alpha-lipoic acid and acetyl-L-carnitine

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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.