Fitness

Driving Athletes

Driving Athletes

Driver athletes are affected by all four physiological stresses—muscular, cardiovascular, heat, and mental—any of which may impair performance. Con...

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Are you taking the correct supplements?

Are you taking the correct supplements?

Dietary supplements include vitamins, fish oil, herbs, and minerals. If you take one, are you taking the best one? Food is the best way to get your...

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Fructose

Fructose

Major contributor to inflammation!!!!  Do You Really Want This in Your Diet? A large contributor to the inflammation in the body is the high intake...

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Astaxanthin Benefits for Athletes

Astaxanthin Benefits for Athletes

“Intense physical exercise determines increased oxidative stress and a tendency toward inflammation, because of a greater respiratory activation ch...

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Valasta / Astaxanthin and Sports Injuries

Valasta / Astaxanthin and Sports Injuries

"Astaxanthin protects membranous phospholipids from peroxidation (which is well known to be higher after physical exercise), and it resulted in bei...

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Antioxidant Activity of Astaxanthin

Antioxidant Activity of Astaxanthin

Why is astaxanthin known as “one of nature’s best? ValAsta / Astaxanthin’s claim to fame is its patent pending process making it more absorbable th...

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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test with Video Testimony from Jody

C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Test with Video Testimony from Jody

What is CRP? Several body parts make CRP (c-reactive protein). It is especially made by immune cells, the liver, and fat cells (adipocytes).Because...

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ValAsta / astaxanthin may combat Oxidative Stress in Overweight and Obese Adults

ValAsta / astaxanthin may combat Oxidative Stress in Overweight and Obese Adults

Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between the antioxidant and the reactive oxygen species, which results in damage to cells or tissues. Re...

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Astaxanthin Limits Exercise-Induces Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Damage in Mice

Astaxanthin Limits Exercise-Induces Skeletal and Cardiac Muscle Damage in Mice

Antioxidants and Redox SignalingVol. 5, Number 1, 2003©Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Wataru Aoi, 1,2  Yuji Naito, 1  Kunihiro Sakuma, 3  Masashi Kuchide, ...

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Dietary Supplementation with Astaxanthin-Rich Algal Meal Improves Muscle Endurance - A Double Blind Study on Male Students

Dietary Supplementation with Astaxanthin-Rich Algal Meal Improves Muscle Endurance - A Double Blind Study on Male Students

Ass. prof. Curt L. Malmsten, Räddningshälsan AB, Box 35, S-13421 Gustavsberg, Sweden (Karolinska Institute, unpubl., 1998) DESCRIPTION OF METHODS T...

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Stay Energetic, Healthy and Active with ValAsta

Stay Energetic, Healthy and Active with ValAsta

Lorenzo tells us how ValAsta keeps him feeling young, energetic and very active in his senior years ValAsta is Superior Among Dietary Antioxidants ...

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Astaxanthin Clinical Trial for Delayed Onset Muscular Soreness

Astaxanthin Clinical Trial for Delayed Onset Muscular Soreness

Submitted by: Andrew C. Fry, Ph.D., C.S.C.S.Associated ProfessorDirector - Exercise Biochemistry LaboratoryThe University of MemphisMemphis, TN 381...

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Daily Fatigue

Daily Fatigue

Fatigue in healthy people is an important biological alarm system that acts as a cue to rest. Severe fatigue can negatively affect quality of life,...

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