Carotenoids are collectively known to possess Brain R8 effective antioxidant properties. Being the most potent carotenoid, astaxanthin’s antioxidant activities are also better than other substances of its kind. Astaxanthin works by scavenging destructive free-radicals, the end product of the normal metabolic processes that accumulates in the body on the course of ageing. Stress, unhealthy diet, environmental pollution further increases the body’s accumulation of free radicals.