Palacios N, Bhupathiraju SN, Kelly RS, Lee JS, Ordovas JM, Tucker KL
In studies lasting 68 weeks, participants taking 412mg daily sometimes showed improved endurance, higher time-to-exhaustion scores, or smaller increases in creatine kinase an enzyme that rises with muscle damage.32 Not all trials find performance benefits, but those that do often include participants with lower baseline antioxidant intake or higher training loads.33 For now, researchers interpret the findings as preliminary evidence that astaxanthin may support recovery in situations where oxidative stress is high.38 Sleep and fatigue Researchers have begun exploring how carotenoid intake might relate to sleep quality
Reactive oxygen species, aging, and antioxidative nutraceuticals
In fact, you see the same benefit even with other types of non-statin medications like ezetimibe (brand name ezetrol) or PCSK9 inhibitors that also lower LDL cholesterol