Don’t deprive yourself of that fresh whole-grain bread and olive oil the next time a waiter brings it to your table. It may be your diet’s best friend. Eating a small amount of healthy unsaturated fat — think olive oil, nuts, avocado, and fish before a meal triggers a chain reaction in your digestive system that slows the rate at which your stomach empties, which means you feel fuller faster. It also helps keep your blood sugar levels from spiking after your meal and makes it easier for your body to absorb fat-soluble nutrients, such as vitamins A, D, E, and K, as well as lycopene and lutein.

There is a large body of medical literature suggesting that testosterone supplementation can be safe and effective for the above mentioned symptoms, and may even be life saving. In fact, in a 2007 review2, Drs. Miner and Seftel reported that low levels of testosterone were associated with a variety of health problems, including metabolic syndrome, whereas supplementation could help reverse this process and contribute to other health benefits, including improved bone health and metabolism.

One common concern is the effect testosterone has on the prostate. Several studies have shown that in men with a normal prostate, testosterone replacement may have beneficial effects, and does not appear to change the gland itself. However, men with prostate cancer should never take supplemental testosterone, or use supplements that may have this effect. So what are your options? First, you can have your testosterone level checked. Testosterone comes in two varieties, free testosterone and total testosterone. Free testosterone may be the most active form, and the total testosterone test may not accurately reflect the amount of free testosterone. And as you may suspect, it is the level of free testosterone that drops more quickly. One method of combating this drop in free testosterone is supplementing with DHEA. Some studies suggest that DHEA levels parallel free testosterone, and that supplementation with DHEA may increase free testosterone levels.

And here's another big help it seems as some research suggesting that the herb nettle may displace testosterone from the bound form (which makes up most of total testosterone) and allow it to circulate in the more active, or free, form. This may promote healthy libido and sexual health. Another benefit of nettle is its affect on the prostate. It appears to block the conversion of testosterone to DHT, the metabolite that may be responsible for poor prostate health in many men. Interestingly, elevations of DHT are also thought to be a major cause of thinning hair and baldness as men age.

Well imagine if there were a natural substance that operated at many different biochemical levels at once, providing all the following health benefits (yes, from a single source!):

• Reduces proliferation of breast cancer tumor cells by 40%
• Protects the brain from dementia and Alzheimer's
• Greatly reduces inflammation and joint pain
• Reduces oxidative damage to your DNA by 40% (even at low doses)
• Greatly increases endurance, muscle recovery and workout performance
• Reduces the risk of cancer
• Reduces blood sugar level in diabetics and prediabetics
• Improves fertility while decreasing the rate of stillborn births
• Promotes cardiovascular health, reduces C-Reactive Proteins (CRP)
• Reduces or eliminates carpal tunnel syndrome
• Boosts immune function and helps the body resist infections
• Protects the stomach from ulcers and invasive bacteria
• Protects the kidneys from damage due to high blood sugar
• Causes cancer cells to commit suicide (apoptosis)
• Greatly improves sperm quality, motility, and sperm count
• Prevents asthma by normalizing histamine levels
• Protects the body from highly oxidative foods like fried foods

In addition, I've found that this natural medicine:

• Greatly protects eye health, reduces cataracts and prevents UV damage to the eyes

• Makes skin look younger and functions as a natural internal sunscreen that prevents DNA damage and sunburn

• Protects the body from the dangerous oxidizing effects of Vioxx and COX-2 inhibitors, meaning that is can actually reduce the harmful side effects and deaths caused by other anti-inflammatory pharmaceuticals

Now, if all that is really true — and I'll show you in a minute that it is true — that would make this one of the most miraculous medicines ever discovered by modern science, wouldn't it? For any one substance to prevent and treat so many different diseases — and to protect the human body in so many different ways — is nothing short of truly miraculous. So why isn't this nutrient front-page news?

The answer, of course, is because it can't be patented. This natural substance (which I will reveal below) is created by microalgae, so it's not something that was invented by a drug company scientist for patenting purposes. And the sad fact of the matter is that drug companies aren't interested in medicines that can't be patented, no matter how helpful or miraculous they may really be.

And yes, all the health benefits I've described for this supplement are, indeed, quite true. And they're backed by clinical trials and research papers that are fascinating in what they contain, and yet have never been picked up by the mainstream media. In other words, this nutrient may be the most powerful natural medicine you've never heard about!

Maybe you have heard about it already, but here's something else…
It's possible of course, that you have heard about it. Especially if you've been reading NaturalNews for some time (I've mentioned it on this website before). But until recently, I never fully understood the health benefits of taking larger doses of the nutrient.

