Alpha Lipoic Acid vitamins stops the aging process - Vitamins & Supplements Message Board

Laurie_Dhue · 04-19-2005, 12:18 AM

Anyone heard this.
I saw a show about aging.
2 doctors said Lipoic Acid vitamins stops the aging process.

Jennita · 04-23-2005, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Laurie_Dhue

Anyone heard this.
I saw a show about aging.
2 doctors said Lipoic Acid vitamins stops the aging process.

I'm not sure about that claim, but Flax Seed oil has alpha lipoic acid in it and other OMEGA's that are just plain good for you..

I'm really starting to look more for the whole food complexes that have things in them....not synthetically derived isolated versions typically cranked out. Better to have the whole thing than just one part.

Laurie_Dhue · 04-24-2005, 08:07 PM

Jennita, actually Flax seed has Alpha Linolenic Acid.
I'm not sure if thats the same as Alpha Lipoic Acid.
I'm gonna call a Vitamin company to find out.

Jennita · 04-25-2005, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Laurie_Dhue

Jennita, actually Flax seed has Alpha Linolenic Acid.
I'm not sure if thats the same as Alpha Lipoic Acid.
I'm gonna call a Vitamin company to find out.

Oh, whoops, I just looked at my bottle. Got the two mixed up.

The good news is I looked it up and found out my recently purchased Brewyers Yeast has it, the Alpha Lipoic Acid I mean. Apparentely it is also in spinach too which is my preferred salad.

I wonder if the flax oil has it too. Let me know what the vitamin company says; but I imagine they would have listed it on the bottle? My bottle from Nature's Bounty does list 108 mg of "other fatty acids and phytonutrients" so I wonder if that's it?

Laurie_Dhue · 05-03-2005, 12:11 PM

I called Nature's bounty.
They told me there totally different.
Alpha Linolenic Acid is an omega 3 vitamin.
Alpha Lipoic Acid is an antioxidant