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What is Lyc-O-Mato®? What is lycopene? What are carotenoids? What is the role of carotenoids in health? What are free radicals? What protects the organism from free radicals? Who should take supplements containing Lyc-O-Mato®? Why is Lyc-O-Mato® standardized to lycopene content? How does Lyc-O-Mato® compare to just plain lycopene? How do I know that Lyc-O-Mato® is safe to take? Where can I buy Lyc-O-Mato®? What is Lyc-O-Mato®?
Lyc-O-Mato® is an all-natural extract of red, ripe tomatoes. Lyc-O-Mato® is valued as a dietary supplement and functional food ingredient because it provides a full complement of tomato carotenoids and other nutrients to benefit good health. The synergy of the natural tomato lycopene, phytoene, phytofluene, beta-carotene, phytosterols, and vitamin E results in enhanced activity and this means greater health benefits for you. Back to top What is lycopene? What are carotenoids?
Carotenoids are a family of naturally occurring compounds
found in many plants. Lycopene and beta-carotene, both found in Lyc-O-Mato®,
are among the major carotenoids that occur in appreciable quantities
in human blood and tissues and are believed to be important to our
health and well being.Back to top What is the role of carotenoids in health?
Carotenoids
are antioxidants. They play an important role in health maintenance
by helping to reduce the impact and minimize the oxidative damage
caused by surplus free radicals in the body. These surplus free radicals
result from normal cell metabolism, pollution, smoking and other environmental
exposures. The mixture of tocopherols naturally occurring in Lyc-O-Mato®
also acts as a potent antioxidant.Back to top What are free radicals? Back to top What protects the organism from free radicals?
The healthy
organism is equipped with a built-in defense system designed to neutralize
harmful free radicals which attack our tissues and cell components.
This system utilizes antioxidants and free radical quenchers (neutralizers),
which we obtain from the food and dietary supplements we eat. Lycopene
is considered by scientists to be the most effective free radical
quencher and antioxidant, and thus an important part of the diet.Back to top Who should take supplements containing Lyc-O-Mato®?
Lyc-O-Mato®
is a dietary supplement recommended for adults as a valuable part
of a daily health care regimen that includes a healthy diet. As the
natural mechanism that protects us from free radicals weakens with
age, older adults need to insure that tomato phytonutrients are a
part of their daily diet.Back to top
How does Lyc-O-Mato® compare to just plain lycopene?
Lyc-O-Mato®
tomato extract contains all the natural richness of the tomato:
lycopene, phytoene, phytofluene, beta-carotene, tocopherols and other
important bioactive phytochemicals.Lycopene alone, whether natural - from tomatoes or fungus - or synthetic, is… just plain lycopene, providing less of a health benefit. It is the synergy of the multi-phytonutrients found in tomatoes, tomato products and in Lyc-O-Mato® that is responsible for the health benefits that have been reported in epidemiological and clinical studies that were conducted on tomatoes and tomato products. Research by Drs. Levi and Sharoni quite effectively demonstrates that lycopene is not therapeutically effective when present at the relatively low levels normally found in the blood even after supplementation. Effectiveness at low lycopene concentrations is attainable only when the lycopene is presented along with other phytonutrients naturally present in tomato and tomato extract. This occurs because the presence of the other phytonutrients enhances the effectiveness of the lycopene. Also important from a practical health perspective are recent scientific findings that indicate that lycopene bioavailability is enhanced by the presence of the other natural phytonutrients that are found in the tomato extract. Back to top How do I know that Lyc-O-Mato® is safe to take?
Lyc-O-Mato®
is a natural extract of tomato. Nothing has been added to the goodness
of the tomato that nature has provided and that people have consumed
for generations. In addition, Lyc-O-Mato®
has undergone extensive
checks for safety. An independent evaluation of the safety studies
has validated that Lyc-O-Mato®
is safe for its intended use as a dietary supplement. Lyc-O-Mato®,
contains only tomato extract produced from ripe non-GMO fruit. Lyc-O-Mato®
is produced in an ISO 9002 approved plant, following very strict quality
assurance guidelines.Back to top Where can I buy Lyc-O-Mato®?
Lyc-O-Mato®
is available from Boots, Lloyds Pharmacy, Moss, Co-Op, GNC and many
other high street chemists and health food stores. Should you have any questions please
call 020 7372 81467
or email info@vitahealthcare.comBack to top |