registered for sale in most of the world’s most regulated markets
Algae Health Sciences, Inc., a subsidiary of BGG, focuses on the production and marketing of efficacious ingredients from natural algae sources. Algae Health Science’s flagship product, AstaZine® Natural Astaxanthin, is extracted from the world’s first Certified Organic Haematococcus pluvialis microalgae.
Algae Health Sciences, Inc., is a proud member of NAXA, the Natural Algae Astaxanthin Association. NAXA is dedicated to building awareness of the health benefits of Natural Astaxanthin. Algae Health Sciences and BGG support the NAXA Verification Program (NAVP) to address the growing problem of adulteration within the dietary supplement industry and assure finished product manufacturers and consumers that the astaxanthin they are purchasing is natural astaxanthin derived from Haematococcus pluvialis.
For more information, please contact us.
DISPERSA™ : TURNING OILS INTO TRANSPARENT AND
STABLE WATER DISPERSIONS
Thanks to astaxanthin’s diverse array of clinically validated health benefits it has become known as “king of the carotenoids” and is becoming widely used in food and nutritional supplements.
However, two key challenges have limited its use in drink formulations:
- Poor solubility in water
- Intense pigment profile which leads to staining of the mouth & tongue and containers
BGG has taken an innovative approach to overcome these two challenges by formulating Astaxanthin using it’s a state-of-the-art Dispersa™ technological platform. ASTAXANTHIN Water Dispersible Emulsion Dispersa™ – Brochure