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The New Zealand
green-lipped mussel Perna canaliculus is found in the
pristine coastal waters of New Zealand. The Maoris have claimed for
centuries that consuming local green-lipped mussels has helped them
maintain good health.
Researchers of the RMIT University
in Melbourne discovered,
the
biological most active compound is a unique combination of lipids
and omega-3 fatty acids
STABILIZED OIL OF HIGH QUALITY
Aspitol capsules only contains the lipid fraction of the mussel,
which is the biological most valuable compound. Ultimate
care
has been taken to ensure the fatty acids do not become rancid
and keep full biological activity:
1)
After harvesting, the mussels are transported in
refrigerated trucks to the manufacturing plant where they are
crushed and centrifuged. The mussel extract is immediately
stabilized and freeze-dried to prevent early oxidation of the fatty
acids,
2) After freeze-drying, the mussel oil is extracted.
3)
The extracted mussel oil is further stabilised with
vitamin E to prevent oxidation in the capsules. Only GLMO produced
in this way has kept its full potency of biological properties.
EACH
CAPSULE ASPITOL® CONTAINS: |
Stabilized
oliextracted from the New Zealand green-lipped mussel |
50 mg |
Virgin olive oil |
100 mg |
Vitamin E (d-alfa-tocopherol) |
0,225 mg |
Other Ingredients:
Gelatin, sorbitol syrup, glycerol |
WHY ASPITOL?
Aspitol is a source of superior omega-3 fatty acids that support
health in many ways, including:
• Support joint mobility;
• Protect against age-related joint discomforts;
• Support healthy skin;
• Support normal respiration.
NO PROTEINS
Aspitol only contains the stabilized oil, and does not contain
proteins. This allows Aspitol to be used in case of shellfish
intolerance.
RECOMMENDED USE
Adults: Take 4 capsules daily with a meal during the first month,
then 2 capsules daily. Children: calculate dosage according to body
weight.
WhY IS
GREEN-LIPPED MUSSEL OIL SUPERIOR TO
GREEN-LIPPED MUSSEL POWDER?
Green-lipped mussel is also offered
as dried powder. This powder is sold in capsules or as loose powder
in small bottles. However, it still is not possible to stabilize omega-3
fatty acids in powder form for a longer period. That is why omega-3
fatty acids in powder form easily oxidate, loose their biological
activity and even become toxic. This is the reason why green-lipped
mussel powder starts to smell rancid when exposed to air.
Another disadvantage of green-lipped mussel powder is, it contains
the mussel proteins which may cause allergic reactions for those
with a shellfish intolerance.
And last but least: the amount of green-lipped mussel oil produced
is growing by the year, and so is the amount of powder the oil has
been extracted from. This powder is a waste product with hardly any
biological activity, as it contains hardly any omega-3 fatty acids.
Yet, this powder is not destroyed but sold as green-lipped mussel
powder for lower prices!. Many actually think this powder is of
superior quality as -due to the absence of oxidating fatty acids- is
does not smell as bad as green-lipped powder that still contains the
fat fraction!
The advantages of green-lipped
mussel oil can be summarized as
follows:: • The omega-3 fatty acids in green-lipped mussel oil
are the biological most active compounds; • Green-lipped mussel
oil can easily be stabilized and is of consistent high quality; • Green-lipped
mussel oil does not contain proteins and can well be tolerated by
people with a shellfish intolerance; • Green-lipped mussel oil is
salt free and can be used well in a low salt diet;
•
GLMO is a natural ingredient without any side effects,
even safe for children.
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THE SECRET OF GREEN-LIPPED MUSSEL OIL REVEALED |
Recent research has shown that green-lipped mussel
oil does not only contain the well-known fatty acids EPA and DHA bevat,
but also a few other, rare omega-3 fatty acids. These fatty
acids are found only in the algae living in the pristine, cold,
deep, salt New Zealand coastal waters. Green-lipped mussels feed
on the algae by filtering the water, and store the omega-3 fatty
acids in their body fat.
One of these newly discovered omega-3 fatty acids is an 'ETA-like'
C20:4n-3 fatty acid (watch out: it is not ETA!) with a
biochemical structure identical to arachidonic acid. This newly
discovered fatty acid may account for the biological activity of
green-lipped mussel oil, by 'imitating' arachidonic acid.
However, the enzymes which are bound to the ETA-like fatty acid
are not stimulated (when using arachidonic acid as a substrate),
but inhibited by the different positioning of the double bonds.
As a result, the production of 'unfavourable' leukotriens and
prostaglandins is inhibited instead of stimulated, and the
overexpressed lipoxygenase pathway becomes normalized.
Although the newly discovered ETA-like fatty acid is present in
green-lipped mussel oil in relatively small quantities, its
biological significance is enormous. Due to this fatty acid, the
biological activity of green-lipped mussel oil is
200 times as
high as fidh oil.
Source:
Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B Volume 147, Pages 645-656:
"Novel
anti-...... ω-3 PUFAs from
the New Zealand green-lipped mussel, Perna canaliculus"
Authors: A.P. Treschow, L.D. Hodges, P.F.A. Wright,
P.M. Wynne, N. Kalafatis, T.A. Macrides.
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WATCH OUT: ETA-LIKE
IS NOT ETA! |
The new discovery of the 'ETA-like'
omega-3 fatty acid in green-lipped mussel oil has drawn
major attention. Some producers of food supplements try to
gain easy profits by mentioning on their products the amount
of ETA. However, the fatty acid ETA differs completely in
biological activity from the newly discovered 'ETA-like'
fatty acid in green-lipped mussel oil. The only resemblance
is, both fatty acids have a chain of twenty carbon atoms.
However, the double bonds are on different positions. This
is the reason both fatty acids show completely different
biological activity.
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