FAQs All about Alpha-lipoic Acid (Freqently Asked Questions) [Paperback]

Cynthia Mervis Watson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Freqently Asked Questions | Publication Date: March 1, 1999

Avery's FAQs All About Health series offers quick, reliable answers to the multitude of questions surrounding much-discussed but still confusing supplements. Edited by nutrition expert Jack Challem and organized in an easy Q&A format, these handy guides help consumers make the informed choices necessary for good health. FAQs All About Alpha-Lipoic Acid tells why free radicals are bad, and how this acid can neutralize their negative effects on the body.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Avery (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895299356
• ISBN-13: 978-0895299352
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 3.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #875,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nature's "Universal" Antioxidant, July 6, 2001

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Wayne Wasserman - See all my reviews

This review is from: FAQs All about Alpha-lipoic Acid (Freqently Asked Questions) (Paperback)

"All About Alpha Lipoic Acid" is a "must read" for everyone! This handy little "pocketguide" will help everyone understand just how essential ALA is to human health and how it can help prevent & treat numerous health conditions that plague our society.

Atherosclerosis, cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetes, cancer (all types), Alzheimer's disease, liver disorders, and many other health conditions can be treated using Alpha Lipoic Acid.

Getting all of this information for less ... one of the greatest values you will ever come across!

Everyone should know about Alpha Lipoic Acid! It is the second most powerful antioxidant in the human body (glutathione is first). ALA is the only "universal" (both water and fat-soluble) antioxidant. This means that it protects both the outside (water soluble) and inside (fat soluble) parts of every cell against virtually every type of deadly free radical known to science.

Alpha Lipoic Acid is essential for protecting every major body system & organ (brain, eyes, heart, liver, immune system, etc.) It also helps increase the effectiveness of vitamins C, E, CoQ10 and Glutathione.

If you are serious about using Alpha Lipoic Acid, whether for prevention or treatement of disease(s), "All About Alpha Lipoic Acid" is a great "beginner's" guide!

7 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Condensed information to read every spare minute, May 28, 1999

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Fred van Waaijen, ([e-mail]) (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: FAQs All about Alpha-lipoic Acid (Freqently Asked Questions) (Paperback)

I am a very succesful alpha lipoic acid (bio lipon zuur) user. From very high glycemy levels I am always normal considering that I am 65 pounds too heavy.Hydrocortison usage has effected my easy to loose weight quality of live. I just red the book of Cynthia M. Watson and it is clear, explicative and easy to take with you. Let these books help you to bring down Hypertension and make your diabetes bearable. Go for the book, it is good, very good.