Category Archives: Carotenoids

How To Enhance Carotenoid Absorption

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Carotenoids are phytochemicals found in high concentrations in photosynthetic organisms. Here the role of carotenoids is to aid photosynthesis by acting as light harvesting elements during time of low light exposure. In addition, carotenoids may act as antioxidants through the … Continue reading →

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Antioxidants Supplements: Evidence they Protect Health

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Do Carotenoids Protect From Breast Cancer?

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Robert Barrington

There is increasing evidence in the nutritional literature that intakes of fruits and vegetables are beneficial to the health. Part of the reason for these health effects is thought to derive from the presence of a range of phytochemical nutrients … Continue reading →

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How To Boost Antioxidant Defences

Posted on January 14, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Simple Ways to Boost Antioxidant Defences

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Spirulina Antioxidants

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Spirulina maxima and Spirulina platensis belong to a group of filamentous photosynthetic cyanobacteria that can be found growing naturally in freshwater lakes of Asia, Africa and South America. Spirulina has traditionally been harvested, dried and used as a source of … Continue reading →

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More Evidence of Biochemical Individuality: Lycopene

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Robert Barrington

One size fits all nutritional advice is commonplace. Recommendations as to the amount of particular foods we require to obtain certain health outcomes is the norm. Individual biochemistry is nearly never taken into account when making these recommendations. Although government … Continue reading →

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Antioxidants and Lifespan

Posted on October 1, 2016 by Robert Barrington
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Citrus Fruit for Carotenoids

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Carotenoids are a group of phytonutrients that may have particular health benefits in humans. Carotenoids are synthesised in plants and are absorbed by animals when they eat carotenoid containing plants. Common dietary carotenoids include β-carotene and lycopene, and these are … Continue reading →

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Carotenoid and Xanthophyll Absorption From Spinach

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Robert Barrington

Spinach is a good source of carotenoids and their oxidised products, the xanthophylls. Carotenoids and xanthophylls act as antioxidants in plants, and in this role can protect the plant tissues from the oxidative stress that results from excessive sun exposure. … Continue reading →

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