Prevents or treats many age-related diseases, from heart disease and stroke to diabetes and cataracts.
Bottom Line: This potent and versatile antioxidant may some day be seen as a very important supplement.
The body needs ALA to produce energy. It plays a crucial role in the mitochondria, the energy-producing structures in cells. The body actually makes enough ALA for these basic metabolic functions. This compound acts as an antioxidant, however, only when there is an excess of it and it is in the free state in the cells. But there is little free ALA circulating in your body, unless you consume supplements or get it injected. Foods contain only tiny amounts of it. What makes ALA special as an antioxidant is its versatility%97it helps deactivate an unusually wide array of cell-damaging free radicals in many bodily systems.
In particular, ALA helps protect the mitochondria and the genetic material, DNA. As we age, mitochondrial function is impaired, and it's theorized that this may be an important contribu
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Directions: |
Take one capsule daily, preferably with a meal, or as directed by a health care professional |
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Ingredients: |
1 Capsule Contains:
Alpha-Lipoic Acid 100 mg
Other Ingredients: Potato Starch, Cellulose,
Gelatin, Purified Water, MCT, Magnesium
Stearate, Silica. |
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Warnings: |
Keep lid tightly closed. Keep out of reach of children. |