Re: alpha-lipoic acid and acetyl-L-carnitine / fish oil

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Another “flash in the pan” afa I’m concerned. I took them for months back when they became touted and never noticed a thing (extra energy, mentally sharper etc.). I did not however measure this scientifically. IMHO all hype like so many of this stuff.

I now take very few supplements. The only supplement I ever noticed that made a difference is fish oil. With extra fish oil (I eat fish most days) my hair is thicker, has more body, looks better. My husband’s head of hair is thicker, better too. This is not imaginary. I’ve stopped and started it several times to “test” it. Of course fish oil has a lot of other benefits as well.

From: Rodney <perspect1111@...>

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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:50:02 -0000

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Subject: [ ] alpha-lipoic acid and acetyl-L-carnitine

Hi folks:

I know some people here take, or used to take, the above supplements. Does anyone have any new thoughts about their merits? I have never taken them and am wondering if I should.

One of the supposed benefits is improved brain function. It might be interesting to take some kind of 'mental alertness' tests before starting on them. Take the supplements for a month, and then take the tests again at the end of the month to see if there is a measurable difference. Does anyone have any thoughts about the kind of tests that might be worth trying if one was going to do an experiment of this kind?

Even better, does anyone know of any human studies of the effects of these supplements on brain function?

Some information about this can be found here:

http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/Chem_Background/ExSumPdf/CARNLIPOSUPP.pdf

http://snipurl.com/2j9je

Thanks.

Rodney.

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I take pharmaceutic grade purified fish oil for a dose of at least 1 gram/day EPA, often accompanied by almost as much DHA. ISTM it's helped elevate my mood and outlook. I try to get my kids (11 and 14 years old) to take it, but this often requires bribery ;].

On 6/16/08, Francesca Skelton <fskelton@...> wrote:

Another "flash in the pan" afa I'm concerned. I took them for months back when they became touted and never noticed a thing (extra energy, mentally sharper etc.). I did not however measure this scientifically. IMHO all hype like so many of this stuff.

I now take very few supplements. The only supplement I ever noticed that made a difference is fish oil. With extra fish oil (I eat fish most days) my hair is thicker, has more body, looks better. My husband's head of hair is thicker, better too. This is not imaginary. I've stopped and started it several times to "test" it. Of course fish oil has a lot of other benefits as well.

From: Rodney <perspect1111@...>

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Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:50:02 -0000

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Subject: [ ] alpha-lipoic acid and acetyl-L-carnitine

Hi folks:

I know some people here take, or used to take, the above supplements. Does anyone have any new thoughts about their merits? I have never taken them and am wondering if I should.

One of the supposed benefits is improved brain function. It might be interesting to take some kind of 'mental alertness' tests before starting on them. Take the supplements for a month, and then take the tests again at the end of the month to see if there is a measurable difference. Does anyone have any thoughts about the kind of tests that might be worth trying if one was going to do an experiment of this kind?

Even better, does anyone know of any human studies of the effects of these supplements on brain function?

Some information about this can be found here:

http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/Chem_Background/ExSumPdf/CARNLIPOSUPP.pdf

http://snipurl.com/2j9je

Thanks.

Rodney.