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Lutein Plus Powder
150 grams
Item Catalog Number: 01014 |
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The eye is a highly complex organ that must safely harvest, control, focus, and react to light in order to produce vision. Light enters the anterior portion of the eye through the clear cornea and fluid-like aqueous humor, and is then focused by the clear lens before entering the gel-like vitreous. It must pass through a nerve layer of ganglions connected to photoreceptors (both rods and cones) where light signals are converted to electrical signals that are transported to the brain. Behind the photoreceptors are the retinal pigmented epithelium cells that feed and remove toxic waste from the constantly active photoreceptors. The retinal pigmented epithelium cells rest on a thin, connective, tissue-like support structure called Bruch’s membrane, which also serves to create a blood-brain barrier for transport of nutrients, waste products, and critical oxygen. The macular region of the human retina is yellow in color due to the presence of the macular pigment, composed of two dietary xanthophylls, lutein and zeaxanthin, and another xanthophyll, meso-zeaxanthin. The latter is formed from lutein in the retina.
By absorbing blue-light, the macular pigment protects the underlying photoreceptor cell layer from light damage, possibly initiated by the formation of reactive oxygen species during a photosensitized reaction. The macular pigment can be increased by either increasing the intake of foods that are rich in lutein and zeaxanthin, such as dark-green leafy vegetables, or by supplementation with lutein or zeaxanthin.1-3
Lutein Plus Powder provides maximum-strength lutein and zeaxanthin as well as other xanthophylls and carotenoids. |
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| Supplement Facts |
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Serving Size 1/2 tablespoon (approx. 5 grams) |
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Servings Per Container approximately 30 |
| Amount Per Serving |
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Alfalfa juice concentrate (Medicago sativa) (leaf) |
500 mg |
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Marigold flower extract (Tagetes erecta) [std. for 5% lutein (14 mg), 0.22% zeaxanthin (0.6 mg)] |
280 mg |
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Spinach powder (Spinacia oleracea) (leaf) (20:1) |
215 mg |
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Lycopene (from tomatoes) |
4.3 mg |
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Other ingredients: maltodextrin, sucrose, tapioca starch, modified corn starch, gum arabic, lecithin (from soy), sugar ester, purified water. |
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Contains soybeans. Contains corn. This product contains NO milk, egg, fish, peanuts, crustacean shellfish (lobster, crab, shrimp), tree nuts, wheat, yeast, gluten, or rice. Contains NO artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors.sweeteners, flavors, or colors. | |
| Dosage and Use |
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Take 1/2 tablespoon daily with food, or as recommended by a healthcare practitioner. |
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Lutein absorbs best when taken with fat. |
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For maximum assimilation into the bloodstream, take this supplement with the meal of the day that contains the most fat or with fatty acid supplements such as fish oil or conjugated linoleic acid (CLA). | |
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