What makes alpha-lipoic acid so unique is that it is soluble in both water and fat. That means that it can deliver energy immediately or warehouse it for future use. Alpha Lipoic Acid helps maintain healthy glucose metabolism, supports the nervous system, and provides nutritional support for metabolic processes. Pure Encapsulations Alpha Lipoic Acid supports healthy glucose metabolism and the nervous system with water and fat-soluble antioxidants.
Alpha-lipoic acid can also recycle “used” antioxidants, including vitamin C, vitamin E, and a potent amino acid compound known as glutathione.
Gomes MB, Negrato CA. Alpha-lipoic acid as a pleiotropic compound with potential therapeutic use in diabetes and other chronic diseases.
Whenever these antioxidants neutralize a free radical, they destabilize and become free radicals themselves. Alpha-lipoic acid helps restore them by absorbing excess electrons and converting them back to their stable form.
Alpha-lipoic acid is sometimes taken as a supplement under the presumption it can improve certain metabolic functions, including fat burning, collagen production, and blood glucose control. There is growing evidence of at least some of these claims.
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