Previously, I was only taking 2mg – 4mg per day. But for a while now, I've been taking 16mg per day (400% more than before), and I've discovered something truly astounding: The health benefits of this natural medicine keep increasing as the dose increases (to a limit, of course). I've found that 16mg a day is the ideal dosage for me to experience maximum benefits from this supplement… benefits that include outstanding athletic performance, a significant reduction in muscle soreness and joint pain, radical improvements in resistance to UV sun exposure, stabilized blood sugar and many more.

So what is this mystery nutrient? It's astaxanthin, a deep red-colored phytonutrient synthesized by microalgae called Haematococcus. It's grown in fresh water using sophisticated techniques that encourage the algae to grow its own powerful medicines that protect it from oxidation, UV radiation and other environmental stresses. When harvested from the algae and concentrated into a liquid, astaxanthin becomes the most powerful antioxidant known in the natural world, demonstrating 550 times the antioxidant power of Vitamin E, for example. (I reveal my No. 1 recommended source and how to get astaxanthin at a discount, below…)

Now why is antioxidant power important? Think about it: Much of what goes on during the aging of the human body is due to oxidation. Every time you breathe, you're inhaling some oxygen, right? That oxygen reacts with your cells to create energy, but the byproduct of that energy is the creation of free radicals. These free radicals cause DNA damage, nerve cell damage, accelerated aging of internal organs and more.

The way to stop those free radicals is with antioxidants, which bind to them, neutralizing their damaging effects. Astaxanthin, it turns out, is so good at halting free radicals that it seems to confer miracle-class health benefits to the human body… benefits that might be described as "anti-aging" or "reversing disease."

Right to the muscles and tissues that need them
It gets even better: Unlike most antioxidants, astaxanthin is fat-soluble, meaning it gets carried by fat molecules directly to tissues and organs in your body where it can do the most good, like your retina, your brain, your breast tissue, prostate tissue, and skeletal muscles. You know what makes the flesh of salmon pink? Astaxanthin. And guess what gives salmon the seemingly superhuman ability to achieve marathon swimming feats, leaping up waterfalls against the current? Astaxanthin, of course. Without astaxanthin, salmon are mere average performers, and their survival rate drops to less than one in five. But with astaxanthin, they become superstars of the aquatic world, performing feats of physical strength and endurance that, in proportion, dwarf the greatest achievements of the world's top human athletes. (And their survival rate on salmon farms leaps from 17% to an astonishing 98%!)

You see, when astaxanthin is present in muscles and other tissues, it prevents oxidation right where it's needed: Right at the site of stress or potential oxidation. Ever notice how you breathe more air when you're exercising? That's more oxygen you're pumping through your tissues, and more oxygen means more oxidation. So the more you exercise, the more you need powerful antioxidants like astaxanthin. This helps explain why some athletes who work out hard but don't supplement with superfoods and antioxidants seem to age faster than everyone else. Exercising without antioxidants is like putting yourself on an aging acceleration program!

The fact that astaxanthin goes right to the muscles gives it the ability to protect muscles from all sorts of degenerative conditions. A horse suffering from a severe muscle conditions called rhabdomyolysis, for example (which can also be caused by statin drugs), was given 30mg of astaxanthin a day. In merely a few weeks, he was 100% symptom free and running again! (The owners were no doubt astonished.)

In fact, astaxanthin has been used in all kinds of ways to enhance the health of animals. In animal tests, it has been shown to:

• Greatly increase the longevity and survival rate of salmon and chickens
• Increase egg production by a whopping 300% in salmon
• Significantly lower salmonella infections in chickens
• Reduced infections by increasing immune resistance in every animal it's been tested with
• Accelerated the growth of farmed salmon by 600%! (Seems impossible, but it's true…)

The animals who have been fed a small amount of astaxanthin in their diet, it seems, experience phenomenal health benefits. Every type of animal given astaxanthin lives longer, grows faster, exhibits greater fertility and shows much stronger immune system function. Do these sound like benefits you'd like to experience, too?

How to get astaxanthin as an exclusive discount
Here at NaturalNews, I'm always looking for the best products and supplements I can recommend to readers. Again, I must repeat the fact that I have absolutely no financial ties with any of the products I'm recommending here, and I earn absolutely nothing if you decide to purchase astaxanthin. My sole motivation here is in demonstrating my value to you, the NaturalNews readers, by bringing you great deals like this (so you keep coming back to my website!)

Here's the deal I've put together for you on astaxanthin. I have a very positive journalistic relationship with the folks at Cyanotech who manufacture astaxanthin. I've even toured their aquaculture farms in Hawaii, observing their farming methods, cleaning methods and research labs. So I have a lot of truth in Cyanotech and how their products are grown and harvested. That's the brand of astaxanthin I recommend: BioAstin is the brand name.

