Krill Oil – the powerful natural defence against lipid peroxidation by Metabolics

Metabolics’ all-natural Krill helps to protect against lipid peroxidation. The supplement is one of the four components in the Metabolics Epigenetic Support Pack.

Lipid peroxidation is oxidation of the lipids (or fats) that make up the cell membranes. When this oxidation occurs the fats can break down into mutagenic or carcinogenic end products. Free radicals are largely responsible for lipid peroxidation.

Free radicals are mainly oxygen atoms in the body that are missing an electron. Without this electron the atom becomes an unstable superoxide which seeks to steal electrons from healthy cells to replace their own missing electron

One free radical starts a cascade of new free radicals in our body, leading to a chain reaction

and they all move around collecting electrons from our own body cells. Free radicals can even break up strands of DNA in our cells, resulting in cell death or change.

Metabolics Krill Oil helps to protect against this damage by boosting and balancing the levels of omega 3, 6 and 9 in the body. The omega 3 in krill oil provides essential EPA and DHA which are bound to phospholipids rather than fatty acids, as is the case with omega 3 in fish. This can boost absorption capability by up to 15 times, making the omega 3 highly bioavailable, particularly to the brain where DHA is extremely important.

Omega 3, 6 and 9 help to protect the integrity of the cell membranes and reduce the likelihood of attack by free radicals. Metabolics Krill Oil contains Vitamins E, A and D as well as natural astaxanthin, a powerful anti-oxidant that helps keep the product fresh. It also has a high ORAC (oxygen radical absorption capacity) value 370x that of fish oil. Although many fish oils have vitamin E added as an antioxidant, this is generally derived from soy and used in the form of D alpha tocopherol, which a growing body of evidence suggests may not be the optimal form of Vitamin E.

Krill are tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that breed in pure uncontaminated deep sea waters, free from mercury and other heavy metals and toxins. Their diet, which consists mainly of algae, provides krill oil with its natural astaxanthin content. Less than 0.03% of krill are harvested, making them the most abundant and under exploited marine biomass.  

Metabolics’ Krill Oil is available online at £26.40 per 60 capsule pot.

Founded in 1993, Metabolics supplies nutritional supplements to a global client base of practitioners in a wide range of healthcare disciplines. The company has distributors in Europe, Asia and Australia and receives regular orders from 22 countries including Russia and the USA.

For further information, visit www.metabolics.com.

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Metabolics

Backgrounder

Formed in 1993, Metabolics is the UK’s premium quality supplement manufacturer. Popular in the UK, US, Ireland and across Europe, Metabolics also has distributors in Greece, Singapore and Australia. In total, the company receives regular orders from over 20 countries around the world.

Unlike many suppliers who bottle and market products manufactured overseas, Metabolics manufactures its supplements at itsUKfacility which was upgraded in 2011 to comprise state-of-the-art pharmaceutical clean room equipment.

Metabolics is one of very few manufacturers in the world that does not use binders, hidden fillers or flowing agents (machine lubricants) such as magnesium stearate during their production processes. Although these allow manufacturers to produce a low cost product, Metabolics believes that they compromise the quality of the supplement. Similarly, Metabolics only uses the best possible ingredients.

Manufacturing in theUKenables Metabolics to control and maintain their quality standards. The company is a comparatively small-volume manufacturer that manufactures on demand rather than producing large quantities of stock. This means that, as scientific knowledge of nutrition evolves, Metabolics can respond quickly with new product ranges.  This allows them to maintain their commitment to producing products which best reflect the latest scientific research.

Owned and run by original founder, Alison Astill-Smith, Metabolics has a dedicated workforce and enjoys a very low turnover of staff.  The company has ISO:9001 as well as ISO:14001 accreditation.  These standards recognise Metabolics’ quality management system and commitment to a pro-active environmental policy.

For more information, visit www.metabolics.com.