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At 08:47 AM 1/10/97 -0500, you wrote: >RON Reiner wrote: > > Anyway, >>you are the first person to do it in writing. I take no offense (I'm used >>to it) but I am truly surprised. I appreciate all the good info on this list. For the sake of the *newbies* could you *oldies* please spell out the full name of a medication one time and use the acronym thereafter. I find myself in the dark much of the time because I don't know what people are talking about. Does anybody use Melatonin as a sleep aid? I have been taking it for several months and I rest well at night and wake up refreshed and relatively *on* compared to when I went to bed. Best to all, Paul Smith [log in to unmask] >> >Ron, > >Re ALC- I didn't know TwinLabs was selling it. They are one of my favorite >sources for supplements. I noticed yesterday that they now have a Brain >Protector that includes 1000 mg of ALC along with other stuff. I have been >ordering my ALC from Life Extension @ $68 for 100/500 mgs. Just a little >cheaper, but you have to order etc which is a hassle. From my reading, the >therapeutic dose is in the 1500 mg range, so cutting back may not be a good >idea. I am not surprised that it "puts a spring in your step"....it seems to >provide energy at the cell-level (kind of like NADH). I have discontinued my >use of NADH since starting ALC. Also, it has a cumulative benefit, so >periodic vacations are recommended. > >To NADH users- as a result of the recent patent lawsuit between Menuco, Life >Extension, and I don't know who else, apparently they were compelled to do >batch testing. I don't know about Menuco, but LE notified its customers of >the results, which is that NADH tends to deteriorate VERY quickly. They >replaced some of my NADH, which was only a couple of months old, and >according to them had lost MOST of its potency. When I used the new batch, I >again experienced that "prickly heat" effect that I remembered from the >past. So, don't store NADH, apparently it just deteriorates. > >Cheers, > >Kathie Tollifson >[log in to unmask] >46/8 >