R(+)-LIPOIC ACID
R(+)-Lipoic Acid is the naturally occuring form of lipoic acid. The S(-)-Lipoic acid form is totally synthetic and a product of commercial production of lipoic acid supplements.
What does this mean?
To clarify - many natural substances in nature have two forms. That is the molecules are identical, but their placement in space is opposite. Take for example, a tinker toy. You have all the same "parts" but you can turn the structure in many directions
and get different "shapes" or alignments of those same parts. This occurs in nature, too. Whether something is called R(+) or S(-) depends on the direction, right or left, that it turns polarized light in a lab testing. These are mirror images of each other.
Some of these mirror images are relatively harmless, such as in the case of Vitamin E. There exists an “d” form and an “l” form. The first is active and the second is not very, but it also does NOT cause health problems. So if some is in the mix
there is nothing to worry about. Not so in fatty acids, for example. The “cis” form is the naturally occuring, healthy fat. The “trans” form is very, very unhealthy, leading to cardiovascular disease.
It is the same with lipoic acid. And, in fact, after reading the science, I believe the problem many people have taking lipoic acid, whether as an anti-oxidant or to help chelate heavy metals, is because of the S(-), synthetic form. This mirror image, unfortunately
is in fact an "evil twin" which is harmful to our bodies and detracts from the good work the R(+) form can do!
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BENEFITS OF R(+) LIPOIC ACID
- As we age, the cells of the body stop or slow down in responding properly to the hormone insulin. This results in higher levels of insulin, blood sugar and free fatty acis, all which threaten your health. R(+)-lipoic acid fights all of the major effects of insulin resistance. Again, the S(-) form either
does nothing for this or aggravates it.
- R(+)-Lipoic acid is known as a powerful and versatile antioxidant, and according to many studies far more potent than the S(-) form. Again the S(-) form can actually counteract the positive effects of the R(+)form.
- R(+)-Lipoic acid is known for its ability to protect brain and nerve cells. Excessive levels of "transition metals" such as iron, copper, cadmium and mercury are believed to play an important role in many neurological disorders. Animals studies on iron for example showed that R(+)-Lipoic acid was able to significanly reduce age-related buildup of iron in the brain.
The S(-) form did not.
- The mitochondrian in our cells are the "power houses", generating energy for use throughout the whole body. They also, because of the process create the largest source of "free radicals" which negatively affect our cells and health. Nature relies on the anti-oxidants in our food to quench or "defuse" these free radicals.
The problem that lies here is that the way our food is grown, picked green (before maximum production of anti-oxidants)and shipped from all ends of the earth (anti-oxidant destruction results), leads to very low levels of anti-oxidants and hence our bodies age and fall susceptible to disease.
R(+)-Lipoic acid, in animal experiments and in test-tube studies, makes mitochondria more efficient, so that they produce more energy and create fewer free radicals. The S(-) form does not!
- These effects go a step further - older animals supplemented with R(+) Lipoic Acid look better and are more active. Recent research (Dr. Bruce Ames, most recently) has shown that the combination of R(+)-Lipoic Acid and Acetyl-L-Carnitine improved the whole activity AND reduction of free radical production even more.
For more information on R(+)-Lipoic Acid see R(+)-Lipoic Acid Info
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