Alpha Lipoic Acid Sources

Lipoic acid can be obtained naturally from food. Sources of ALA include foods like spinach, broccoli, yams, potatoes, yeast, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, carrots, beets, and rice bran. Red meat is also a good source.

Lipoic acid can also be obtained from supplements. If you are healthy, your body produces proper amounts of ALA to regulate body functions and keep you in robust health. However, for those whose health is weaken by an illness or old age, additional source of ALA can serve to restore healthy levels of ALA or simply enhance its benefits. Supplementary ALA can help to fight against an illness or the deleterious effects caused by aging. The most effective way to provide that boost to your body is via a dietary supplement containing free ALA, which is not bound to protein. The amount of ALA in supplements is up to 1,000 times as much as can be obtained through the diet.

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