Comment · Wed, March 12, 2025 · ND Owner
Astaxanthin.... I can't do it justice in a title.... Just read. Anyway 10/10 stars.
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Nebulous_Inferno · 62 points
Astaxanthin impressed me, is the simplest way to put it.
My eyes often irritate me, especially when I have a migraine.
So I had the bright idea that Astaxanthin, a top tier eye health and antioxidant supplement could perhaps help.
If you use glasses or contacts and have ever had a jump in prescription that made you feel off balance due to the clarity, that is almost identical to how astaxanthin felt the first time I took it, my migraine became less horrible, my eyes stopped throbbing as badly, all of my senses that were impacted by my migraine (literally all of them pretty much), were notably restored, and since that point it has seemingly helped with my itchy eyes, and even my migraines in general, I feel better than I have in weeks, and it has only gotten more impactful with time, great stuff.
In light of the knowledge that Astaxanthin is both a potent antioxidant, targeted specifically at the most damaging singleton oxygen ros type, doesn't have pro-oxidant effects in the absence of oxidants, and can penetrate to places nothing else is capable of reaching as well (particularly scavenging in the membranes of cells, reaching the retina with ease, and passing through the bbb)…
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Nebulous_Inferno · 2 points
This is almost entirely a review, only a little bit of a request, interesting how it gets classified.
It's always nice to have your favorite supplements from a place you trust, and Paul's total adherence to the original label is as reassuring as it is impractical (dude, you can MAYBE blend a 1:1 with the 8% at a 3/1 ratio and get a 2% at a quadruple dose? You can probably get a better deal for the lower concentration as it's obviously easier for them to produce, and it would fit your branding with the 10% tongkat Ali and the 2%).
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Are you talking about the Reishi? We are making an optimized Reishi stack as well, so we are definitely using some of these extracts for other purposes. We also did consider mixing the one coming in a bit low with the 1:1. However, we wanted the reformulation of our 1:1 and 8:1 to also meet beta-glucan specs, and our 9% extract only has around 4% beta-glucans. We also want to ensure that going forward, each subsequent batch will be consistent.