Mega Lycopene Extract 15 mg. 90 softgels

Lycopene is a carotenoid and the source of the red coloring of tomatoes, red peppers, red grapefruit, and watermelon. It may have the highest antioxidant properties of all the carotenoids. The powerful antioxidant action of lycopene helps to prevent the oxidation of serum lipids, thus promoting arterial health. Lycopene may also assist in maintaining cell-to-cell communication and modulating cytochrome p450 detoxification, factors that benefit susceptible tissue.

For years it was ignored by nutritionists because it cannot be converted into the essential vitamin A. In recent years however, it has been shown to have major protective effects throughout the body from prostate to brain, and is one of the nutrients suspected of being behind the Italian low heart disease (while consuming high levels of fat) paradox. Research has found that lycopene is better absorbed when preheated in, or taken with fat. Yet more evidence has surfaced that lycopene fights prostate cancer, and more generally preserves the integrity of the cell. This is the first report to show that lycopene reduces prostate specific antigen (PSA), a measure of prostate cancer activity. In this study, which was presented at the annual meeting of the American Chemical Society (August, 2001), 32 mostly African American patients who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and were awaiting radical prostatectomy were put on diets that included enough tomato sauce to provide 30 mg/day of lycopene for three weeks. Prostate cancer is more frequent and serious among African Americans than among Caucasians. Mean serum PSA concentrations fell by 17.5%, while a measure of oxidative status fell by 21.3%. DNA damage in the cancer cells fell by 40% after three weeks. Most important, high concentration of lycopene in prostate tissues resulted in a nearly three-fold increase in programmed cell damage among cancer cells.

Supplement Facts
Serving Size: 1 softgel
Servings per container: 90
Amount per Serving
Lycopene	15 mg
Other ingredients: lecithin, beeswax, rice bran oil, gelatin, glycerin, purified water, and carmine.

Dosage and Use

One softgel once or twice daily is recommended.
This product is most effectively utilized when taken in divided doses with meals.

Warnings

Keep out of reach of children.
Do not exceed recommended dose.
If you have a bad reaction to this product, discontinue use.
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