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Physical Activity & Muscle Fatigue
You Eat Right, You Train Hard, Don't Stop There
Physical activity, in the form of sport, work or leisure can generate increased amounts of free radicals; the more intense the activity, the greater number generated. Free radicals, or reactive oxygen species (ROS), are shown to have damaging effects on the cell of the muscle by triggering peroxidation of the cell membrane components, and oxidation of DNA and proteins.

Free radical production during physical activity is a result of the generation of energy in the mitochondrial cells, often referred to as the "power stations of the cell", which provides as much as 95% of our body's pure energy (primarily by the burning of muscle glycogen and fatty acids). Unfortunately, a portion of this energy produces highly reactive and damaging ROS. The critical question is how to protect against these damaging ROS. This leads to...

The Power of AstaREAL®
The sports research community is looking at safe and natural methods, such as nutrition, to fuel and protect the body under extreme physical conditions. Published and on-going research, focuses on improving endurance and reducing recovery time. Benefits in this area are linked to the potent carotenoid - AstaReal. These findings are bringing AstaReal to the forefront as a dietary supplement for professional athletes and the physically active.

Now you don't have to pay hard because you've played hard
AstaReal has demonstrated two important physical benefits in clinical trials and supporting studies. AstaReal has shown first, increased physical endurance and second, reduced muscle damage. 1,2,3,4 *

AstaREAL, the trademark of Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., is harvested from the single cell microalgae, Haematococcus pluvialis, which is grown in AstaReal's patented and enclosed BioDomeTM system in Maui, Hawaii. In this system the algae is protected from environmental pollutants and temperature changes, assuring absolute purity and the highest quality.

Additional Ingredients
Why Zinc? Reports show that endurance training may significantly decrease zinc levels in athletes. Low zinc levels have been associated with a reduction in endurance capacity, decreased immune function and increased muscle fatigue. Research demonstrated that zinc supplementation resulted in improvement in these three areas. 5 *

Eleuthero and Tocotrienol were also included to help increase alertness and provide additional antioxidant support. 6 *

1.  Aoi, W. et al., Astaxanthin limits exercise-induced skeletal and cardiac muscle damage in mice. Antioxidants Redox & Signaling 5(1) (2003):139-144.
2.  Sawaki, K. et al., Sports performance benefits from taking natural astaxanthin characterized by visual activity and muscle fatigue improvements in humans. Journal of Clinical Therapeutics & Medicine 18(9) (2002):73-88.
3.  Malmsten, C., Dietary supplementation with astaxanthin rich algal meal improves muscle endurance – a double blind study on male students. Karolinska Institute, Stockholm (1998) (Unpublished).
4.  Ikeuchi, M. et al., Effects of astaxanthin supplementation on exercise-included fatigue in mice. Biol. Pharm. Bull. 2006 Oct; 29(10): 2106-10.
5.  Cordova, A., and Alvarez-Mon, M., Behaviour of Zinc in Physical Exercise: A Special Reference to Immunity and Fatigue. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 19.3 (1995): 439-45.
6.  Asano K, et al. Effect of Eleutherococcus senticosus extract on human physical working capacity. Planta Medica. 1986; 3:175–177.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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