Health Benefits
The heart-health benefits of the long-chain omega-3 oils DHA and EPA omega-3 are the best known. These benefits were discovered in the Greenland Eskimos by researchers showing that although they consumed large amounts of fat from seafood, they displayed virtually no cardiovascular disease.
The high level of omega-3 fatty acids consumed by the Eskimos reduced triglycerides, heart rate, blood pressure, and atherosclerosis. Marine algae have been shown to be the orginal source of EPA and DHA in fish.
Natural mixed carotenoids found in marine algae are among nature's best antioxidants, containing a variety of carotenoids including beta carotene, alpha carotene and xanthophylls like zeaxanthin, cryptoxanthin and lutein.
Marine algae is believed to be by far the world's richest known source of astaxanthin, a unique natural carotenoid pigment and biological antioxidant. When compared with vitamin E, astaxanthin’s potency as an antioxidant is 80 to 900 times greater.
When tested against a wide array of ROS and nitrogen-reactive species, astaxanthin appears to be the more effective in scavenging a wide variety of harmful products. Astaxanthin is known to be able to cross the lipid/protein bilayer of biological membranes, imparting a powerful antioxidant effect.
