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: Cardiovascular System
Science: Endocrine System
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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