Doctor’s Best Astaxanthin Review

Once again this product offers a significantly lower daily serving than our first choice. With just 6 mg per daily serving, is this enough to get you the benefits you’re looking for? We like that this manufacturer uses a top-quality Astaxanthin by using the certified AstaReal® Astaxanthin which is carefully produced in a highly sterile environment. But again, there are no additional ingredients included in the formula that would boost the effects of Astaxanthin such as Vitamin E or the synergistic component Zinc. While we noticed that there is Olive oil listed in the other ingredients, we surmise this is to help the Astaxanthin absorb into the the body because of its fat-soluble properties, we feel Doctor’s Best could have raised the ante a bit by including a bioavailability factor like black pepper. It is an ingredient they are certainly familiar with, since it appears in some other products of theirs, so we were not sure why they wouldn’t include it here too.

We were disappointed that there is no mention of a guarantee, like we found in our first two products. A guarantee is a manufacturer’s gesture that they believe in their product. We also noticed in the list of other ingredients that it mentions Carrageenan. This is a rather controversial ingredient since it has been found to cause unwanted symptoms that may include cramping, bloating, ulcers and more. This ingredient is often used in vegan-friendly products as a gelatin alternative. We have already found a product that is vegan which does not include such harmful ingredients, so we know it is possible. Therefore, we would have liked a bit more insight on the part of the manufacturer, in terms of finding a healthier alternative than using an inflammatory ingredient to market the product as vegan.

Is Doctor’s Best Astaxanthin Safe?

The only questionable ingredient we found listed in the ‘other ingredients’ is Carrageenan. This red seaweed extract may trigger unwanted symptoms such as inflammation, ulcers and digestive problems.