mgk
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I have wondered the same thing but haven't been able to find a good answer. What I can tell you is that I have tried ALCAR before and it doesn't have anywhere near the same effect as LCF.Just started Alpha Lipoic Acid 600 mg in combination with Acetyl L-Carnitine 1,000 mg, knowing very little about this. I feel a little wired, irritable and tired but this could be for other reasons too.
Am I missing the boat here with this form of Carnitine? Why are you guys taking the Fumarate form instead of the acetyl-l form? I haven't read all of Fredd's material as I can't deal with the complexity in combination with my lack of memory and stamina. Also I am not interested in a very complicated treatment protocol due to the oppression of constant attendance to it and control. I am always looking, and willing to try, something simple.
If anyone can help me out with my question about the form of carnitine, I would be obliged!
I know that fumarate is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, so maybe taking carnitine breaks a deadlock there which then pushes the bottleneck to fumarate synthesis. I suspect ALCAR (or any other L-Carnitine) + fumaric acid would have the same effect. That would be an interesting experiment, but as a practical matter, why bother when LCF has both in a convenient form?
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