Carotenoid

2022-08-24: reference:

Crotenoid #

• There are like 600 known, such as:
  • α-carotene (Yellow)
  • β-Carotene (Orange)
  • γ-carotene (Red-orange)
  • Lutein (Yellow)
  • Violoxanthin (Yellow)
  • Zeaxanthin (Yellow-orange)
  • β-cryptoxanthin (Orange)
  • Astaxanthin (Red)
  • Lycopene (Red)
    • Tomato, papaya, grapefruit, watermelon
  • Fucoxanthin: 510-525; 450-540
• Yellow pigments are rich in many greens, it’s just that Chlorophyll actually covers it.
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• Promote M2 activation of Macrophages
• Supplementation with macular carotenoids reduces psychological stress, serum cortisol, and sub-optimal symptoms of physical and emotional health in young adults
  • i.e. Lutein and Zeaxanthin: L and Z cross the blood–brain barrier and accumulate in the brain regions that maintain relatively high metabolism
• Carotenoids and carotenoid conversion products in adipose tissue biology and obesity: Pre-clinical and human studies
  • This goes at length into the molecular neuroscience of it all.
• Skin Color Cues to Human Health: Carotenoids, Aerobic Fitness, and Body Fat
  • Higher aerobic fitness and lower body fat are predictors of skin yellowness, independent of each other and dietary fruit and vegetable intake

Suppelementation #

• So astaxanthin and lycopene are anti-androgenic. What’s next on the chopping block?
• Bryan Johnson takes 10mg lycopene, 20mg Lutein (NOW) and 4mg Zeaxanthin (Nutricost).
• https://www.iherb.com/pr/sports-research-lutein-zeaxanthin-plant-based-120-veggie-softgels/90287 this is probably the best Lutein + Zeaxanthin for 20+4
• JC takes 10mg lutein + 10 me zeaxanthin + (EOD) 25kIU β-carotene.