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[Note: There are over 1,680,000 website locations under DHEA. When searching PubMed, there are 8,940 scientific articles covering the effects of DHEA.
N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALC) - One of the most common characteristics of aging is a loss of energy. The energy producer or ‘powerhouse’ of a cell is called the mitochondria.
Cytochrome c oxidase is an enzyme found within the mitochondria responsible for oxygen consumption along with the production of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the key energy source in the body. As we age, we lose much of our energy producing Cytochrome c oxidase and ATP.
Scientists have proven by supplementing with N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALC) one can restore enzyme systems to youthful levels thus increasing energy, reduce the appearance of aging, enhancing cerebro and cardiovascular blood flow, improving memory and mental performance in not only those suffering from Aging Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI), but in normal humans, improve immune function, alleviate pain syndromes, improve nerve fiber regeneration and reduce skin ‘aging spots’, to name a few.
[Note: There are over 609,000 website locations under N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine. When searching PubMed, there are 812 scientific articles covering the effects of N-Acetyl-L-Carnitine.]
R-Lipoic Acid - R-lipoic acid is an antioxidant that contains the "R" form of Alpha lipoic acid. Alpha lipoic acid is a well known antioxidant formula that is believed to help delay the onset of aging, act as a potent antioxidant in the brain, and has applications for blood sugar regulation.
Commercially available Alpha lipoic acid is a racemic mixture of both "S" and "R" forms of Alpha lipoic acid.
The "R" form is the biologically active component of Alpha lipoic acid which means that it is the only form that one's body can absorb and synthesize thus making R-lipoic acid supplementation inherently more efficient and effective. Studies have shown that R-Lipoic alone may be considerably more effective than racemic Alpha lipoic acid, the form mostly sold in health food stores.
R-lipoic acid exhibits unique and superior antioxidant activity. For example, R-Lipoic is able to increase or maintain levels of other important antioxidants such as glutathione peroxidase, Vitamin E, Vitamin C and Coenzyme Q10. R-Lipoic may also increase cellular and mitochondrial antioxidant activity and significantly reduce what is believed to be an underlying cause of aging inflammation.
R-lipoic acid is normally synthesized in exceedingly tiny amounts that are tightly bound to mitochodrial complexes. It is the only antioxidant known to be both fat and water soluble. Unlike any other antioxidant, R-lipoic acid is easily transported across cell membranes, allowing free radical protection both inside and outside the cell. Free radicals are the key component in premature aging and death by causing oxidative decomposition. Anything that can neutralize free radical damage will contribute to healthy aging and optimum health.
According to Dr. Lester Packer, Professor of Molecular Biology at UC, Berkeley, R-lipoic acid may be the most important antioxidant ever discovered. Again, as we age, we lose vital nutrients, enzymes and hormones. By supplementing one’s diet with R-lipoic acid, we are able to better metabolize sugar for energy, thereby increasing effciency of insulin and thus reducing insulin resistance.
This is fantastic news for pre and diabetic individuals and those struggling with weight problems and others with coronary disease. In addition, since it is the only antioxidant that can easily get into the brain, it could be useful in preventing damage from a stroke and other cerebral vascular accidents.
[Note: There are over 49,100 website locations under Lipoic acid. When searching PubMed, there are 2,144 scientific articles covering the effects of R-lipoic acid.]
Humic and Fulvic Acid - “Humates are exhibiting effects, both as a preventative and a curative, for a broad range of viruses.” Broad Spectrum Antiviral Effectiveness of Natural Humates - National Institutes of Health (NIH) August 9, 2002.
In the beginning the earth was perfect for optimum organic growing conditions. The soil had a wealth of minerals, trace elements and rich humus soil teaming with microbes. The earth’s minerals had not been depleted from over-farming, therefore the soil was exceptionally rich.
The vegetation was very lush and abundant, as is evidenced by ancient remains that geologists call humic deposits. These deposits are quite rare and can be found in various areas of the world. Even more rare are deposits of humic substance that are exceedingly rich in a little known substance called fulvic acid.
Fulvic Acid has been called one of the most important natural miracles related to life itself. It is an acid created in extremely small amounts by millions of beneficial microbes working on decaying plant matter. Because of fulvic acid’s low molecular weight (small molecules) it has the ability to readily dissolve and bond minerals and nutritional elements into its molecular structure. Nutrients that have been chelated by fulvic acid are in an ideal natural form to interact with and be absorbed by living cells.
Fulvic Acid is so powerful that one single fulvic acid molecule is capable of carrying 60 or more minerals and trace elements into the cells.
Fulvic acid has always occurred naturally in organic plants and soils, yet its recent discovery and tremendous value is now just beginning to be recognized. It can balance and energize cell life and biological properties it comes into contact with. If the individual cell is restored to its normal chemical balance and electrical potential, we have given cells life where death and disintegration would normally occur.
Scientists have found that fulvic acid is the element that makes nutrients absorbable, which gives it the ability to make a dramatic impact on all kinds of diseases and health problems that afflict us today. They call it the elixir of life and theorize that without it, nothing would live.
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