{"product_id":"nfh-ala-r-sap","title":"NFH ALA R+ SAP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003escience-based r+ alpha-lipoic acid for optimal antioxidant protection\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eala r+ sap\u003c\/strong\u003e one of the leading causes of cellular breakdown is free radical damage and antioxidants are crucial to help protect against these deleterious effects. alpha-lipoic acid (ala) r+ is the only antioxidant that is both fat- and water-soluble.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22125537\/\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e this is important because ala can access all parts of living cells, giving it the ability to trap free radicals and protect against oxidation.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22125537\/\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e also, ala r+ is one of the few substances that can cross the blood-brain barrier.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/pmc2597694\/\"\u003e2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e ala constitutes an equal proportion of the r-(natural) and s-(unnatural) enantiomers that are mirror images of each other, also called a ‘racemic’ mixture.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22125537\/\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e, \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/pmc2597694\/\"\u003e2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eala r+ sap\u003c\/strong\u003e provides the natural form consisting only of the r(+) isomer, which is much more bioavailable than the standard ala.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/pmc2597694\/\"\u003e2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e r-ala and its reduced counterpart, dihydrolipoic acid (dhla), are a potent antioxidant pair. studies show that ala has the ability to regenerate vitamin c, coenzyme q10, glutathione, and vitamin e.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/12086686\/\"\u003e3\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e, \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/10049509\/\"\u003e4\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e,  baker \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/9448716\/\"\u003e5\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e unlike ascorbic acid, dhla can be recycled from ala, and therefore is not destroyed by quenching free radicals.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22125537\/\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e, \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/pmc2597694\/\"\u003e2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e based on one study, there is a suggestion that ala may reduce the amount of biotin in the body and hence biotin is added to this formulation to potentially alleviate biotin deficiency.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/jn\/127.9.1776\"\u003e6\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eala r+ sap\u003c\/strong\u003e can:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehelp improve antioxidants status in the body for optimal health.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/22125537\/\"\u003e1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e, \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/pmc2597694\/\"\u003e2\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ehelp regenerate vitamin c, coenzyme q10, glutathione, and vitamin e.\u003csup\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/12086686\/\"\u003e3\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e, \u003c\/sup\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003ca 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