Memory and Heart Health

Natural Acetyl-L-Carnitine, ALC, production in your body, like Q10, declines with age. ALC is one of the most powerful nutrients for nourishing the autonomic nervous system that regulates heart rhythms. A number of studies have shown that ALC can offset stress related wear and tear and promote normal Heart Rate Variability, HRV.*

While ALC has a general nourishing effect on all neurotransmitters in your brain it is most noted in scientific research for its pronounced benefit to memory. It is well documented that supplemental ALC boosts your levels of acetylcholine, your primary neurotransmitter involved with memory. Acetylcholine is also the primary neurotransmitter
of your parasympathetic nerves (the relaxed side of your nervous system). These nerves control the vagal nerve tone that is essential for a happy heart rhythm.*

A variety of studies show that ALC has a direct benefit to the heart itself. The primary fuel of your heart is fatty acids (not sugar), thus

the ability to efficiently burn fat for fuel is needed for normal heart energy production; this process is called beta oxidation. ALC provides carnitine, the specific nutrient your body must have to perform beta oxidation.*

Furthermore, ALC helps the heart offset changes that occur during normal aging. In your heart's energy producing engines (mitochondria) is a special fatty structure called cardiolipin, which makes up 20 percent of the fat that naturally occurs in the mitochondrial membrane. As it turns out, cardiolipin stabilizes the function of the energy producing engines. Technically, cardiolipin helps an enzyme, cytochrome c oxidase, direct the natural production of energy. Cardiolipin levels and cytochrome c oxidase levels decline with age, thus reducing the capacity of the heart to produce energy. ALC has been shown to enhance the formation of cardiolipin and the function of cytochrome c oxidase, offsetting this age related form of wear and tear. ALC thus works synergistically with other energy nutrients (B vitamins, pantethine, Q10, and magnesium) to support natural energy production in the heart.*

Wellness Resources has two supplements that contain ALC. One is a 500 mg capsule of acetyl-l-carnitine. The other is our very popular Stress Helper® supplement, which has 300 mg of ALC per capsule along with two other heart friendly nutrients (pantethine and carnosine). Memory and stress issues make extra ALC a key part of a cardiovascular support program.*

Acetyl-L-Carnitine

ALC helps the heart burn fat for fuel, a process known as beta oxidation.* It also helps restore the function of the enzyme cytochrome c oxidase, which in turn promotes normal oxygen uptake and use by cells to make energy. This naturally supports the heart's high energy requirements.*

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	90 caps $28.00	20% off $22.40

Stress Helper®

Stress Helper® provides three novel nutrients that boost performance of your nerves and your tolerance for stress. At the same time these nutrients all support cardiovascular health.*

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		90 caps $42.00	20% off $33.60
		180 caps $78.00	20% off $62.40

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