NEW MACUSHIELD PACKAGING
CONTAINS 90 CAPSULES
Each sunflower oil capsule contains
LUTEIN
10mg Take one capsule
daily
No conflict with medicines HOW MACUSHIELD IS MADE
Marigold flowers are harvested and flower petals are dried and grinded and then
extraction of oleoresin takes place using hexane as solvent. Solvent is
evaporated under high vacuum and low temperature, and Marigold oleoresin is
obtained. This concentrate is then treated with alkali and temperature to saponify the Lutein, by breaking the bond between Lutein
and the fatty acids, then isomerization of Lutein into Zeaxanthin is
performed. After these processes the concentrate is purified by a series of
extractions using hexane again to remove unwanted components, as waxes,
fatty acids, gums, etc. to obtain the pure crystals of either Lutein,
Meso Zeaxanthin or Zeaxanthin, The crystals are then washed, dried & dissolved
in sunflower oil.
Macushield
90 ( 3 month pack ) Meso-Zeaxanthin
IN STOCK
PRODUCT HISTORY
3 months MacuShield - £39.60 MacuShield - £74.70
12 months MacuShield - £148.50
MACUSHIELD™ with Meso-Z is a new patented supplement containing Meso-Zeaxanthin (Meso-Z)
for eye health researched and discovered by Dr. Richard Bone and Dr.
John Landrum, professors of the
Departments of Physics and Biochemistry respectively, at Florida
International University.
Bone and Landrum have
been investigating the macular pigment and its involvement with the
disease Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) for over two decades.
Bone and Landrum have demonstrated that the macular pigment is composed
of the three carotenoids; Lutein (L), Zeaxanthin (Z), and
Meso-Zeaxanthin (Meso-Z). These carotenoids protect the macula because of
their antioxidant and blue light filtering properties. However, research in 2006 indicates that Meso-Z may be more important than L in protecting against
macular degeneration. Bone and Landrum conducted autopsy research on donor eyes with AMD and
found Meso-Z to be the most depleted of the three macular carotenoids in
patients with AMD.
Meso-Z is found only in the central
macula where it is the dominant carotenoid of the three. It is the most
powerful antioxidant and facilitates a wider range of blue light
filtration. Meso-Z is anatomically closer to macula photoreceptors than
either L or Z and is therefore ideally located to protect against free
radical damage.
Unlike L which is
present in spinach and other green vegetables, and Z which is
the yellow pigment found in corn, Meso-Z is not found in a typical diet. Meso-Z is
generated in most people’s bodies from L but it has been suggested that some individuals may lack the converting enzyme.
Scientific research, ongoing at the Macular Pigment Research
Centre, in Waterford, Ireland, the largest research centre in Europe, shows that people taking a supplement of Meso-Z have re-pigmented by
up to 40% in 140 days. To read the fascinating story of retired optician
Harry Marsland
click here .
Scientists believe that people who
have a high intake of L and Z (from either diet or dietary
supplements) plus take supplemental Meso-Z will have a very low
incidence of macular degeneration.
Macushield is not
available on NHS prescription.
MACUSHIELD MZ
(Meso-Zeaxanthin 10mg)
