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ALPHA LIPOIC ACID (ALA) is an
antioxidant with positive research findings as a
potent protector against oxidation. In one study,6
researchers studied 31 healthy adults for two months
and gave 16 patients 600 mg per day of ALA and 15
patients 400 IU per day of vitamin E in the form of
alpha tocopherol (AT). After two months, they then
combined them.
At the end of two months, they found ALA to be much
more effective than AT in decreasing measures of
oxidative stress in each patient when taken alone.
The researchers found ALA’s mode action to be in
preventing the oxidation of LDL cholesterol, the
“bad” cholesterol implicated in heart disease.7
Combining them for the additional two months,
however, did not improve their effectiveness.
So while taking a multivitamin can definitely
protect your cells against oxidation, other
supplements are also available to further protect
you and enable you to age gracefully.
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By Greg Arnold, DC,
CSCS, February 13, 2005,
abstracted from
abstracted from
“PowerPoint” on the
Health Science Institute
Website,
www.hsibaltimore.com,
posted February 10, 2005
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