Douglas Labs L-Carnitine 100 capsules

L-Carnitine is an amino acid derivate important for normal fatty acid metabolism and energy production in cardiac and skeletal muscle.

What L-Carnitine is Best For

L-Carnitine is recommended for people who wish to support heart muscle function or skeletal muscle performance.

L-Carnitine may be used for the following:

• Supports normal fatty acid metabolism
• Supports normal energy production

How L-Carnitine Works

L-Carnitine is from the Douglas Labs Amino Acids product line.

L-carnitine is involved in fatty acid oxidation as part of the carnitine shuttle. L-carnitine shuttles fatty acids from the cytosol (the cell fluid) into the mitochondria (the cell's powerhouses) for oxidation and energy production. L-carnitine is necessary in muscle whenever fat is utilized as an energy source.

Heart muscle always uses fat for its continuous energy demands. Skeletal muscle begins using fat only after its glycogen reserves are exhausted. This happens after about one hour of continuous, strenuous exercise, long-distance running, bicycling, swimming, or mountain climbing.

Widely distributed in foods from animal, but not plant sources, L-carnitine is also synthesized by the liver and kidney from two essential amino acids, lysine and methionine. Human skeletal and cardiac muscles contain relatively high L-carnitine concentrations which they receive from plasma, since they are incapable of L-carnitine biosynthesis themselves. About 95 % of the body's L-carnitine stores are located in skeletal and heart muscle.

L-Carnitine Serving Size

As a dietary supplement, take one capsule per day or as directed as a physician.

It is recommended that L-carnitine be taken with meals.

Capsules may be pulled apart and the powder mixed with food or liquids if desired.

L-Carnitine Ingredients

Serving Size 1 capsule

Servings Per Container 100

Each capsule contains: L-Carnitine...250 mg

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L-Carnitine Side Effects

Consult your healthcare provider.

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