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MicroActive® Curcumin SR is a water dispersible formulation containing dispersed micronized curcuminoids in a sustained-release matrix that improves the active’s absorption and residence time. Clinical studies dosing with MicroActive® Curcumin show the presence of a group of highly beneficial demethylated-curcuminoids not present when subjects took equivalent doses of regular curcumin. These individual demethylated curcuminoids demonstrate numerous biological properties such as antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, and hypocholesterolemic activities, as well as shielding progressive neuronal degeneration from increased oxidative attack. These minor curcuminoids also have a particular neuroprotective effect for Alzheimer’s patients. Accumulation of amyloid-beta (AB) is one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and efficient clearance of AB by cells by phagocytosis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) may be an important mechanism for controlling or preventing disease onset. [more about demethylated curcuminoids]

MicroActive® Lutein Esters are a powerful antioxidant and a key ingredient for eye health, in particular reducing the onset of macular degeneration. As well, the esters of lutein are more cost effective than free lutein. MicroActive® Lutein Esters is a self-emulsifying system that micronizes and encapsulates the esters thereby improving absorption and creating a sustained release.

MicroActive® Astaxanthin 10% is a free flowing water dispersible paste containing 2.5% of micronized Astaxanthin, suitable for soft gel capsules. The formulation provides sustained release of the active approximately twice that of the control. Small clinical studies indicate that it is 5.8 times more bioavailable as compared to the control. Derived from algae and selected sea animals, Astaxanthin has been proven to be an extremely powerful antioxidant and free radical scavenger. Uniquely able to pass through the blood-brain barrier, Astaxanthin has been shown to support cognitive health, retard macular degeneration and act as an effective anti-inflammatory agent. As a fat-soluble compound, there are however challenges to effective absorption.