Lamberts Natural Beta Carotene With Mixed Carotenoids 15mg, 90 Capsules

In terms of human nutrition beta carotene is one of the most important phyto pigments and is distributed throughout the plant world. It belongs to the carotenoid family and when ingested it serves as a precursor to Vitamin A. For this reason it is often referred to as 'provitamin A'. This conversion from beta carotene to vitamin A takes place in the liver, kidneys and intestinal mucosa at a rate which varies from person to person according to physiological needs. Beta carotene is now recognised as an important substance itself, being one of the main antioxidant nutrients in our diet. Antioxidants are substances that help our bodies to destroy or quench harmful free radicals that are produced quite naturally in the human body and which, if allowed to proceed unchecked, can harm tissues and organs. Lamberts® Natural Beta Carotene is extracted in the natural form from Dunaliella Salina, a pink alga which lives on the surface of salt lakes and which contains small amounts of other mixed carotenoids. The growth of the organism is controlled in a high salt-water environment, which precludes contamination, by harmful micro-organisms.

Our bodies are being continually exposed to ‘free radical’ damage as a result of the environment in which we live. Air pollution and cigarette smoking are the major factors that generate ‘free radicals’, but one of the most important is the effect that sunlight has on our skin. The body has its own natural defence mechanism to fight these ‘free radicals’, substances called antioxidants which neutralise ‘free radicals’ thus helping to protect our cells from damage. Beta carotene is one of the best known antioxidants which helps to protect the skin against the damaging effects of ‘free radicals’ created by the action of ultra-violet rays on the skin.

Lamberts® Natural Beta Carotene with mixed carotenoids supplies a unique combination of important carotenoids that are found in many fruits and vegetables.

Product Specifications

Encapsulated with: Sunflower Seed Oil, Capsule Shell (Gelatin, Glycerin, Colour: Iron Oxides)

Disintegration time: Less than 30 minutes.

Dosage recommendations: 1 capsule daily with meals. 

Caution: Should not be taken by heavy smokers.

Health Food Supplements may be useful sources to help fill the gaps in diets of people at certain times in their lives or to prevent deficiency symptoms, but they can never replace a varied, balanced diet. Supplements can also provide general health benefits effects for people who are lacking certain nutrients in their body.

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