Lycopene 30 tabs "SupHerb"
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Lycopene "SupHerb" 

What is lycopene?
Lycopene is a red pigment which gives tomatoes, watermelon and other fruits their bright red color. It is also to be found, in much smaller quantities, in other fruits and vegetables.
From the chemical standpoint, lycopene is a carotenoid with a unique chemical structure, which contains a long chain of conjugated double bonds, longer than any other carotenoid. This chemical configuration is what gives lycopene the ability to neutralize free radicals and makes it a highly powerful antioxidant.
The ability of lycopene to neutralize free radicals is greater than that of any other carotenoid - almost twice that of beta-carotene. This fact makes the presence of lycopene in the diet extremely important; in recent years, more and more evidence has been found in research supporting the rule of lycopene as a nutritional component which provides a defense against many diseases.

The importance of lycopene
Research studies have shown that the damage done by oxidation plays a central role in causing diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cancer, cataract and other degenerative eye diseases.
Exposure to harmful environmental conditions, such as smoking, air pollution and radiation, increases the damage done by oxidation beyond the body's ability to defend itself.
Thanks to its unique chemical structure, lycopene acts as a "biological trapper" of free radicals. Studies have indicated the important role of lycopene in the natural defense system against the damage done by free radicals, and accordingly, in protecting the body against the development of degenerative diseases.

Sources of lycopene
Lycopene is found in the plasma and tissues, generally at higher concentrations than beta-carotene or any other carotenoid. The human body does not synthesize lycopene, and its only source is in the food we eat.
Tomatoes and various tomato products are the principal sources of lycopene in food. Besides tomatoes, only watermelon, guava, red grapes and blood oranges contain measurable quantities of lycopene. This means that the amount of lycopene which we get from our diet depends on the amount of tomatoes and tomato products we eat. Although the Mediterranean diet can be a good source of lycopene, most people do not get a sufficient quantity from their regular diet and have to take lycopene as a food supplement. Another factor which must be taken into account when attempting to study the quantity of lycopene in the diet is the question of availability. Not only the lycopene content of food is important, but also the manner in which it is consumed.

Bioavailability
The lycopene in tomatoes is less available than that in processed tomato products; the bioavailability of lycopene increases when it is consumed with a small quantity of fat. Extracting lycopene from tomatoes makes it more available.
The increased availability of lycopene in a fatty solution in the presence of additional nutrition components - for example, when beta-carotene is combined with lycopene - improves its absorption and bioavailability. This means that lycopene produced from tomato products which contain fat is more available than in fresh fruit.
Lycopene in fresh tomatoes or tomato juice generally appears in trans configurations only. The process of investing heat energy transforms the trans isomers into cis isomers (heat causes trans-cis isomerization). The proportion of cis isomers increases with temperature and heating time. The availability of cis isomers in food is higher than that of trans isomers; accordingly, lycopene from processed tomato products is more bioavailable that lycopene from fresh tomatoes.
The structure and composition of food also affect bioavailability. Processing food (for example, pureeing it) improves the availability of lycopene by breaking the cell walls, thus weakening the bond between the lycopene and the tissue structure; it also increases cis isomerization, making the lycopene even more available.

Studies on lycopene: not just for the prostate
Lycopene has become especially well known as a result of studies which link increased consumption of lycopene to reduced risk of developing prostate cancer.
A study on prostate cancer was performed by the Harvard Medical School, with the participation of  approximately 48,000 men over a period of six years. The study showed that the consumption of tomatoes, tomato juice or pizza more than twice a week, compared to a control group which consumed none of these products, led to a 21-34% reduction of the risk of developing prostate cancer (the reduction buried according to the type of food consumed).
The Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit conducted a double-blind study to determine the affect of lycopene administered in capsules on men who had already developed prostate cancer. The study monitored 30 men with prostate cancer who were scheduled for a prostatectomy. For three weeks prior to surgery, the treatment group was given 15 mg of lycopene twice a day, whereas the control group received a placebo. Following the removal of the prostate, an analysis of the removed glands was performed on both groups. The researchers found that the treatment group had smaller tumors which were generally limited to the prostate only. The levels of PSA (prostate-specific antigen, used for detection of prostate cancer) were found to be lower among the patients who had received lycopene. In addition, the tumors in the patients who had received natural lycopene showed signs of regression and lessened malignancy.
But lycopene is not just for prostate cancer.
Recent studies have shown that a diet rich in tomatoes and tomato products is related to reduced risk of developing additional types of cancer. One study, published in the International Journal of Cancer, determined that lycopene apparently protects against cancer of the oral cavity, throat, stomach, colon and rectum.
In addition to providing a defense against cancer, lycopene has been found to protect the body against other diseases, such as atherosclerosis.

Lyc-O-Mato

Lyc-O-Mato is a tomato extract rich in lycopene, phytoene, phytofluene, beta-carotene, tocopherol and other vital components. Phytoene, phytofluene and beta-carotene are carotenoids which can be found in human serum. The vitamin E in Lyc-O-Mato appears in its natural form - a mixture of four different types of vitamin E: alpha, beta, gamma and delta tocopherol.
Lyc-O-Mato is a standardized extract of tomatoes, which contains 6% lycopene. The standardized extract ensures that each capsule of Lyc-O-Mato contains the same amount of lycopene, carotenoids and other components, in exactly the same proportions as in tomatoes.

Bioavailability
The potential benefit of food supplements to health depends on the body's ability to absorb and utilize the components of the supplements. Lyc-O-Mato has shown a high degree of bioavailability for both the lycopene and other components, such as beta-carotene and vitamin E, which are more successfully absorbed in a fatty environment.

Safety
Lyc-O-Mato is free of artificial supplements and contains only vital components found in tomatoes.

Directions:
One capsule per day, after a meal.

Ingredients:
Each SupHerb lycopene capsule contains:
Lycopene...................................15 mg

SupHerb lycopene capsules are available in packs of 30 capsules.

• Barcode: 7290010030231
• Shipping Weight: 0.11kg
• Manufactured by: SupHerb - Natural Food Supplements

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