ALA - Alpha Lipoic Acid
ALA - Alpha Lipoic Acid
I have used ALA as an anti Oxidant for well over a year now, in fact, I have been using it in preference to vitamin C.
I would suggest Alpha Lipoic Acidis one supplement any hard training athlete should not be without.
ALA The No.1 Anti-Oxidant
Scientists first discovered the importance of Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA)
(Lipoic Acid/Thioctic Acid) in the 1950s initially classed as a vitamin,
it was then recognised as a very powerful anti-oxidant in 1988.
Interest in Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) as a dietary supplement has grown
rapidly since then, particularly during the past decade. Indeed, it is now a
common nutritional supplement in the US and fast becoming more popular in British
health-food stores/outlets.
Your body does in fact manufacture Alpha Lipoic Acid from
dietary sources such as spinach, liver, brewer's yeast and potatoes. However
supplements provide excess benefits beyond its involvement in normalizing blood
sugar levels and assisting the B vitamins to metabolise proteins/carbohydrates/fats
consumed through foods, into energy.
Because it dissolves in both water and fat, Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) is characterized
as the "universal antioxidant" which is able to deactivate more free-radical
cells than most anti-oxidants, the majority of which tend to dissolve in either
fat or water but not both. Alpha Lipoic Acid can reach tissues composed mainly
of fat, such as the nervous system, as well as those made mainly of water, such
as the heart and therefore protect both lipoproteins and membranes; no other
natural anti-oxidant can do this.
In fact, this compound has proved to be many times more potent than other more
familiar anti-oxidants like vitamins C and E. It even recycles C and E, as well
as other anti-oxidants, regenerating them and enhancing their effectiveness.
There is also evidence that Alpha Lipoic Acid may have effects on regulatory
proteins and on genes involved in normal growth and metabolism. Increases in
your muscles uptake of glycogen will make muscle cell volume and as Alpha Lipoic
Acid increases muscle glycogen it will also increase other important nutrient
transport that contributes to further cell volume and growth. This is particularly
useful for Bodybuilders looking to achieve maximum creatine absorption.
Alpha Lipoic Acid may well be the perfect antioxidant. It has also shown great
promise with:
# the treatment of HIV and also Diabetes
# the prevention of Cataracts and also Cancer
# slowing down the aging process, particularly if taken with Acetyl-L-Carnitine
#
Suggested Dosage:
Take one 200mg capsule 1-3 times daily with meals. No serious adverse side
affects, even at high doses, although people with a vitamin B12 deficiency should
avoid Alpha Lipoic Acid as its use may cause a worsening of symptoms.
I have used ALA as an anti Oxidant for well over a year now, in fact, I have been using it in preference to vitamin C.
I would suggest Alpha Lipoic Acidis one supplement any hard training athlete should not be without.
ALA The No.1 Anti-Oxidant
Scientists first discovered the importance of Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA)
(Lipoic Acid/Thioctic Acid) in the 1950s initially classed as a vitamin,
it was then recognised as a very powerful anti-oxidant in 1988.
Interest in Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) as a dietary supplement has grown
rapidly since then, particularly during the past decade. Indeed, it is now a
common nutritional supplement in the US and fast becoming more popular in British
health-food stores/outlets.
Your body does in fact manufacture Alpha Lipoic Acid from
dietary sources such as spinach, liver, brewer's yeast and potatoes. However
supplements provide excess benefits beyond its involvement in normalizing blood
sugar levels and assisting the B vitamins to metabolise proteins/carbohydrates/fats
consumed through foods, into energy.
Because it dissolves in both water and fat, Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) is characterized
as the "universal antioxidant" which is able to deactivate more free-radical
cells than most anti-oxidants, the majority of which tend to dissolve in either
fat or water but not both. Alpha Lipoic Acid can reach tissues composed mainly
of fat, such as the nervous system, as well as those made mainly of water, such
as the heart and therefore protect both lipoproteins and membranes; no other
natural anti-oxidant can do this.
In fact, this compound has proved to be many times more potent than other more
familiar anti-oxidants like vitamins C and E. It even recycles C and E, as well
as other anti-oxidants, regenerating them and enhancing their effectiveness.
There is also evidence that Alpha Lipoic Acid may have effects on regulatory
proteins and on genes involved in normal growth and metabolism. Increases in
your muscles uptake of glycogen will make muscle cell volume and as Alpha Lipoic
Acid increases muscle glycogen it will also increase other important nutrient
transport that contributes to further cell volume and growth. This is particularly
useful for Bodybuilders looking to achieve maximum creatine absorption.
Alpha Lipoic Acid may well be the perfect antioxidant. It has also shown great
promise with:
# the treatment of HIV and also Diabetes
# the prevention of Cataracts and also Cancer
# slowing down the aging process, particularly if taken with Acetyl-L-Carnitine
#
Suggested Dosage:
Take one 200mg capsule 1-3 times daily with meals. No serious adverse side
affects, even at high doses, although people with a vitamin B12 deficiency should
avoid Alpha Lipoic Acid as its use may cause a worsening of symptoms.
