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QUEST FOR ADVANCED CONDITION ARLA | Alpha R-Lipoic Acid |
Alpha R-Lipoic Acid | ALA"Alpha Lipoic Acid is probably the most potent antioxidant known to man." World News Tonight with the late Peter Jennings. Several factors make Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) the ultimate antioxidant. One very basic reason is that ALA is both a hydrophilic and lipophilic molecule. Because it is hydrophilic, it is soluble in blood and other watery body fluids. Because it is lipophilic, it is also soluble in fats. In contrast, vitamin C is only hydrophilic and vitamin E is only lipophilic. These qualities make ALA an ideal antioxidant that works double duty. It prevents free radical damage in every setting regardless of whether it is in the brain fluids, the blood, stored fat, the heart, tha pancreas, the kidneys, bone, cartilage, the liver and for that matter every cell in every organ. ALA can perform the same functions in the watery fluids of the cell and in the blood and other aqueous fluids that come in contact with the body's tissues, just like vitamin C. Because of these remarkable characteristics, ALA can also easily pass through the blood-brain barrier and increase brain energy availability.1. Another very important property of ALA is its ability to salvage and recyle other antioxidants such as vitamin C, Vitamin E, and glutathione. When any of these antioxidants do their jobs and are used up, ALA can make them serviceable again. Because of these characteristics, ALA is very active in every cell and in the spaces between every cell. By virture of these benefits, ALA may be effectively used to prevent and treat many of the medical conditions associated with the oxidative stress that occurs whtn the body is overwhelmed by toxic chemicals, This list includes diabetes, toxic states, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, stroke, cataracts, organ damage, cancer, neurological disease, and radiation damage. Another essential function of ALA is as a chelation agent of heavy metals such as mercury, arsenic, copper, excess iron, cadmium, excess calcium, zinc and lead. ALA does still more. It protects collagen in the skin from cross-linking, thus preventing wrinkling and ultimately the appreance of an aging of the body. It protects the cell's lysosomes from damage, preventing the leakage of powerful enzymes that can digest and kill cells from within. In addition, ALA gurards DNA and RNA from the damaging processes that result from certain deleterious and comples cell-signaling chain reactions. In this way ALA can neutralize the potentially dangerous chemicals that trigger the expression of certain genes that cuase cancer. This process is responsible for ALA's profound effect on the beneficial modification and functioning of genetic material. Learn more about Alpha R-Lipoic Acid! Also, "The Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough" by Burt Berkson, M.D., Ph.D is highly recommended. References: 1.Barbiroli, B., et al. 1995 Lipoic (thoictic) acid increases brain energy availability and skeletal muscle performance as shown by in vivo 31P-MRS in a patient with mitochrondrial cytophaty. Journal of Neurology 242:472-477 This information is not intended as medical advice. This information is not intended to provide you a diagnosis or a plan of care. If you are not feeling well, please consult your health care provider. If you are presently being treated by another provider, do not disregard that provider's treatment plan because of anything that you read on this website. If you have any questions, please call or email us. Your well-being is our primary concern. *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. 
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