Posted by cardinaldirection on June 13, 2006, at 11:25:22
In reply to Re: First time I was prescribed a vitamin by a doc » Jakeman, posted by Larry Hoover on June 13, 2006, at 7:36:16
dont think it contains alpha lipoic, but linolenic, linolec, and oleic... the three omegas. im not entirely positive though.
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> Yes, it is an important distinction. It took me quite a while to shake off my own confusion. Damn common names. That's why chemists hate common names. That's why we invented IUPAC names.
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> Alpha-linolenic acid (ALNA) intake increases your requirement for alphalipoic acid (ALA).
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> The freaky fact is, I believe flax happens to be a source of both of them. If not, I'm still not completed purged of the confusion, myself.
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> Lar
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