For where to get it, the online vitamin retailer I recommend is Vitacost (www.vitacost.com) because they have great prices, fast shipping and they carry almost 10,000 different health-related products, allowing you to do a lot of your supplement shopping in one place.

The folks at Vitacost were thrilled to put together a time-limited coupon code that gets you 10% off their astaxanthin products. It's good from right now through close of business this Friday. To get the coupon code, just check your e-mail, since I already sent it to NaturalNews subscribers last night.

Not yet a NaturalNews subscriber? Just sign up right now (it's free!) and you'll instantly see the Vitacost discount code on the subscription success page. Sign up here: http://www.naturalnews.com/ReaderRegist…

It only takes ten seconds. Enter your e-mail address and confirm it, then you're in! You'll have the Vitacost coupon code and the ability to save 10% on these phenomenal astaxanthin products. Be sure to act now since not only does this special end this Friday, but with so many readers discovering this same article today, Vitacost is likely to be hit pretty hard on their astaxanthin inventory. In the past, announcements like this have wiped out the inventories of smaller companies, and some people had to wait weeks to get their products. To avoid that, order early.

To use the coupon code, simply go to either of these pages:

http://www.vitacost.com/Nutrex-Hawaii-B…

(For the BioAstin brand of astaxanthin, made by Cyanotech)

http://www.vitacost.com/NSI-Natural-Astaxanthin

(For VitaCost's in-house brand of astaxanthin, which is also natural astaxanthin)

Remember, the coupon code gets you 10% off the already low prices offered by VitaCost! Check your e-mail for the coupon code, or subscribe here to get it now: http://www.naturalnews.com/ReaderRegist…

(Ahh, you knew there'd be some catch to the discount, right? Well, it's true: Even though I don't make any money on astaxanthin, I do ask that readers who want to receive these great savings we negotiate for you at least make a small commitment to NaturalNews by subscribing to our e-mail newsletter. It's a fair exchange: You subscribe to our e-mail newsletter, and we keep bringing you fantastic discounts on outstanding products. It's the least we can do for each other, wouldn't you agree?)

What I really love about Vitacost, by the way, is the fact that they have super fast shipping times, and they ship any number of products to you for a flat fee of just $4.95. That only applies to the continental U.S., but shipping fees are very reasonable to other destinations, too.

Please note that this 10% discount is currently limited to only the astaxanthin products, not the entire Vitacost product line, but their everyday prices on other products are very good to begin with, so feel free to pick up some other products if you want. They just happen to have a really incredible price on Ola Loa drinkable vitamins, which I've recommended for several years. Their price is 45% off retail. Wow! That's the best price I've seen on Ola Loa in a long time. Get that at: http://www.vitacost.com/Ola-Loa-Energy-Drink

Cyanotech's natural astaxanthin receives our Editor's Choice award
When you visit the web pages at Vitacost (www.Vitacost.com), you'll notice that two of the natural astaxanthin products there have been given a Natural News Editor's Choice award. This is an award we grant to the most outstanding products we find. In a week or two, we'll be announcing numerous awards for products and companies that deserve that recognition. For example, we'll be giving awards on Dr. Bronner's soap products, the new unsweetened hemp milk called Hemp Bliss, online superfood retailers like Transition Nutrition (www.TransitionNutrition.com) and many more.

The award logo has been given to both the BioAstin brand and Vitacost's in-house brand, because they both use the same source of natural astaxanthin. What this logo means is that you can trust the product to be made with very high quality ingredients and offered by a reputable source that we've checked out.

Supercritical extraction means no toxic solvents!
Speaking of high quality ingredients, I think it's important to know how nutrients are extracted from their natural sources. Sadly, some companies use toxic, explosive chemicals to extract their nutrients. A famous provider of DHA oils, for example, uses highly toxic hexane to extract the oils. That's just plain awful.

Supercritical CO2 extraction, on the other hand, is safe and far more "natural." It uses compressed CO2 to pull out key nutrients, after which the CO2 evaporates harmlessly into the ambient air (from which the CO2 was gathered in the first place). Thus, it introduces no new chemicals into the environment, and it leaves nothing in the resulting product that might be harmful to you. This process — called "supercritical CO2 extraction" — is the best extraction process in the business, and it's used on premium-quality supplements like neem oil. It also happens to be the process used by Cyanotech to extract their astaxanthin from the Haematococcus algae.

That means this astaxanthin contains no toxic solvent chemicals whatsoever! That's one of the many reasons why we gave it our Editor's Choice award: Because it's an honest product, with zero chemical contaminants (or as close to zero as you can get on the planet today), that offers astounding health benefits. Cyanotech's astaxanthin deserves every bit of publicity we can bring it. I truly consider it to be one of the most important nutrients ever discovered for human health.

