Carotenoids

Oct 21, 2022

Fall is here!

Do you love the seasonal transition marked by changing leaves (and, let’s be real, pumpkin spice everything)? Leaf peeping is the perfect opportunity to see anthocyanins and carotenoids in action! Phytochemicals are produced by plants to provide antioxidant capabilities to the plants that make them. These same chemicals have similar properties in human biochemical processes,… 

May 31, 2022

Reading palms, assessing health

When Guiseppe Valacchi first demonstrated the Nu Skin Carotenoid Hand Scanner, I was intrigued. In less than a minute, without drawing blood or swabbing saliva, he had given me a carotenoid “score” that could be correlated to my personal intake of fruits and vegetables. My mind was racing. How did it work? Was it accurate?…