L-Carnitine
L-Carnitine
Nutricost Acetyl-L-Carnitine
500mg acetyl-L-carnitine per capsule, third-party tested. 180 capsules, 180 servings.
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How to use Nutricost Acetyl-L-Carnitine
When to take it
Take one capsule in the morning or early afternoon. Avoid late evening if you find it stimulating.
How to take it
Each capsule provides 500mg of acetyl-L-carnitine, and the label serving is one capsule. Take it with water, and with food if you have a sensitive stomach. Higher amounts (up to around 1,500mg a day) are usually split into separate doses.
What to combine it with
A common focus routine pairs it with Lion's Mane. Don't combine it with other carnitine products without counting the total dose.
About L-Carnitine
L-carnitine is a nutrient your body makes from the amino acids lysine and methionine, and gets from red meat. It carries fatty acids into the mitochondria to be burned for energy. Acetyl-L-carnitine (ALCAR) crosses into the brain more readily and is the form usually chosen for focus; L-carnitine tartrate is the form most studied for exercise recovery.
Typical dosage: Acetyl-L-carnitine is typically taken at 500mg to 1,500mg per day, and L-carnitine or L-carnitine tartrate at 1,000mg to 2,000mg per day. Larger amounts are often split into two doses with food to avoid stomach upset.
Things to know: High doses can cause nausea, diarrhea or a fishy body odor. Talk to a doctor first if you have an underactive thyroid or take thyroid medication, take blood thinners such as warfarin, have a history of seizures, or have kidney disease.
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