Alpha Lipoic Acid (73 clinical trials); One study showed ALA has several potential benefits for people with diabetes. It enhances glucose uptake in type 2 diabetes, inhibits glycosylation (the abnormal attachment of sugar to protein), and has been used to improve diabetic nerve damage. Another study showed it improves visual function in people with glaucoma.

(1) Ziegler D, Ulrich H, Schatz H, et al. Diabetes Care 1997;20:369-73.

(2) Filina AA, Davydova NG, Endrikhovskii SN, et al.. Vestn Oftalmol 1995;111:6-8.

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Alpha Lipoic Acid Fact Sheet

Alpha Lipoic Acid, (250mg)

Alpha Lipoic Acid [Nervous, Glandular] is often called the universal antioxidant. It is both fat- and water-soluble and can cross any membrane in the body. Consequently, Alpha Lipoic Acid can protect the integrity of the cell membrane as well as offset cell stress. Alpha Lipoic Acid also promotes mitochondrial activity to help keep your body and its tissues vibrant. It also enhances the efforts of other antioxidants, helps support the body’s natural removal of toxins, and offsets oxidative stress. In addition to its antioxidant properties, Alpha Lipoic Acid directs calories away from fat production and toward energy production, supports blood sugar levels already within the normal range and enhances the nervous and cardiovascular systems. NSP Alpha Lipoic Acid is formulated with turmeric, a liver-protecting antioxidant. Each capsule provides 250 mg alpha lipoic acid.

• Coenzyme in Energy Production

• Metabolic Antioxidant

• Heavy Metal Chelator and Liver Protectant*

Alpha lipoic acid can cross any membrane in the body, including the blood-brain barrier. This coenzyme/antioxidant directs calories toward energy production and away from fat production. It also supports normal range blood sugar and modulates the effects of sugar on the nervous system. For decades, alpha lipoic acid has been used to protect the liver to support the body’s natural process of detoxification.*

Take 1 capsule with a meal twice daily.

Supplement Facts: 60 Capsules
Proprietary Blend 340 mg*
Alpha Lipoic Acid (250 mg)
Turmeric Root(Curcuma longa)

Alpha Lipoic Acid - Antioxidant Supplement Notes

"Universal Antioxidant” protects cells, promotes energy production

Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) is very special because most antioxidants are only water-soluble or fat-soluble, ALA is both. It protects both cellular membranes and internal cell components from damage. This makes ALA useful for the prevention and treatment of a wide range of degenerative diseases including heart disease, stroke, premature aging, diabetes and glaucoma.

Also, ALA increases cellular vitality by promoting energy production. This means that more of our food will be burned as fuel and less stored as fat. Improving the blood sugar reducing effects of insulin is particularly good news for diabetics.
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is another potent antioxidant in its own right. It is especially protective to the liver and is used in many cultures for hepatitis, immune system activation, and cancer prevention.