Science: ValAsta
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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The ValAsta Difference Maximum Absorption
Unlocking the Full Power of Astaxanthin with ValAsta
Astaxanthin is one of nature’s most powerful nutrients, but after it's harvested, it can be di...
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No Significant Side Effects of Astaxanthin Consumption
Research has so far reported no significant side effects of astaxanthin consumption in animals and humans. These results support the safety of asta...
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Science: Autoimmune Diseases
Astaxanthin for Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA), a common degenerative disorder affecting more than 240 million people, is a primary cause of disability. The disease is strong...
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Safe and Effective Therapy for Hepatitis
In recent years, the incidence of hepatitis has increased worldwide. The search for a safe and effective therapy is therefore more important than e...
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Science: Bone and Joint
Astaxanthin for Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis (OA), a common degenerative disorder affecting more than 240 million people, is a primary cause of disability. The disease is strong...
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Science: Cancer
Astaxanthin use in prevention and reversal of Hearing Loss in CIHL
CIHL (Cisplatin Induced Hearing Loss). Cisplatin, a platinum-based chemotherapy drug, is commonly used for the treatment of many cancers, including...
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Pancreatic Cancer is Deadly... ValAsta Can Help!
Research has shown that ValAsta / astaxanthin can be used to fight the gemcitabine-resistant pancreatic tumors.
Pancreatic cancer is a lethal mal...
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Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer is cancer that begins in the kidneys. Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist. They are located be...
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Liver Cancer
ValAsta / Astaxanthin found to reduce oxidation, DNA damage and liver cancer formation.
This is an article from Natural News, November 12, 2013
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Bobby's Journey with Kidney Cancer
Kidney cancer is cancer that begins in the kidneys. Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fist. They are located beh...
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Cervical Cancer caused by the Papilloma Virus
How Astaxanthin / ValAsta Prevents Human Papillomavirus L1 Protein
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) is responsible for the 5.2% (3% in women and 2% in m...
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Brain Cancer Awareness Month
The American Cancer Society’s estimates for brain and spinal cord tumors in the United States for 2020 include both adults and children. About 23,8...
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How ValAsta Helped Carol's Bone Cancer
Carol claims ValAsta helped her Bone cancer.
Click here to hear Carol's Testimony. Bone cancer can begin in any bone in the body, but it most commo...
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Patti's Battle with Bladder Cancer
Patti Benson is a Class A Member of The LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T&CP) Division. Patti, who was inducted into the LPGA T&CP Hal...
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The Burden of Cancer
Statistics at a Glance: The Burden of Cancer in the United States
In 2020, an estimated 1,806,590 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the Unit...
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Signs and Symptoms of Stomach Cancer
Decreased appetite
Unintended weight loss
Pain or discomfort in the abdomen, usually beneath the belly button
A sense of fullness in the upper abd...
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Lung Cancer isn’t Just for Smokers Anymore!
Lung Cancer Risks for Non-smokers
As many as 20% of people who die from lung cancer in the United States every year have never smoked or used any o...
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Astaxanthin / ValAsta Suppresses the Metastasis of Colon Cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer, and is associated with a high percentage of cancer-related death globally. Furthermore, th...
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Marathon Runners May be at Increased Risk for Skin Cancer
In an Austrian study, marathon runners had more atypical moles and other skin lesions suggestive of a risk for skin cancer than did a comparison gr...
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Science: Cardiovascular System
Science: Endocrine System
Science: Fitness
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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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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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
"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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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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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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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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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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Science: Gastrointestinal Disorders
Symptoms of Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Heartburn, also called as acid indigestion, is the most common symptom of GERD and usually feels like a burning chest pain which begins behind the ...
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Signs and Symptoms of Stomach Cancer
Decreased appetite
Unintended weight loss
Pain or discomfort in the abdomen, usually beneath the belly button
A sense of fullness in the upper abd...
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Astaxanthin / ValAsta Suppresses the Metastasis of Colon Cancer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer, and is associated with a high percentage of cancer-related death globally. Furthermore, th...
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Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease
Symptoms of GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
Acid indigestion is the most common symptom of GERD and usually feels like a burning chest pain ...
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Science: Infectious Diseases
Cervical Cancer caused by the Papilloma Virus
How Astaxanthin / ValAsta Prevents Human Papillomavirus L1 Protein
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) is responsible for the 5.2% (3% in women and 2% in m...
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COVID-19: Fears vs Facts
Our own Sam Shepherd tells his experience with Covid-19 and what he did to prepare for it. Don’t be afraid, get prepared. He theorizes that everyon...
