Posts Tagged ‘half life’

If Vitamin b12 has a half life of 3 to 5 years, should you even supplement it?

Posted on July 10, 2011, 3:33 pm, by admin, under Vitamin Supplements.

Your Ad Here Im reading in my nutrition class about how Vitamin b12 has a long half-life up to 5 years. I know the primary storage place is in the liver but im a little confused about how often to supplement this and if what im taking now isn’t going to affect me for 3 [...]

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If alpha lipoic acid is so good for diabetics and a strong antioxidant-how can it with only a 32 min 1/2 life?

Posted on August 17, 2010, 11:45 am, by admin, under Antioxidant Supplements.

l take one 200 mg. ALA per day and have recommended ALA to a diabetic in the family. I don’t take it for any specific condition other than for its reputation for strong antioxidant activity. But, my enthusiasm was diminished when I read that ALA only had a half life of 32 minutes. I take [...]

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