Life Extension Super R-Lipoic Acid – Healthy Aging, oxidative Stress Defense – with 240 mg of Active R-Form of R-Lipoic Acid – Gluten-Free – Non-GMO – Vegetarian – 60 Capsules

I have taken this for a few years now. This is the best form of alpha lipoic acid. If it doesn't have the R, it's synthetic and it's junk. This bottle lasts me two months usually. I take one every morning on an empty stomach with water, about 15 minutes before I have coffee. I initially started taking this for fibromyalgia-like pains in my arms and shoulders. This supplement, along with strengthening my back, has eliminated my pain. I believe this supplement is very effective for nerve and muscle pain. I've read a book about lipoic acid and the benefits are massive. It's an anti oxidant that's natural and as you age, your body makes less of it. This is a supplement that actually works. I have my husband taking it now too. Pills aren't too big and are easy to swallow with water. Container is easy to open. I think the company, life extension, makes quality supplements.

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R Lipoic from life extension is the natural form of alpha lapoic acid. Highly recommend

Price is quite high on these and after taking them for a month, I haven’t noticed any benefits from them. They aren’t too large and are easy to swallow. I don’t plan to purchase again since I noticed no benefits from them.

So when I first started taking this at full strength, it made me feel AWFUL, anxiety, fatigue, lethargy. I am a female, 5’6” 130 lbs. I started halving the doses and taking it every other day and now I am LOVING it! I sleep better when I take it, my skin looks amazing, and best of all, it has helped with egg quality as I’m trying to get pregnant. I’ve only been halving the doses and taking it every other day for maybe a month, and this past month at day 11, my ultrasound at the doctor showed an egg of 21! I didn’t ovulate until two days later, so that egg was giant. Usually by day 11, it may be around 15-17, so that was a crazy improvement. I also take N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine to help with this. Def take this if you’re trying to improve egg quality, you may just have to adjust your dose.

The antioxidant I never knew I needed. I cant say enough good things about this ALA. I just know I will not go without it ever again. It helped me get my taste back after an illness. I literally couldnt taste or smell for a week, lost almost 10 lbs, and didnt want to eat. I literally mean, NO smell - my dog had an accident next to my bed and i couldn’t smell it (so gross). I took this out of the capsule one night and couldnt taste it. The next day i did the same thing and it burned all the way down, never have been so thankful to experience that unpleasant thing! I think it was literally restoring my senses, it never burned again after that (i take it out of the capsule since i cant do pills/capsules). It worked within a couple of days for said reason. Really very thankful to have found this product, so thank you LE for producing it. Will definitely purchase again!

R-lipoic acid is so much more potent and absorbs so much better than regular alpha-lipoic acid. I take R-ALA as an amazing remedy for many things: it restores my blood sugar levels, my metabolism, hormonal balance, lung health,my asthma, and it gives my skin a continuous, vibrant, and youthful glow. I feel it working in my sleep. It can be taken anytime with or without food, but The best way to get benefits from just 1 a day is with water on an empty stomach in the PM. Another astounding reveal is its water and fat solubility. R-ALA is so overlooked compared to regular ALA due to the fact that R-type is 9x more effective.

This is the form of lipoic acid you want because R-lipoic acid is twice as potent as alpha-lipoic acid. That’s because alpha lipoic acid consists of only 50% active R-lipoic and 50% inactive S-lipoic acid. Scientific studies showing the health benefits of alpha-lipoic acid have used doses ranging from 300 to 1,800 mg/day. For optimal benefits, some nutritionists recommend that it is taken with biotin and vitamin B complex.• Lipoic acid is the most versatile and powerful antioxidant in the entire antioxidant defense network. Studies show that lipoic acid in combination with acetyl-L-carnitine can reverse mitochondrial decay and restore mitochondrial function to youthful levels.• Some of the most impressive research on lipoic acid involves its role in fighting type 2 diabetes. Numerous studies have shown that lipoic acid improves glucose tolerance as well as the peripheral nerve complications associated with full-blown diabetes.• Lipoic acid has a wide range of other health benefits, including preventing and treating atherosclerotic vascular diseases, helping to slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, and having possible anticancer effects.