Carnitine: the Key to Staying Young, Healthy, Beautiful, Sexually Potent

On October 6, 2011, in Carnitine, by admin

With the current global level of interest in carnitine and carnitine benefits to human health, it is not surprising why so many companies specializing in the life sciences are scrambling to produce the purest, most viable form of carnitine, which should be as nature intended.

Carnitine—at least in the form that the bodies of human beings can effectively use—is not very easy to produce, especially with conventional synthetic methods. However, there are certain companies that have succeeded in doing so, and this handful of companies are responsible for the current global supply of synthetically produce viable carnitine to a horde of manufacturers of food supplements. It is also important to note that carnitine has also become a major product category in terms of juices and power or energy drinks containing the substance.

Carnitine, as one of the most important substances for the efficient functioning of the human body, has many incredible uses. It even seems that the more one conducts research studies on the substance (especially its acetylated form called acetyl carnitine), the more one discovers its amazing properties. At the heart and core of carnitine’s usefulness is its role in the efficient functioning of the cell’s power plant, the mitochondria. As we know, the more we age, the less the mitochondria fulfills its intended role (which is to produce overall energy). That is why the older we get, the more enfeebled we become. With the mitochondria—the main source of the human body’s power—failing and dying from aging, we lose a lot of the things we used to enjoy—like endurance and stamina in performing menial tasks. This could even have an effect on more important human activities that we enjoy, like sex.

Carnitine saves us from ourselves by “stopping” the mitochondria from dying. At least as what researchers have seen with acetyl carnitine, this substance slips past the cell’s barriers to go directly to the mitochondria and perform its magic. With the mitochondria saved (or in some cases—depending on what age you have started taking carnitine supplements—rehabilitated), our body regains its old youthful vigor. The most obvious manifestation of this is the better performance during exercise or workouts—without carnitine, the middle-aged or aging body tends to “give up,”; but with carnitine, there is an apparent increase in endurance and stamina that can be easily measured by normal tests. At this point, however, it is important to note that one should begin taking carnitine while one is still in their 30s—certain studies showed that when taken late in life (say, in your 60s), there would not be much mitochondria to be saved—in that age, the mitochondria would be so damaged that no amount of carnitine supplementation can resuscitate it.

Therefore, while carnitine may not be the God-given panacea we’ve all been dreaming of, it is still an amazing and wonderful substance. Carnitine benefits are also long lasting, and when taken according the careful instructions, can deliver the promised health-giving effects.