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- Xanthia 4mg Capsule is a food supplement with various health benefits.
- It protects against cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and supports central nervous system recovery.
- Provides potential protection against Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease, and aids recovery after a stroke.
- Guards against cancer, improves cardiovascular health, reduces skin damage from UV light, and diminishes signs of aging.
- Enhances strength, and endurance, and supports the immune system.
- May help stabilize blood sugar levels.
- Astaxanthin acts as a strong antioxidant with a dual mode of action.
- Suppresses singlet oxygen and inhibits lipid peroxidation, reducing harmful free radicals.
- Absorbed by passive diffusion into the intestinal epithelium alongside fatty acids.
- Incorporated into lipoproteins, transported to the liver via lymph and blood, and partly resecreted with lipoproteins.
- More than 70% of Astaxanthin is contained in the high-density lipoprotein part of plasma.
- The highest concentration is in the small intestine, followed by subcutaneous fat, abdominal fat, spleen, liver, heart, kidney, and skin; lowest in muscles.
- Astaxanthin is a xanthophyll carotenoid with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
- It shows potential as a therapeutic agent in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
- Acts similarly to beta-carotene but offers additional benefits by trapping singlet and triplet oxygen radicals.
- Prevents lipid peroxidation and enhances the protective capacities of other antioxidants in the body.