Jarrow Formulas Alpha Lipoic Sustain With Biotin, Dietary Supplement for Antioxidant, Cellular Energy Production and Normal Glucose Metabolism Support, 120 Tablets, 60-120 Day Supply

DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A DR, THIS IS JUST MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. NOR AM I AFFILIATED WITH "JARROW" IN ANYWAY!Not many supplements do as much as this one. But, if your heading to middle age and up, then this stuff helps practically everything! Alpha-lipoic acid has also been used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, Alzheimer's disease, alcoholic liver problems, altitude sickness, heart-related nerve problems, HIV-related brain problems, or eye problems caused by diabetes. Tablets are easy to swallow and have a very pleasant REAL vanilla taste. ALA tastes nasty, this vanilla helps. I've used JARROW products for years and have never been disappointed. Winter blues? Try this after checking with your doctor, it helped me massively!

Good quality product.

These bi-layer tablets are easier to swallow than a capsule of the same size (~10mm long tip to tip) because they are oblong and lightly coated. I find when swallowing a regular capsule that they often get stuck in my esophagus until I drink a good sized amount of water. Since I take several supplements per day, if they were all capsules, I'd have to drink a gallon of water in one sitting!! Perhaps I exaggerate, but at times it can be difficult to drink so much water when swallowing pills. So when I find a decent supplement like Jarrow Alpha Lipoic Sustain that makes my life easier, I'm happy. I also like the fact that 1/3 of the tablet is rapid release and the other 2/3 is gradually released giving me great coverage with this most valuable supplement all day. Alpha Lipoic Acid helps to regulate glucose metabolism. This is an important function for everyone, maybe even more so for pre-diabetics and diabetics, or anyone who suffers from those awful low blood sugar bouts 2 hours after eating a pile of Trolli sour gummy worms (me). In short, keeping our blood sugar at stable levels all day (normal glucose levels should be between 80-120 at all times) is extremely important for everyone. I am not a diabetic, but even so, I have checked my blood sugar using a glucose monitor during one of my low blood sugar bouts and have gotten a reading that is exceedingly low (~20). This is not good for many reasons, most obviously the symptoms that go with the low blood sugar, ie: faintness, dizziness, profuse sweating, and rapid heartbeat. I know that is my body telling me I am seriously out of whack. Since I've learned the hard way too many times, I don't often eat piles of gummies on an empty stomach anymore, but I plan to test the efficacy of this supplement some time. Another very important reason for taking this is to help decrease the formation of certain free radicals in the body. Free radicals are responsible for everything from premature aging to cancer. We don't want them as they are bad in so many ways. I enjoy giving my body as many opportunities for health with supplements as I can since my diet can be less than optimal at times. Even if you eat perfect foods all the time, supplements can help guard you from diseases we can't control such as those caused by the environment or genetics. I recommend this supplement from Jarrow. It was shipped very fast (I have Prime) and arrived in perfect condition. Hope this helps.

I am a dedicated alpha-lipoic acid fan and, with my doctor's approval, have been taking it for years.. It has so many benefits (with so few counter indications) as an antioxidant; it helps with pre-diabetes, and with vision. This particular formulation is attractive to me because, in addition to getting all the benefits of ALA, it also has biotin which helps with hair loss (a consequence of asthma steroid use).There are a lot of claims of everything that ALA is good for. A little healthy skepticism is warranted as nothing can be that great but, I have confirmed in my own case that my sugar metabolism is more stable when I take it. I'm a pre-diabetic, due mostly to long steroid use for my asthma. My A1C stays below the "diabetic" level when I take this product (2 pills a day, breakfast and late afternoon). When I didn't take it for 1 month just before my blood work, my A1C level went up 2/10th. I went back to taking it for the 3 months before the next test, and the A1C went back down with no other changes in my diet or exercise.

I take these pills once a day on doctors recommendation. Not sure what they will do for me. Maybe good for overall health. Will know more with next blood panel.

It is gentle on body and capsule allows for good absorption

I loved the ease of swallowing this pill, I have a problem with capsule. Have not taken long enough for the results to start.

You'd be silly to ignore this product. Also, take my advice... Take this in conjunction with Jarrow Formulas' Resveratrol Synergy. Don't listen to those who say it doesn't have near the potency as other products, and that you're not getting your money's worth. There's a reason for that, and it's because JFs' product is designed for maximum bioavailabilty. Furthermore, it is said that too much of certain ingredients like those related to Resveratrol can interfere with your cholesterol levels. There's new evidence coming out about the misconception about which types of cholesterols are responsible for poor health and what triggers the undesired fluctuations. However, you can't go wrong with the two products I've just mentioned. Period.