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Science: Inflammatory Diseases
Chronic Diseases
Chronic diseases are conditions that last one year or more and require ongoing medical attention and effects your daily living. Heart Disease, Ca...
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ValAsta for Inflammation
Sam Shepherd with ValAsta Explains the damage of Chronic Inflammation
Inflammation is a normal part of the body’s defense to injury or infectio...
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What does ROS mean? And how will ValAsta get rid of it?
ROS stands for Reactive Oxygen Species. There are 4 Free Radicals that attack the cells causing Oxidative Stress leading to Inflammation in your b...
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Review of the NIH Study on Inflammation
Inflammation! We usually think of inflammation when a cut on the skin becomes infected, swells up, turns red, and hurts; or when an injury such as ...
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Oxidative Stress: When Your Body Rusts from the Inside Out
What is your CRP???
Oxidative Stress is an overload of free radicals which is produced when the body’s antioxidant defense mechanisms malfunction o...
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Inflammation and Oxidative Stress
Watch Melanie's testimonial video on how ValAsta helped her with multiple disease states which are all linked to inflammation. Instead of taking mu...
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Science: Integumentary (Skin) System
Marathon Runners May be at Increased Risk for Skin Cancer
In an Austrian study, marathon runners had more atypical moles and other skin lesions suggestive of a risk for skin cancer than did a comparison gr...
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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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Insulin Resistance affects 1 in 3 Americans. ValAsta may help.
Insulin resistance or metabolic syndrome occurs in conditions like obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Skeletal mus...
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Natural Ways to Reverse Fatty Liver Disease
Whether you have Nonalcoholic or Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NAFLD/AFLD) , Simple Fatty Liver or NASH taking ValAsta / Astaxanthin will fight the in...
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Astaxanthin protects mesangial cells from hyperglycemia-induced oxidative signaling.
Diabetic Nephropathy Abstract, Manabe 2007
1: J Cell Biochem. 2007 Oct 22
Manabe E, Handa O, Naito Y, Mizushima K, Akagiri S, Adachi S, Takagi T, K...
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Astaxanthin protects ß-cells against glucose toxicity in diabetic db/db mice
Kazuhiko Uchiyama¹, Yuji Naito¹, Goji Hasegawa¹, Naoto Nakamura¹, Jiro Takahashi², Toshikazu Yoshikawa¹
¹First Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefec...
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Microarray profiling of gene expression patterns in glomerular cells of astaxanthin-treated diabetic mice: a nutrigenomic approach.
Diabetic Mouse Abstract Gene Expression in Diabetic Mice
1: Int J Mol Med. 2006 Oct;18(4):685-95.
Naito Y, Uchiyama K, Mizushima K, Kuroda M, Akagi...
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Science: Neurological Diseases
What is Depression?
What is Depression?
"Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way ...
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Memory in Older Adults
Older adults are capable of learning new skills even late in life, though learning may take longer than for younger adults. Short-term memory shows...
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ValAsta may help reduce the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is characterized by demyelination of nerves. Astaxanthin has a powerful antioxidant a...
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Can ValAsta (astaxanthin) be the novel approach to reduce the symptoms of Parkinson’s?
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects predominately dopamine-producing neurons in a specific area of the brain.
Sym...
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Antihypertensive and Neuroprotective Effects of Astaxanthin in Experimental Animals
Ghazi HUSSEIN,*,a,b Masami NAKAMURA,b Qi ZHAO,b Tomomi IGUCHI,b Hirozo GOTO,c Ushio SANKAWA,a and Hiroshi WATANABEb
a International Research Ce...
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Effects of Astaxanthin on Brain Damage Due to Ischemia
Yoshihisa Kudo¹, Ryuichi Nakjima¹, Nagisa Matsumoto¹, and Hiroki Tsukahara²1. School of Life Science, Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Science...
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Neuroprotective Effects of Astaxanthin
Bob Capelli and Gerald R. Cysewski, PhD © Copyright 2011 Cyanotech Corporation All rights reserved.
Some other nutraceuticals have begun to attain ...
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Science: Pulmonary System
Lung Cancer isn’t Just for Smokers Anymore!
Lung Cancer Risks for Non-smokers
As many as 20% of people who die from lung cancer in the United States every year have never smoked or used any o...
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ValAsta may help reduce the symptoms of Asthma
Asthma, one of the allergic diseases, affects 300 million people worldwide. The prevalence of asthma in children and adults increases globally by 5...
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Science: Reproductive System
Cervical Cancer caused by the Papilloma Virus
How Astaxanthin / ValAsta Prevents Human Papillomavirus L1 Protein
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) is responsible for the 5.2% (3% in women and 2% in m...
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Science: Additional Conditions