My top 3 nutrients for human health
Speaking of top nutrients for human health, would you like to know what I think are the top 3 most important nutrients for human health? They are:

#1: Vitamin D
#2: Omega-3 fatty acids
#3: Astaxanthin

Vitamin D is crucial, of course, due to its miracle-class ability to halt cancer (77% of ALL cancers are prevented by vitamin D alone!), to ease depression, boost bone health, enhance heart health and much, much more. It's the single most impressive nutrient I've ever found. Nothing beats vitamin D in terms of the number of important health benefits derived from a single substance.

Next comes omega-3 fatty acids, which have proven to be miraculous, too, in terms of preventing cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, depression and much more. Plus, you can get these from plant sources (like chia seeds or flax seeds) or animal source (fish oil, krill oil, etc.).

And now, astaxathin joins my list as the third most important nutrient for human health. It is the "King of the carotenoids," as they say, and it has the ability to ease systemic inflammation, protect the eyes and brain from oxidative damage, prevent cancer, protect the body from dangerous foods, enhance skin health and even protect the skin from excessive UV sun exposure. It's truly miraculous.

I've heard some ignorant conventional medical doctors (and FDA bureaucrats) say there are no miracles in the world of supplements, herbs and natural medicine. The only miracles in the world, they claim, are found in pharmaceuticals. I think that's nonsense: Nature is full of miracles! Growing a baby in the womb is a miracle. Automatic skin repair following a scratch or scrape is a miracle. The nanotechnology in your immune system is a miracle. The building of a highly complex organism from microscopic DNA is a miracle, too. Nature abounds with miracles! And astaxanthin is simply one miracle among many that have been provided for us by Mother Nature.

If you'd like to experience the miracle of astaxanthin for yourself, get it at:

http://www.vitacost.com/Nutrex-Hawaii-B…

(For the BioAstin brand of astaxanthin, made by Cyanotech)

http://www.vitacost.com/NSI-Natural-Astaxanthin

(For VitaCost's in-house brand of astaxanthin, which is also made of natural astaxanthin)

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How to take astaxanthin for maximum effect
Since astaxanthin is a fat-soluble carotenoid, the best way to maximize its circulation in your body (and thereby make sure it gets to all your cells, tissues and organs) is to take it with some healthy fats. What kind of healthy fats? Plant-based fats, of course: Coconut oil, olive oil, avocados, chia seeds, flaxseed oil or even fish oil if you want to go that route. Taking astaxanthin with fat causes it to be efficiently transported all around your body and delivered to the places where you body needs healthy fat.

And where does your body need healthy fat? Almost everywhere! Every cell in your body, for example, contains fat molecules in its membrane. And did you know that your brain is made of a whopping 60 percent fat? It's true: Your brain is mostly fat and water. So does it make sense to protect your brain with natural antioxidants that can cross the blood/brain barrier and protect your brain cells from oxidative damage? You bet it does, and that's why astaxanthin produces such astounding health benefits for your brain. That's why it has been shown to prevent the deterioration of the brain cells that lead to dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Are you taking enough astaxanthin? I took astaxanthin on and off for a couple of years at a very low dosage: 2mg or 4mg. And I never really noticed much of an effect. The reality of astaxanthin's health benefits didn't kick in for me until I started taking significantly higher doses like 16mg per day. At that level (which is just four tiny gelcaps per day, they're the size of BBs), all kinds of benefits started to kick in. I was able to run farther, exercise with greater intensity, and yet wake up the next morning with surprisingly little soreness. It was like my body was suddenly functioning at a fitness level way beyond what I was used to.

I can still remember running along the path through the open desert here in Arizona, passing by the Chaparral bushes (which can cure many cancers, by the way), smelling the rich, fragrant flowers of the local mesquite bushes (which are the sweetest smell in the whole world, as far as I'm concerned), and suddenly realizing that I wasn't even breathing hard. I was running at a healthy pace, just gliding along the desert pathway, kicking up sand, leaping across small rocks, under the blazing desert sun, and I didn't even feel tired. It was like I had an oxygen infusion keeping me energized and alert. It was like my heart could pump a never-ending supply of energy to all my muscles. The feeling was truly amazing.

