Alpha-Lipoic Acid is Essential for Optimum Health by Luella May (The Best Years in Life) Alpha-lipoic acid is a vitamin-like substance and antioxidant which provides essential benefits for cells throughout the body. The body produces its own Alpha-lipoic acid in small amounts. It is also available in a very limited number of foods (especially brewer’s yeast, meats and spinach). Because of the limited production of Alpha-lipoic acid by the body and the scarcity in foods, most people, and particularly those who have a meatless diet, should take supplemental Alpha-lipoic acid in order to receive its full benefits. Read More.
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