What is Alpha Lipoic Acid?
Alpha Lipoic Acid is a water-soluble and fat-soluble metabolic antioxidant, a substance similar to vitamins.
Lipoic acid is divided into levo-lipoic acid, dextro-lipoic acid and mixed-lipoic acid.
One of these is alpha lipoic acid, which is a mixed lipoic acid.
What is Alpha Lipoic Acid mechanism of action?
Lipoic acid is involved in the biochemical reaction, mainly in the cell's energy center - mitochondria, lipoic acid is also a necessary factor in the human glucose energy metabolism cycle, the diet contains thiamine acid, are the source of the elements of lipoic acid synthesis, although the human body can synthesize the basic physiological reactions required for lipoic acid, but the additional supplement of lipoic acid, can significantly improve the sensitivity of diabetic cells to insulin, increase the production of ATP in the cell energy cycle, It has positive significance for the improvement of myocardial lesions complicated by diabetes mellitus.
What are the benefits of Alpha Lipoic Acid?
1. Strengthens liver function
Lipoic acid has a function that strengthens liver activity, so it was also used in the early days as an antidote to food poisoning or metal poisoning.
2. Recover from fatigue
Because lipoic acid can increase the energy metabolism rate and effectively convert the food eaten into energy, it can quickly eliminate fatigue and make the body feel less tired.
3. Improve dementia
The constituent molecules of lipoic acid are quite small, so they are one of the few nutrients that can reach the brain, and they also have continuous antioxidant activity in the brain, which is also considered quite effective for improving dementia.
4. Protects the body
In Europe, lipoic acid was particularly studied as an antioxidant, and it was found that lipoic acid can protect liver and heart damage, inhibit the occurrence of cancer cells in the body, and alleviate allergies, arthritis and asthma caused by inflammation in the body.
Who should take Alpha Lipoic Acid?
Lipoic acid should be every diabetic or mild hyperglycemia patient's necessary nutritional supplement, in addition, lipoic acid is also used in compound liver protection products, as a necessary nutrient for liver cell repair, healthy young people although they should also supplement antioxidants as maintenance, but do not need to supplement lipoic acid, after the age of 45, if there are familial diabetes genetic factors, even if they have not yet appeared clinical symptoms of diabetes, you can also diet, exercise, Weight control and supplementation with low doses of lipoic acid to prevent and delay the incidence of diabetes.
For skin prone to dry lines or aging skin, you can also choose anti-wrinkle skin care products with lipoic acid as the main ingredient.
The dosage of Alpha Lipoic Acid
1. Oral administration for adults: maintenance therapy, 200 to 300 mg per day, divided into 2 to 3 times. Intravenous infusion: 250 ~ 500mg, add 100 ~ 250ml of normal saline instillation, instillation time is about 30min. In severe cases, it can be used for 300 to 600 mg per day, and 2 to 4 weeks is a course of treatment.
2. The dose for the elderly Does not need to adjust the dose.
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