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Alpha Lipoic Acid – Worth Reading

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Available in each cell of your body – very much like glutatione – alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is an antioxidant that helps your cells transform glucose into energy. Different from antioxidants like Vitamin C which can exclusively work in water or vitamin E which only works in fat , ALA functions in both water and fat. It functions everywhere in your body. Like other antioxidants, ALA helps clear free radicals -metabolic waste – from your cells before they become junked up and toxic from a build up of waste. As opposed to many other antioxidants, ALA has the ability to help to revive other antioxidants after they have cleared out the odd electrons and renders them ready to continue to neutralize more free radicals.

ALA is also used as a short form for Alpha Linolenic Acid which is an omega-3 fatty acid, connected with heart health, but this is a different substance from Alpha lipoic acid – also referred to as Lipoic Acid.
Several studies have indicated that ALA may be able to help reduce levels of blood sugar and combined with it’s antioxidant properties, ALA could possibly be beneficial to people suffering from diabetic peripheral neuropathy, relieving some of the discomfort brought about by nerve damage.

Scientists are studying alpha lipoic acid to determine its effectiveness against glaucoma although they are yet to collect enough data, but because it can pass easily to the brain, it is possible that ALA may well be useful as a protector against brain and nerve tissue damage. It is now being studied as a possible treatment for stroke and other brain problems with root causes based on free radical damage. Dementia is one such condition.

ALA is an ingredient in Cellgevity where it contributes to the regeneration of the network antioxidants and supports the glutathione network.

Five Network AntiOxidants

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Human cell and network antioxidantsAntioxidants are our body’s most important defense against the damage triggered by free radicals which contribute to many chronic inflammatory and degenerative ailments. Free radicals are the underlying cause of premature aging. Of all the antioxidants, a family of five are acknowledged as Network Antioxidants. This team of both fat and water soluble antioxidants work together to assist your cells and function together to support each other.

When an antioxidant contributes an electron to clean a free radical, it actually becomes one, but a benign free radical without the ability to carry on the chain reaction.  Unfortunately, when they become oxidized, they’re also not able to operate effectively.  But, what is special about the network antioxidants is that are able to help to regenerate each other and carry on the routine of searching out and repairing free radicals.

Even though they function together, the network antioxidants fulfill distinct jobs.  The fat soluble ones, namely Vitamin E and CoQ-10 protect the fatty cell membrane and the cell mitochondria, while the water soluble antioxidants, Glutathione and Vitamin C protect the nucleus of the cell. ALA – Alpha Lipoic Acid is unique in that it is both fat and water soluble.

Vitamin C is the link which connects the fat soluble and water soluble antioxidants in the network and is largely responsible for rejuvenating Vitamin E when it becomes oxidized.

Vitamin E is closely connected with heart attack prevention, because it’s the only antioxidant that can reach fatty portions of the cell that are not accessible to the rest of the network.  It’s basically not a single compound but is instead a family of fat soluble alcohols.

CoQ-10 or CoEnzyme Q-10 is found in all your cells, where it is concentrated in the mitochondria,  the part of your cell that generates energy. Mitochondria are susceptible to free radical injury which has been evidenced as a loss of energy as we age. Additionally, CoQ-10 works in the regeneration of Vitamins E, C and Glutathione

Glutathione, very well regarded as the Body’s Master antioxidant is continuously circulating through your cells, repairing your immune cells and cleaning cellular waste from your body. It supports the rejuvenation of all of the remaining network antioxidants. Increasing your glutathione levels helps protect you from several inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, asthma and others.

Alpha Lipoic Acid is unique amongst the Network Antioxidants in that it is both fat and water soluable and can support both the fatty membrane and water based interior of your cells.  It is also uniquely capable of repairing itself and also can regenerate the other network antioxidants including glutathione. It helps to avoid muscle damage during strenuous workouts.

Like glutathione and CoEnzyme Q-10, ALA is made by your body, but the production capacity falls off significantly as we age.

Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) in Cellgevity

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Diagram of ALA MoleculeAvailable in each cell of your body – just  like glutatione – alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is an antioxidant that supports your cells work to convert glucose into energy.  Different from  antioxidants like Vitamin E which can only work in fat or vitamin C which only works in water , ALA functions or more correctly is soluable in both fat and water,  so it works anywhere in your body. Similar to other antioxidants, ALA works to remove free radicals – a.k.a. metabolic waste – from the cells before they are damaged by a build up of waste and toxins.  But, , Alpha lipoic Acid can help to regenerate other antioxidants once they have neutralized free radicals and through the regeneration process render them fit to continue to function as antioxidants again.

ALA is also used as an abbreviation for Alpha Linolenic Acid which is an omega-3 fatty acid, connected with heart health, but this is a different substance from Alpha lipoic acid – also referred to as Lipoic Acid.

Several research studies have indicated that ALA may help to reduce levels of blood sugar and combined with it’s antioxidant properties, ALA could aid  people suffering from diabetic peripheral neuropathy, relieving some of the discomfort and pain created by nerve damage.

Researchers also are looking at  alpha lipoic acid to measure its effectiveness against glaucoma although they are yet to collect enough data, but because it can pass easily to the brain, ALA might be useful as a protector against nerve and brain tissue damage. I’ts being studied as a potential  treatment for stroke and other brain problems with root causes based on free radical damage. Dementia is one such condition.

ALA is an ingredient in Cellgevity where it contributes to the regeneration of the network antioxidants and supports the glutathione network.