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sounds good to me, i'm looking for it as i write...
anti-ogygen anti-inflamitory...from algae-i'm in

Here is some more info from Dr Mercola.
http://www.naturalproductsinsider.com/a ... nthin.aspx

This is Dr. Mercola's "desert island" supplement. I looked for it but then promptly forgot the name. Thanks, Dania!

This is really exciting, Dania, I like finding new supplements like this one. Am I going to turn pink??

Bur really: I eat a lot of algae in my diet but it is the black or green algae, like wakame, or kombu, nori etc. It does seem from a quick glimpse on the net that this is from a different source? I would always rather eat a food over taking a supplement if possible, anyone know if the algae from which this is derived is sold as a food?

Also, I did see that there is a synthetic and natural source, so if it matters to you, you might want to read your label to make sure it's not synthetic.

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Natural sources

The following sources are used for the commercial production of astaxanthin:

Euphausia pacifica (Pacific krill)
Euphausia superba (Antarctic krill)
Haematococcus pluvialis (MicroAlgae)
Pandalus borealis (Arctic shrimp)
Xanthophyllomyces dendrorhous, formerly Phaffia rhodozyma (yeast)

P. borealis

As a natural source, the following can be found in nature (or a production facility) with the approximate astaxanthin concentrations:
Source Astaxanthin concentration (ppm)[12]
Salmonids ~ 5
Plankton ~ 60
Krill ~ 120
Arctic shrimp (P borealis) ~ 1,200
Phaffia yeast ~ 10,000
Haematococcus pluvialis ~ 40,000

I just bought a bottle - 4mg per tab. I will report back after a few weeks.

PN