S U N S C R E E N S P E C I A L
SUNSCREENS
for the Sports Scene! By Inga Yandell
Can tomatoes trump
topical alternatives?
Cosmeceutical pioneer, LycoRed, will
highlight skin care solutions for the
cosmeceutical market based on a newly
patented invention, trade named Lyc-O-
MatoÒ, which, when taken orally, helps
enhance beauty by protecting the skin
against the damaging effects of UV-
induced free radicals.!
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Lyc-O-Mato® can be delivered in a soft
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enhancing beverage. At the upcoming
Show, LycoRed will showcase this novel
cosmeceutical innovation in a
Sunscreens are under review not only for
prototype juice beverage, blended for
great taste and fortified for year
their inadequate protection from the Sun
round skin protection and beauty
but also for containing potentially toxic enhancement.
chemicals. In search of natural
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alternatives perhaps we to look to foods
Lyc-O-Mato®, an all natural tomato
like tomatoes for the solution?
extract of lycopene and other tomato
antioxidants including phytoene,
phytofluene and vitamin E, helps
provide year-round protection against
free radical damage and
What’s in a Tomato?
environmental stress that can result
from even small amounts of sun
exposure.
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his versatile fruit, often used as a vegetable, originated in South America.
" Lycopersicon esculentum otherwise known as the tomato or love apple, grew
Lyc-O-Mato® enhances beauty by
" wild like a weed in Peru and Mexico before Spanish explorers discovered it.
increasing skin density, thickness and
They brought the seeds to Europe where it became a firm favorite in Italian cuisine and
smoothness, and by protecting against
the French who also enjoyed it’s flavor, called it love apple! The English however, thought
premature skin aging that can result from
tomatoes poisonous being as they are a member of the nightshade family, so at first only
damage caused by free radicals.
grew them as decoration. Now of course tomatoes are used widely in cuisines the world
over and recognized for their nutritional value.
Other ways to incorporate
tomatoes into your diet:
Tomatoes contain all four major carotenoids: alpha- and beta-carotene, lutein,
and lycopene. The health benefits of individual carotenoids also work synergistically as a
• Add tomatoes to a salad.
group. With three high-powered antioxidants: beta-carotene (which has vitamin A • Use salsa as a dipping sauce.
activity in the body), vitamin E and most significantly, lycopene, (thought to have the
• Add canned tomatoes to your pasta
highest antioxidant activity of all the carotenoids) tomatoes play an important role in
dishes (note: canning has no significant
protecting against sun exposure, free radical damage and environmental stress. When
effect on nutrients).
combined with broccoli, tomatoes may also help reduce the risk of prostate cancer.
• Make pizzas using tomato paste.
Eaten along with healthier fats, like avocado or olive oil, the body's absorption of the
• Try a tomato beverage, Antiox Reds
carotenoid phytochemicals in tomatoes can increase by two to 15 times, according to a
powdered booster is great for this!
• Add sliced tomatoes to your sandwich.
study from Ohio State University. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public
Health, who followed more than 39,000 women for seven years, found that consumption
of oil- and tomato-based products -- particularly tomato and pizza sauce -- was associated
with cardiovascular benefits.
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Additional nutrients include: Vitamin C and potassium, a mineral most of us don't online
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get enough of. A cup of tomato juice contains 534 milligrams of potassium, and 1/2 cup www
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of tomato sauce has 454 milligrams. The tomato skin also holds most of the
flavonols, another family of phytochemicals that includes quercetin and
kaempferol. So to maximize the health properties of tomatoes, don't peel them!
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