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Originally Posted by Dr X
ALA/R-ALA- Gets my supplement of the day award. R-ALA is effective in lowering the spike of insulin when certain carbs are consumed. I could give you a dissertation on the stereoentisomeric properties of the R, but all you need to know is that it has been found to shuttle carbohydrates away from adipose and into myocytes. Translation: Away from fat cells, into muscle cells. It’s a supplement, however, not a miracle worker. It’s not a crutch, and won’t do anything about fat intake. ALA and R-ALA can also aid in the expedition of the ketogenic state. Remember that if you buy R-ALA that you supplement it with Biotin. Glucorell-R is prepackaged with it. If you can afford it, go for it. As far as dosage, with the R, you are looking at 1-2 pills of Glucorell R for each 30-40grams of carb intake.
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Each Glucorell R is 100 mgs R-ALA. Don't forget what Dr X says about Biotin, especially if you take his reccomended amount rather than the 1 pill before each meal that the makers of Glucorell suggest. They say that the biotin works with the R-ALA but what they don't mention is that enough ALA or R-ALA can cause a biotin shortage because they compete
biochemically. You need biotin for, among other things, proper protein metabolism. You can get it pretty cheap. You'll notice that some of the BB supps containing appreciable amounts of ALA will also have biotin in them (so they claim) to counteract this problem