Astaxanthin

Day 3 of testing this convoluted but potentially promising supp; Astaxanthin.

Astaxanthin is the red-pigment carotenoid found in algae, salmon and flamingos.
(It’s what causes the pink-red color.)

>Said to be the strongest known natural antioxidant (anti-PUFA)
>Potential anti-aging, neurogenesis
>Strong protection against UV damage, restores skin youthfulness (R)
>Improves eyesight (R)
>Might prevent hair loss (R)
>Positive effect on sperm parameters and fertility in men

Mixed reviews on the RPF.
According to Peat it could interfere with thyroid and reduce DHT.
Apparently a dose of 4mg can stop sun burn, it’s antioxidant potency might be useful to stabilize PUFA inside the body.
It does seem to be a 5-AR inhibitor which could cause increase in serotonin which sucks.

UV goes up to 8-10 up here in the Austrian mountains and even though I’ve got a tan I still burned within 2 hours of high noon sun.
Let’s see how my skin ends up next month.
Do you have any experience with Astaxanthin?

[Update]:
You still burn after heavy sun exposure, albeit it seems to be less.
I think Astaxanthin could be useful to use briefly when exposed to a ton of PUFA.
It does seem to function as an AR inhibitor so if you’re sensitive to that you might want to skip this one.

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