Supplements


Current Supplements:

L-Carnitine (Carnitor)
The main function of L-carnitine is to transfer long-chain fatty acids in the form of their acyl-carnitine esters across the inner mitochondrial membrane before beta-oxidation. In humans, it is synthesized in the liver, kidney, and brain and actively transported to other areas of the body.

What I use: Jarrow Formulas Acetyl L-Carnitine 500mg, 120 Count

Cyto-B2 Riboflavin

Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2 and is the vitamin formerly known as G, is an easily absorbed coloredmicronutrient with a key role in maintaining health in humans and other animals. It is the central component of the cofactors FAD and FMN, and is therefore required by all flavoproteins. As such, vitamin B2 is required for a wide variety of cellular processes. It plays a key role in energy metabolism, and for the metabolism of fats,ketone bodiescarbohydrates, and proteins. (wikipedia)

What I use: Nature's Way Vitamin B2, 100 mg Riboflavin, 100 Capsules

Ubiquinol CoQ10
Coenzyme Q-10 has a role in producing ATP, a molecule in body cells that functions like a rechargeable battery in the transfer of energy. Coenzyme Q-10 been tried for treating inherited or acquired disorders that limit energy production in the cells of the body (mitochondrial disorders), and for improving exercise performance. (webMD)

What I use: Jarrow Formulas Ubiquinol QH-Absorb, 100 mg, 120 Count
 
Oxaloacetate 
Oxaloacetic acid (also known as oxalacetic acid) is a crystalline organic compound with the chemical formula HO2CC(O)CH2CO2H. Oxaloacetic acid, in the form of its conjugate base oxaloacetate, is a metabolic intermediate in many processes that occur in animals. (wikipedia)

What I use: benaGene

Other Possible Supplements:


Betahydroxybutyrate (hard to obtain in the US)

In humans, beta-hydroxybutyrate is synthesized in the liver from acetyl-CoA. The biosynthesis is catalyzed by the enzyme beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase.
The concentration of beta-hydroxybutyrate, like that of other ketone bodies, is raised in ketosis. The compound can be used as an energy source by the brain when blood glucose is low.[1] Diabetic patients can have their ketone levels tested via urine or blood to indicate diabetic ketoacidosis. In alcoholic ketoacidosis, this ketone body is produced in greatest concentration. Both types of ketoacidosis result in an increase beta-hydroxybutyrate to oxaloacetate ratio, resulting in TCA cycle stalling and shifting of glucose towards ketone body production. (wikipedia)

Bezafibrate (hard to obtain in the US)
(marketed as Bezalip and various other brand names) is a fibrate drug used for the treatment ofhyperlipidaemia. It helps to lower LDL cholesterol and triglyceride in the blood, and increase HDL. (wikipedia)

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