Re: Which type of ALA are you taking? (was: More good news)

Ozlover wrote:
Thanks for that, Kate. In the future I may (try to) switch from
metformin (which gives me the common problems) to ALA. When the time
comes I will probably post about it. But in the meantime your response
helps me in my decision making. Thanks again.

BTW, I understand [1] that we should mention *which* type of ALA
we're talking about, R+ (good), S- (bad) or R/S (so-so).

What *type* (not brand) of ALA are you people taking?

[1] from (amongst others) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoic_acid>



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