Sure, I take a lot of natural supplements. I drink aloe vera every day (my recommended source for premium-quality dried aloe gel is www.GoodCauseWellness.com by the way), and aloe helps your blood carry more oxygen. And yes, I don't eat oxidizing fried foods, or trans fatty acids, or sugar, and I don't take pharmaceuticals of any kind, and yes, my blood flows like water because I gobble a lot of fish oils, and I get all kinds of vitamin D from the sun. So sure, I have a lot of factors going into healthy blood (astaxanthin certainly isn't the only one) that creates this athletic effect, but the point is I'm only human, just like you, and if I can make my cardiovascular system pump along effortlessly, filling my cells with seemingly unlimited oxygen during exercise, then you can experience similar benefits. We're 99.98% genetically identical, after all. My heart is pretty much the same as your heart. The only difference is what we choose to feed it!

Now don't get me wrong, in no way am I saying that after you pop a couple of astaxanthin pills, you will turn into Superman and you can start tearing up the hills of your local hiking path. The benefits of astaxanthin are very real, and I have no need to exaggerate them, so here are some things you need to know about astaxanthin to make sure you understand what it can and can't do for you:

• It doesn't work overnight. I took it for 30 days before I really started to see significant results. You probably won't feel any difference for a few days after you start taking astaxanthin. It takes time for the carotenoids to find their way to your tissues. Once you beging to feel some benefits, those benefits will typically increase for several weeks, so you'll feel better as you continue taking the astaxanthin. At some point, the benefits will level off and as long as you keep taking the astaxanthin, you'll stay there, experiencing those ongoing benefits.

• Astaxanthin won't counteract unhealthy habits like smoking cigarettes, eating fried foods or drinking a fat-laden Starbucks "coffee" that's really more like a 600-calorie milkshake. Don't take astaxanthin as an excuse to pursue unhealthy foods or lifestyle choices (like smoking).

• Don't go overboard with your exercise in an unsafe way. Always work with a qualified health practitioner concerning ANY changes in your exercise or diet. Ease into your exercise slowly and carefully. It's better to slowly ramp up to more exercise over time than to injure yourself because you got overly excited and went too far…

• Astaxanthin needs to be taken throughout the day for maximum effect. I take 4mg every 4 hours. That way, I'm getting a healthy dose of astaxanthin at every hour of the day.

• Always take astaxanthin with healthy fats. Since it's fat-soluble, it needs fat to hitch a ride to your body's cells.

• Remember that if you eat fried foods (including so-called "healthy" snack chips fried at high temperatures), you will "use up" a lot of the antioxidant power in astaxanthin, leaving less to help the rest of your body. Unhealthy foods are often highly oxidizing, so even though I don't recommend eating fried foods, if you do, you may want to consider taking an extra astaxanthin capsule at the same time to protect your body from the fried foods.

• Not to make this too scatalogical, but at 16mg per day, astaxanthin will turn your poo slightly red, just like when you drink beet juice. Drink some chlorophyll too (which turns your poo green) next December, and you can poo in vibrant holiday colors! (Only recommended for the easily amused…)

• There's virtually no way to overdose on astaxanthin. Remember, this isn't a drug. It's something that's been in the natural food supply for millions of years. The studies that have been done show virtually no toxicity even at ridiculously high doses. However, based on what I've read it seems that the benefits of astaxanthin reach a point of diminishing returns after about 20mg per day for a human being, so that's why I take 16mg a day: It's enough to generate wonderful benefits, but I'm not going overboard with it. In one study, they gave 30mg per day to a horse! So probably, it's a fair guess to say you would need less than a horse. The lighter you are, the less you need, of course. I weigh 190 and take 16mg. If you only weigh 110 pounds, you might only want to take 8mg or 12mg per day. Even 4mg per day produces some benefits, by the way.

Once, again, if you'd like to get your hands on some astaxanthin, the source I recommend in the U.S. is Vitacost. Their pages on astaxanthin are:

http://www.vitacost.com/Nutrex-Hawaii-B…

(For the BioAstin brand of astaxanthin, made by Cyanotech)

http://www.vitacost.com/NSI-Natural-Astaxanthin

(For VitaCost's in-house brand of astaxanthin, which is also natural astaxanthin)

If you want a 10% discount, and you're already a subscriber to NaturalNews, just check your e-mail (I already sent you the coupon code good for 10% off). If you're not a subscriber, just sign up right now (it's free!) and you'll instantly receive the coupon code. You can subscribe here: http://www.naturalnews.com/ReaderRegist…

You can also just buy astaxanthin at your local health food store, of course. Or you might have other online retailers if you're living in the U.K., Australia, Canada or another country. Frankly, it doesn't matter to me where you get your astaxanthin, just make sure of one thing, which is VERY important: Always by "natural" astaxanthin, not "synthetic astaxanthin."

