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L-Carnitine Facts:
L-Carnitine is synthesized in the body from the amino
acids lysine and methionine.
L-Carnitine is available from natural and synthetic
sources.
A prescription is not required to use
L-Carnitine.
Reasons to use L-Carnitine:
- Promotes normal growth and development
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- Treats and possibly prevents some forms of
cardiovascular disease
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- Protects against muscle disease
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- Protects against liver disease
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- Protects against kidney disease
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- Protects against diabetes
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What people need additional L-Carnitine
- Anyone with deficient protein or amino acids in their
diet because L-carnitine requires essential amino acids
to be synthesized by the body.
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- Children, pregnant or breast-feeding women who are
vegan vegetarians.
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- People with recent severe burns or injuries.
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L-Carnitine Deficiency Symptoms:
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- Changes in kidney function following exercise
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- Heartbeat irregularities in someone who has had a heart
attack
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Studies on the beneficial
effects of L-carnitine on the cardiovascular system began
as early as 1937. L-camitine benefits the cardiovascular
system in several ways. First, it is responsible for
clearing fatty acids (triglycerides) out of the blood
into the mitochondria (the energy powerhouse of the
cells) to be broken down. Fatty acids are the major
source for production of energy in the heart muscles.
Therefore, heart muscles are particularly vulnerable to
L-carnitine deficiency. Studies show that heart muscle
levels of L-carnitine are decreased in the following
conditions: angina pectoris (lack of oxygen to the heart
causing chest pain), myocardial infarction (heart
attack ) and chronic coronary insufficiency
(weak heart muscle resulting in lack of oxygen to the
body causing symptoms, such as breathlessness, fatigue,
poor circulation). These studies have
demonstrated the following important functions of
L-carnitine: increasing cardiac output, improving heart
muscle function, stimulating energy supply to the heart, increasing
endurance, enhancing cardiac performance and
regulating heart .
L-Carnitine has been
approved by the FDA under the name Carnitor as a therapy for low energy levels, congestive heart
disease, and other diseases associated with low cellular
energy levels. Numerous published studies have shown that
L-Carnitine is effective in treating a wide range of
diseases including the neurological diseases of aging,
immune dysfunction, and diabetic
complications.
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