I thought a little research into one of the ingredients in MAX GXL would be a useful idea. Present in every cell of the body – much like glutathione – alpha lipoic acid (ALA) is an antioxidant that helps your cells convert glucose into energy. Unlike antioxidants like Vitamin C which can only work in water or vitamin E which only works in fat , ALA works – is soluble in both water and fact so it can work anywhere in your body. Like other antioxidants, ALA helps clear free radicals -metabolic trash – from your cells before they become cluttered and toxic from a build up of waste. Unlike many other antioxidants though, Alpha lipoic Acid has the ability to help to regenerate other antioxidants once they have collected the stray electrons and through the regeneration process renders them able to continue to neutralize more free radicals.

ALA is also used as an abbreviation for Alpha Linolenic Acid which is an omega-3 fatty acid, connected with heart health, but this is a different substance from Alpha lipoic acid – also referred to as Lipoic Acid.

Several studies have indicated that ALA may be able to help reduce levels of blood sugar and combined with it’s antioxidant properties, ALA might be helpful to people suffering from diabetic peripheral neuropathy, relieving some of the discomfort caused by nerve damage.

Researchers are studying alpha lipoic acid to determine its effectiveness against glaucoma although the are yet to collect sufficient data, but because it can pass easilt to the brain, it is possible that ALA might be useful as a protector against brain and nerve tissue damage. it is currently being studied as a possible treatment for stroke and other brain problems with root causes based on free radical damage. Dementia is one such condition.

In addition to its presence in MAXGXL, ALA is also included in the newest product from MAX International called Cellgevity, where it contributes to the regeneration of the network antioxidants and supports the glutathione network.

Antioxidants are our body’s principal defense against the injury caused by free radicals which contribute to many chronic inflammatory and degenerative diseases. Oxy radicals are the root cause of premature aging. Of all the antioxidants, a group of five are recognized as Network Antioxidants. This team of both water and fat soluble antioxidants work together to help your cells and perform together to support each other.

When an antioxidant donates an electron to restore a free radical, it actually becomes one, but a benign one without the capability to carry on the chain reaction. Unfortunately, when they are oxidized, they’re also not able to perform effectively. But, what is unique about the network antioxidants is that are able to help to rejuvenate each other and continue the cycle of searching out and repairing free radicals.

Even though they perform together, the network antioxidants fulfill various roles. The fat soluble ones, namely Vitamin E and CoQ-10 protect the fatty cell membrane layer and the cell mitochondria, and the water soluble antioxidants, Glutathione and Vitamin C protect the nucleus of the cell. ALA – Alpha Lipoic Acid is unique in that it is both fat and water soluble.

Vitamin C is the link which joins the fat soluble and water soluble antioxidants in the network and is principally responsible for rejuvenating Vitamin E and glutathione when it becomes oxidized.

Vitamin E is closely aligned with heart attack prevention, because it’s the only antioxidant that can reach fatty portions of the cell that are not reachable to the rest of the network. It’s really not a single compound but is instead a group of fat soluble alcohols.

CoEnzymeQ-10 or CoQ-10 is found in all your cells, where it is concentrated in the mitochondria, the part of your cell that creates energy. Mitochondria are vulnerable to free radical damage which has been evidenced as a loss of energy as we age. Additionally, CoQ-10 works in the regeneration of Vitamins E, C and Glutathione

Glutathione, very well acknowledged as the Body’s Master antioxidant is continually circulating through your cells, repairing your immune cells and cleansing cellular waste from your body. It supports the rejuvenation of all of the remaining network antioxidants. Raising your glutathione levels helps protect you from several inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue syndrome, asthma and others.

Alpha Lipoic Acid is unique among the Network Antioxidants in that it is both water and fat soluble and can benefit both the fatty membrane and water based interior of the cells. It is also uniquely capable of repairing itself and also can regenerate the other network antioxidants including glutathione. It helps to stop muscle damage during vigorous workouts and is one of the ingredients in Cellgevity.

Like glutathione and CoEnzyme Q-10, ALA is made by your body, but the production capacity declines significantly as we age.

Every person is familiar with vitamin C also known asascorbic acid (AA) or dehydroascorbic DHAA in its oxidized state. Actually, vitamin C is almost a catch all name for all compounds that show the same biologic activity as AA . It’s importance was originally recognized in 1747 when James Lind observed that men could be cured of scurvy when provided oranges and lemons. It was a lifesaving discovery for sailors and the expression Limey’s was quickly adopted referring to the sailors in His Majesty’s Royal Navy.

Vitamin C is the most important and readily available water soluable antioxidant within your body . Its water solubility means that it can quench free radicals before they arrive at the cellular membrane. The relationship between Ascorbic Acid and glutathione- the body’s master antioxidant and another network antioxidant is unique. Vitamin C reduces glutathione back to the active form. Once reduced, glutathione will regenerate vitamin C from its DHAA or oxidized state. This is one of the reasons that Vitamin C is an ingredient in Max GXL Vitamin C is essential for the manufacturing of collagen. It is also needed in the development of norepinephrine and serotonin. Ascorbic Acid could also have some anticlotting and blood flow advancement properties by triggering the release within the body of Nitric Oxide, and that’s why Vitamin C is also a key ingredient in the supplement ProArgi9-Plus

Vitamin C is held in both the tissues and blood in our bodies. The adrenal and pituitary glands, and lens of the eye comprise the highest concentrations of vitamin C inside of your body. Vitamin C is one of the thirteen essential vitamins. Even though the term “Essential” is often confused. What it really means is that an essential vitamin is one that must be provided by our food since we cannot produce it within the body.