Lipo-Carn is a powerful anti-ageing combination of Alpha Lipoic acid and Acetyl-L-Carnitine that works synergistically to help lessen all the normal measures of ageing.
Professor Bruce Ames, a molecular biologist at The University of California discovered that the combination of Alpha Lipoic Acid and Acetyl-L-Carnitine caused animals to appear to become significantly 'younger' by all the normal measures of ageing including memory and energy levels.
Alpha Lipoic Acid is a powerful antioxidant that is both water and fat-soluble, as such it is believed to exert 'free radical' protection both inside and outside the cell. It is synthesised naturally in the body, but is also found in foods such as spinach, broccoli, liver and heart. It has many other complex roles in the body including the conversion of sugars into cellular energy.
Acetyl-L-Carnitine is an amino acid that's involved in fatty acid transport into the mitochondria (the 'power plants' inside each of our cells). It is also obtained in the diet through meat and vegetables. It is believed to act by boosting the function of the mitochondria inside each of our cells. As we age, the mitochondria are believed to be the 'Achilles heel' for absorbing age related damage. Their loss of function is one part of what we term ageing.