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Increase your vitality and promote good cardiovascular health with this effective L-carnitine blend!
L-Carnitine may help:*
- Increase vitality and boost energy.
- Support cardiovascular health.
- Balance cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
- Slow the progression of age-related memory impairment.
- Improve athletic performance and improve endurance.
- Alleviate muscle soreness and fatigue.
- Enhance male fertility and sexual function.
Increases energy and vitality
- Boosts cellular energy for healthy functioning of the muscles, heart, brain, and sperm.
- Comes in the active form of carnitine—will not displace carnitine in the body as the inactive form does.
- Helps metabolize fats and convert them to energy.
- May enhance athletic performance and reduce muscle soreness and fatigue.
- Ideal for vegans or vegetarians who may not get the dietary carnitine needed for cellular energy.
Absorbs quickly for faster use by the body- Active forms of carnitine are absorbed into the bloodstream, inactive forms displace active carnitine.
- Easily permeates cell membranes to carry energy directly to the cells.
- Specifically helps alleviate muscle soreness and fatigue.
Background Information:
The amino acid carnitine transports long-chain fatty acids into the energy-producing centers of the cells, the mitochondria, where 95% of cellular energy occurs. That is, carnitine helps convert fat into the energy needed to support the healthy functioning of the muscles, heart, brain, and sperm.
Lamb and other red meats, fish, poultry, and dairy are excellent sources of carnitine. It’s also found—in smaller amounts—in peanut butter, wheat, asparagus, and avocados. If you follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, you might want to consider a carnitine supplement.
Carnitine deficiencies can result from genetic disorders, diets high in trans fats, liver or kidney problems, metabolic stress, some medications, long-term alcohol use, and low dietary levels of the amino acids lysine and methionine, both used to make carnitine in the body.
Symptoms of carnitine deficiency include fatigue, chest pain, muscle pain and weakness, low blood pressure, and feelings of confusion. A urine test or the Organic Acids Test can tell you if you have a carnitine deficiency.
Some evidence points to better heart health for those who take L-carnitine following a heart attack. They are less likely to suffer a subsequent heart attack, die of heart disease, have angina or arrhythmia, or develop congestive heart failure.
In fact, hospitals often administer carnitine injections to treat shock due to loss of blood, heart attack, and sepsis (an infection in the bloodstream).
Other research shows that acetyl-L-carnitine may also help slow the progression of milder forms of dementia as well as improve male fertility and sexual function. L-carnitine is also used in sports nutrition to promote healthy muscle functioning and reduce fatigue and soreness.
Before selecting a carnitine supplement (or any other amino acid supplement), be sure you know the difference between active and inactive forms. Active forms most closely resemble the naturally occurring amino acids in the body and are prefaced by the letter “L” (for example, L-carnitine). These are preferable to inactive amino acids that start with the letter “D” or “D,L.” Long-term use of inactive forms of carnitine may displace the active form and lead to muscle weakness.
Related Information:
Sources:
- “Carnitine (L-Carnitine),” A.D.A.M., Inc. http://www.adam.com/
democontent/IMCAccess/ConsSupplements/CarnitineLCarnitinecs.html
Accessed Dec. 2005
- “Carnitine,” EBSCO Publishing http://www.jigsawhealth.com/nat.aspx?chunkiid=21450
Accessed Dec. 2006
- “Carnitine,” SupplementWatch.com http://www.supplementwatch.com/
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Accessed Dec. 2005
- “Carnitine,” WholeHealthMD.com http://www.wholehealthmd.com/
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Accessed Dec. 2005
- “How Acetyl-L-Carnitine prevents Alzheimer’s disease and dementia while boosting brain function,”
newstarget.com http://www.newstarget.com/z015553.html
Accessed Jan. 2006
- “Industry Innovation: Supplementing Vegetarian Diets,”
The World of Food Ingredients, Mar. 2005
- “L-Carnipure®: From optimal performance to optimal recovery,”
Innovations in Food Technology, Nov. 2004
- “L-Carnipure® Tartrate,” Data Sheet, Lonza Ltd.
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Accessed Nov. 2005
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*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose,
treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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