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About This Product

  • Doctor’s Best Alpha-Lipoic Acid is a naturally occurring compound, that supports the body’s defense against free radicals and recycles antioxidant nutrients such as Vitamin C and Vitamin E.
  • Maintains healthy glucose metabolism, supports healthy aging, and cardiovascular health.
  • It is soluble in both water and fat, therefore alpha-lipoic acid is sometimes referred to as the universal antioxidant.
  • Non-GMO / Gluten Free / Soy Free / Vegetarian / Vegan

What is Doctor’s Best Alpha-Lipoic Acid?

Alpha-lipoic acid is a sulfur-containing fatty acid that performs vitamin-like roles in the body. It functions as a co-enzyme in the metabolism of carbohydrates and is required for the synthesis of acetyl CoA, a key metabolite in the cellular process that turns glucose (blood sugar) into energy. Because the body produces alpha-lipoic acid on its own, it is not classified as a true vitamin. But as with other non-essential nutrients, internal production may not always be optimal.

How does it work?

Alpha-lipoic acid is a key factor in the cellular process that metabolizes glucose for energy production. Aging is accompanied by a decreased ability of the liver to recycle ascorbic acid following oxidative stress. R-lipoic acid, after two weeks of supplementation to aged rats, reversed the age-related impairment of ascorbic acid recycling and concentration in liver cells. Aging is associated with oxidative stress in the brain. The brain's high rate of metabolism makes it particularly vulnerable to oxidative stress. Since alpha-lipoic-acid interrupts cellular oxidative processes in both its oxidized and reduced forms, it plays a modulatory role in the brain and nervous system.

Why should I take Doctor’s Best Alpha-Lipoic Acid?

An ideal antioxidant would have the ability to quench a wide variety of free radicals, to support the functioning of other antioxidants, to bind or “chelate” metal ions that can generate free radicals, to function in aqueous and fatty environments in tissues, cells, and extracellular spaces. Alpha-lipoic acid has been termed the “universal antioxidant.” As we age, our ability to synthesize alpha-lipoic acid decreases, and levels of oxidized proteins that interfere with mitochondrial efficiency increase. Supplementing with alpha-lipoic acid, a “mitochondrial nutrient”, addresses this situation.

Directions Of Use

Take 1 capsule daily, preferably on an empty stomach, as recommended by a nutritionally-informed physician. 

Warnings
  • Consult a physician before use if you are pregnant, nursing, being treated for a medical condition, or are taking prescriptions.
  • Store in a cool dry place. 

Supplement Facts

Nutrition facts might vary based on the flavour
Serving Size 1 Veggie Capsule
Servings per container 60 
  Amount per serving % Daily Value
Alpha-lipoic acid 600 mg
† Daily Value not established.

Other Ingredients

Hypromellose (vegetarian capsule), microcrystalline cellulose,   silicon dioxide,  magnesium stearate (vegetable source).

About This Brand

Physician-founded in 1990, Doctor’s Best is a science-based nutritional supplement company, offering more than 200 products, most made with branded ingredients that are thoroughly researched, manufactured to the highest quality standards, and rigorously tested every step of the way—from raw materials to finished product.

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