You see, there's a lot of synthetic astaxanthin on the market, too, and it's made from — if you can believe this — petroleum! It doesn't provide any health benefits, by the way, just like synthetic vitamin E or synthetic B vitamins. They're all garbage, if you ask me. Only the natural stuff really works to protect and enhance your health. So wherever you buy astaxanthin, make sure you're buying only natural astaxanthin.

Which sources of astaxanthin I really trust
Another note: As a journalist, I've toured the Cyanotech facility on the Big Island in Hawaii, and I've seen their quality first-hand. I've met the people, photographed the processing facility machines and watched how they clean, dry and pack both astaxanthin and spirulina. So I've seen it all first hand at Cyanotech, and I know they do a really great job. I have NOT seen any other facilities making astaxanthin, so I can't say whether or not any other companies are doing as good a job as Cyanotech. Therefore, I personally only buy Cyanotech's astaxanthin because I know I can trust it. I also know they batch test their products to make sure they don't contain heavy metals or other freaky contaminants.

I just can't say whether other manufacturers are doing a good job. They may very well do so, but I haven't had the opportunity to tour their facilities yet. Perhaps after this story runs, I'll be invited to other manufacturers and I'll be able to publish a follow up report to let you know what I find. One thing you can rest assured of, however: I have zero financial ties with Cyanotech, Vitacost or any other company mentioned in this review, because that's my policy of remaining independent and objective, and I stick to it!

Why the FDA wants to censor this
The FDA, of course wants to censor this information outright. They don't consumers learning the truth about how natural astaxanthin makes anti-inflammatory medications virtually obsolete, or how it operates as a natural sunscreen, or an exercise endurance enhancer. They don't want you to know that taking astaxanthin greatly reduces your chances of ever being diagnosed with dementia or Alzheimer's disease, or that it prevents the oxidation of your cells from eating fried foods or junk foods.

And you know what? If I were selling astaxanthin, I'd be in jail right now. The FDA would raid my warehouse (if I had one), confiscate my inventory (if I had any), seize my product literature (if I had some) and confiscate my bank account profits from selling the product (if I had any). But since I don't have any of that and, in fact, I earn absolutely nothing from telling you these obvious truths about astaxanthin, the FDA is at a complete loss to take any action to censor me and thereby prevent you from learning the truth about this amazing nutrient.

To put it simply: I'm not regulated by the FDA, since I sell no foods, drugs, supplements or other such products. As a result, I'm free to tell you the truth about astaxanthin and other natural medicines in a way that the manufacturers of these products simply cannot (because they're muzzled by the FDA, which is of course a criminal operating engaged in blatant censorhip campaigns designed to keep the public ignorant about nutrition in order to protect the profits of Big Pharma).

So, in essence, the facts that astaxanthin eases arthritis pain, prevents Alzheimer's disease, speeds recovery from exercise, boosts physical endurance, prevents cancer, stabilizes blood sugar and protects the entire cardiovascular system are things that you're not supposed to know, you know. Forbidden knowledge and all that. The FDA has decided that the American population should not have access to this information, thereby ensuring that consumers don't know they have options for their health. When consumers don't realize they have options, they default to taking dangerous (yet profitable) pharmaceuticals. And that, of course, is the whole point of the FDA's campaign of censorship in the first place.

Hey Health Ranger, where are your scientific citations?
By the way, sometimes people ask me why I don't include more citations of the scientific studies supporting what I'm sharing in these articles. The answer to that is simple: The presence (or lack thereof) of a "scientific" citation does not change the nature of what astaxanthin is already and what it does for your body. In other words, including a citation doesn't make astaxanthin work any better, and excluding a citation doesn't make astaxanthin work any worse. It is what it is, and it's been around far longer than humans, or researchers, or scientific journals. Natural medicine, in other words, doesn't just suddenly start to work after it's been publishing in a science journal; it's been working for centuries to keep animals, fish and our human ancestors healthy!

After hearing that some people say, "No, Mike, you're supposed to convince me that astaxanthin does all this, and that's why you should cite all these scientific studies."

Actually, I'm not here to convince anyone who isn't already ready to experience phenomenal health in the first place. Some people will stand in their comfort zones and avoid all the healthy things they could be taking right now — superfoods, spirulina, vitamin D, fish oils, astaxanthin — and they'll sit there and insist "I'm not taking anything until it's scientifically proven!" And before long, they waste away with degenerative disease, dying of cancer, or heart attacks or strokes, all because they wanted 100% absolute proof before they would take a single health supplement that might have prevented their disease. It reminds me of a high school friend who never went to college. A few years back, I asked him why he never went to college. He said that Bill Clinton promised a free college education to every student in America, and he was waiting around until Clinton or some other President made good on that promise.

