R-DLA is a powerful antioxidant that can neutralize damaging oxygen radicals in the body and provide protection against oxidative stress.

R-DLA has two electrons that readily combine with and neutralize oxygen radicals. R-DLA is also water and fat soluble so it can be transported in the bloodstream to all cells in the body and pass through cell membranes into the cell interior where oxygen radicals are produced.

ALA does not have electrons that can neutralize oxygen radicals. ALA gets its electrons by oxidizing (removing electrons) from other cells in the body. This makes ALA an oxidizing agent and not an antioxidant. Oxidizing agents can damage cells in the body.

R-DLA is a true antioxidant (reducing agent). ALA is not an antioxidant but an oxidizing agent that can damage cells in the body.

R-DLA is a liquid at room temperature and better absorbed than ALA which is a powder. Thus, because R-DLA is virtually 100% absorbed and is a powerful antioxidant that can reach all cells in the body you only need to take a small amount.

Oxygen radicals are small molecules produced during normal metabolism, which contain oxygen that can cause damaging oxidative stress if produced in excess.

Oxidative stress occurs when the body produces too much oxygen radicals that can cause tissue damage.

Low levels of oxidative stress are used by cells to help regulate their metabolism. In this sense, low levels of oxidative stress have a useful function. It’s only when cells are exposed to too much oxidative stress that cell damage can occur.

Diet is a very important part of reducing oxidative stress. Certain foods and additives can contribute to oxidative stress. For instance, red meat and carrageenan (a food additive) are known oxidative stressors.

Lifestyle changes such as eliminating alcohol, smoking and stress can significantly reduce oxidative stress.

Yes, Diseases such as chronic lung disease, Alzheimer’s, cancer and chronic kidney diseases are associated with increased oxidative stress.

Yes, the body’s ability to remove damaging oxygen radicals decreases with age.

Yes, oxidative stress can adversely affect all animals.

R-Dihydrolipoic acid is a very powerful true biological antioxidant so we tailored our capsules such that the amount taken can be increased in small increments. This allows for a tight control over the total amount taken.  True antioxidants (also called reducing agents) carry electrons that can be used to neutralize dangerous oxygen radicals. Alpha Lipoic acid does not have these electrons so it is not a true antioxidant. Only R-Dihydrolipoic acid has the electrons that cells need to fight against oxidative stress. In fact, alpha Lipoic acid is converted to R-Dihydrolipoic acid by robbing needed electrons from cells. This means that alpha Lipoic acid is an oxidizing agent that increases oxidative stress in the body. And the whole purpose of an antioxidant is to decrease oxidative stress not increase it.