Category Archives: Alpha Lipoic Acid

α-Lipoic acid and Glutathione levels

α-Lipoic is an important cellular antioxidant that is fairly unique in that it is both water soluble and lipid soluble. This makes it a very versatile antioxidant because it can protect a range of cellular components from oxidative stress. One … Continue reading

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Alpha Lipoic Acid for Fat Loss

Alpha lipoic acid is a chemical that is also called thioctic acid. The chemical is synthesised as part of the normal metabolism of the cell. Alpha lipoic acid has a number of cellular roles, but these roles generally revolve around … Continue reading

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Alpha Lipoic Acid and Heavy Metals

Alpha lipoic acid is a short chain fatty acid that can act as an antioxidant in humans and animals. Alpha lipoic acid is synthesised in cells, but is also present in the diet and as supplements. The main biological form … Continue reading

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Alpha Lipoic Acid to Treat Depression?

Alpha lipoic acid is also called thioctic acid, and is formed endogenously in humans and animals. The role of alpha lipoic acid is as an antioxidant, where it takes part in the redox recycling that protects cells from oxidation. The … Continue reading

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Alpha Lipoic Acid: Glucose Disposal Agent

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The Antioxidant Effects of Alpha Lipoic Acid

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Exercise And Antioxidants: Insulin Sensitising Synergism

Insulin resistance causes a number of detrimental metabolic changes to energy and appetite regulatory systems that results in weight gain, particularly in the viscera of the abdomen. The aetiology of insulin resistance in not fully understood, but is thought to … Continue reading

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Alpha Lipoic Acid Improves Insulin Sensitivity

Alpha lipoic acid, sometimes called thioctic acid, is an endogenously synthesised coenzyme in human metabolism. Its primary role is as a cofactor in mitochondrial dehydrogenase complexes, and it is therefore pivotal in energy producing pathways. However, alpha lipoic acid has … Continue reading

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Acetyl L-Carnitine and Lipoic Acid: Brain Protectors

Neuronal dysfunction in the brains of mammals is theorised to be caused by oxidative stress. The cell membranes of neurones in the central nervous system contain high concentrations of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids because these fatty acids facilitate membrane … Continue reading

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Alpha Lipoic Acid: Antioxidant

Alpha lipoic acid (thioctic acid) consists of carbon chain with two attached sulphur atoms, one on the sixth and one on the eighth carbon (figure 1). Reduction of lipoic acid causes the formation of dihydrolipoic acid and the formation of … Continue reading

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