It just makes you wonder: How long will some people wait around to die, waiting for scientists to proclaim they've discovered what Mother Nature has provided us all along? Anybody who waits for corporate America to tell you how to take care of your health is a fool. There is simply no incentive for any industry (like the sick-care industry) to make you aware of the health benefits of astaxanthin. And teaching people how to prevent cancer is certainly no priority of medical journals, most of which are entirely funded by drug companies that profit from cancer in the first place.

Finally, scientific citations were probably really handy a few decades ago when there was no such thing as an instantly searchable online database of scientific studies such as Google Scholar. I mean, c'mon, how hard is it to go online and search for astaxanthin studies, anyway? Here, I'll do the search for you, just click this link: http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=astaxanthin

There, you'll see a listing of 9,230 different references to astaxanthin in the scientific literature, including numerous studies about its anti-cancer benefits, antioxidant benefits, prevention of carcinogenesis, and a whole lot more.

Okay, get this: Some people then say, but Mike, you're supposed to interpret all those studies for us and tell us what they mean!

And that, my friends, is exactly what this article is doing in the first place: Interpreting the science and boiling it down to everyday language that honestly and openly shares the benefits of astaxanthin. So you see, in reality, people don't really want a long list of 9,230 scientific studies about a miracle nutrient like natural astaxanthin. What they really want is to understand how can it help me? And that's what I aim to do with articles like this. I'm just working to tell you the honest truth about the remarkable health benefits of natural astaxanthin.

Let's be honest: If I listed 9,230 scientific citations in the space following this paragraph, would it really matter anyway? The skeptical doctors, trained to discredit anything that's not a drug, would dismiss the whole story anyway. Even a million studies cannot overcome a person's own limiting belief system and mental filters. If a person believes natural medicine has no health benefits whatsoever, then they will automatically filter out all evidence that contradicts their stated belief.

On the other hand, a person who understands natural health and the principles of natural medicine doesn't need 9,230 scientific studies listed either, since they realize that Mother Nature is the true authority on human health and natural medicine, not some commercial publication that tries to position itself as a "scientific" journal. The real authority on what heals is, essentially, the nature found inside you right now. You are an extension of nature, and your body was created to live in perfect harmony with the foods and medicines found in the natural world around you. That's why truth is only defined by what's true for you, in your own experience.

So try astaxanthin yourself today, and see what benefits you experience. Don't let someone else tell you what astaxanthin will or won't do for you, find out for yourself! Only you can be the authority on what's true for you, after all.

Here are my recommended sources one more time:

http://www.vitacost.com/Nutrex-Hawaii-B…

(For the BioAstin brand of astaxanthin, made by Cyanotech)

http://www.vitacost.com/NSI-Natural-Astaxanthin

(For VitaCost's in-house brand of astaxanthin, which is also natural astaxanthin)

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Study subjects taking 1 to 2.5 mg of melatonin before going to bed had marked reductions in nighttime hypertension and thus reduced their risk of heart attack and death. The Cancer Connection One of the most exciting areas of melatonin research is cancer. Whether it’s made in your pineal gland or taken in supplement form, melatonin is a potent antioxidant that protects cellular and mitochondrial DNA from mutations that give rise to, and propagate, cancer. Evidence to support the cancer-melatonin link has been building for decades. Women who work night shifts—which radically repress melatonin production—have about a 50 percent increased rate of breast cancer. Conversely, people who are blind typically have above-average levels of melatonin and significantly lower cancer rates.

A recent study showed that melatonin-depleted blood stimulates the growth of tumors in animals, while melatonin-rich blood reduces tumor growth. David Blask, the lead researcher of this study explained that melatonin puts breast tumors to sleep at night, but in artificial light the “cancer cells become insomniacs.”

Melatonin may help prevent cancer, but can it treat the disease? Canadian researchers conducted a meta-analysis of 10 studies involving patients with tumors of the breast, lung, brain, kidney, and skin who took 10 to 40 mg of melatonin a day. They concluded, “The substantial reduction in risk of death, low adverse events reported, and low costs related to this intervention suggest great potential for melatonin in treating cancer.”

Eating an hour or two before you go to bed can cause restless sleep, and stimulating drinks like coffee or tea can prolong the time it takes to go to sleep. Alcohol is also disruptive to sleep patterns, as are less obvious sources of caffeine, like chocolate and chocolate-flavored foods, and salt, which can act as a mild stimulant to the adrenal glands.

Leptin is the “hunger hormone” that signals satiety and the breakdown of stored fat. Thin people to have robust levels of leptin. Surprisingly, levels in obese people are often very high. That’s because overweight individuals also have elevations in CRP. In addition to being a marker of inflammation, CRP binds to leptin and blocks its effects on satiety and weight reduction. By lowering CRP, irvingia frees up leptin so it can do what it’s supposed to do in putting the brakes on appetite and promote fat breakdown.

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The combined actions of this botanical extract are profound. In a 2008 trial, overweight participants were divided into two groups and placed on daily supplements of irvingia or a placebo for 10 weeks. At the study’s conclusion, those who had taken irvingia lost an average of 28 pounds, 16.2 percent of waist circumference, and 18.4 percent of body fat. They also had stunning reductions in average blood sugar (22 percent), total cholesterol (26 percent), LDL cholesterol (27 percent), and CRP (52 percent). There were no significant changes in the placebo group.

Irvingia gabonensis is also an effective therapy for anyone with diabetes or cardiovascular disease. A good brand is Life Extension’s Integra-Lean Irvingia, available by calling (800) 810-6655. If you’re taking drugs for diabetes or cholesterol, monitor your blood sugar and cholesterol levels to make sure they don’t fall too low.

If you do come down with the flu, a cold, or another viral infection, here are some things you can do, in addition to taking vitamin D, to shorten the duration and reduce symptoms of the illness. Remember, the time to mount a full-fledged attack is when you first start to notice symptoms. Aggressive early intervention makes all the difference. Vitamin C Vitamin C’s reputation for shortening the duration of viral illness is controversial, but I’m a believer in this therapy, which was popularized by Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling, PhD. I recommend 500-1,000 mg of vitamin C every hour you’re awake.

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Oscillococcinum is a tried-and-true homeopathic remedy by Boiron. Oscillococcinum is particularly effective at battling the flu, especially if taken at the first sign of symptoms. Take three doses, at six-hour intervals, as directed. It is available in most health food stores and comes in packs of three doses.

Chicken Soup This folk remedy has more than word-of-mouth to support it—scientific research has also given it the thumbs up. According to one study, chicken soup improves hydration and nutritional status and relieves congestion by increasing the flow of mucus. In addition, it inhibits the inflammatory response that is responsible for many of the symptoms of viral infections, and it may have direct actions on infectious organisms. Want to beef up its decongestant properties? Add a dash of cayenne pepper.

Rest and Hydration It should go without saying that when you’re sick, you need to take it easy and get extra sleep. In addition, drink copious amounts of water, herbal teas, and other fluids to maintain adequate hydration.

Other Immune Boosters Add to these suggestions other immune boosters such as the herb echinacea (one dropperful of tincture in water three times a day), garlic (one tablet three times a day) and zinc (10 mg twice a day).

Good Personal Hygiene In addition to taking cold and flu remedies, do not overlook the importance of good hygiene in preventing the spread of viruses to others. Viruses are transmitted by hand-to-hand contact and droplets released in the air from sneezes and coughs. So wash your hands often with soap and warm water, and avoid touching your eyes or nose. Change towels often, and use disposable tissues rather than hankies.

Please remember, flu shots are not benign. Very few clinical trials have been conducted on the safety of these vaccines, which are a hodgepodge of potentially dangerous chemical and biological agents. Flu vaccines can and do have serious, albeit infrequent, side effects.

Many of you may find this hard to believe because it flies in the face of virtually all doctors’ recommendations, but these are the facts. My question to you is, why take a risk on something with so little proven value, especially when you have a safer, more effective option like extra supplements? We are not offering medical advice, as we continue to state but providing some facts for your consideration before he flu season hits big.

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In your bloodstream the amino acid releases nitric oxide, a compound that relaxes the muscles in blood vessel walls and improves circulation. The drugs Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis also do their trick by enhancing the effect of nitric oxide.

It's important to recognize, however, that L-arginine is just a temporary fix. To really get rid of the problem, you've got to improve your circulation everwhere in your body. One of the most reliable ways to improve circulation in the relevant area is by walking. Simply moving the muscles in the central area of your body increases the demand for oxygen, which results in the opening up of circulation.

Studies have found that ED is worse in men who spend most of their days in sitting positions, doing a lot of driving, are at higher risk. The same is true for those who work in high-stress situations.If your glands are busy making the stress hormones such as cortisol all the time, they can't be bothered with making much testosterone. Several categories of drugs are notorious erection-killers, including those for anxiety, depression, high blood pressure, and Parkinson's disease.

A good nutritional support program will also help improve your circulation. It should include at least 2 grams of EFAs (such as those found in flax and fish), 1,000 to 1,500 mg of niacin, 800 to 1,200 IU of vitamin E and
15 mg of zinc. These nutrients won't provide you with an overnight miracle, but you can expect gradual improvement over time. Improving your circulation provides numerous health benefits beyond better sexual function.

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