L-Carnitine The Supernutrient for Fitness: The Safe and Stress-Free Way to Manage Weight, Increase Physical Performance and Mental Capacity, and Build a Natural Immune Shield

by Lubeck, Walter

• ISBN13: 9780914955597
• ISBN10: 0914955594
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-27
• Publisher: Lotus Press

Summary

Discovered at the beginning of the 20th century and thoroughly researched for the first time in the 1970s, the sensational effects of L-Carnitine have been welcomed with enthusiasm. This fitness supplement for all types of athletes increases the muscle efficiency of the untrained by more than 30 percent. Figure-conscious people can achieve and maintain their ideal weight with L-Carnitine. In addition to physical well-being, mental capacity also increases since it has a positive influence on stress and fatigue. As a result, the body's natural immune shield is strengthened.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	3	(7)
Introduction	7	(4)
What Is L-Carnitine?	11	(14)
The Following Basic Statements Can Be Made about L-Carnitine Today	11	(3)
A Summary of the History of L-Carnitine	14	(2)
L-Carnitine and D-Carnitine	16	(2)
How Does L-Carnitine Work?	18	(1)
The Body Can Produce Minor Amounts of L-Carnitine on Its Own	19	(3)
What Is the Best Way to Use L-Carnitine as a Dietary Supplement?	22	(3)
The Healthy and Stress-FreeWay to Manage Weight	25	(8)
Fasting	26	(1)
Fasting Dissolves Fat Pads	27	(1)
Weight-Management Diet	28	(2)
L-Carnitine and Aerobic Training The Power Team for Figure-Conscious People	30	(3)
Children and L-Carnitine: An ``Essential'' Topic	33	(6)
Increase of Fertility	33	(1)
Pregnancy	34	(1)
Premature Births	34	(1)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)	35	(1)
Breastfeeding	36	(1)
Schoolchildren	36	(1)
Growth Disorders	36	(3)
L-Carnitine Wakes up Tired Athletes	39	(6)
What Is the Best Way to Use L-Carnitine for Sports?	43	(2)
L-Carnitine as a Fountain of Youth	45	(4)
Regeneration	45	(1)
Physically Fit in Your Senior Years	45	(1)
Mentally Alert and Active as a Senior	46	(1)
How to Outwit Geriatric Disorders	46	(3)
How to Positively Influence Healing Processes with L-Carnitine	49	(10)
AIDS	49	(1)
Alzheimer's Disease	50	(1)
Cancer	51	(1)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)	51	(1)
Diabetes	52	(1)
Heart Diseases	52	(1)
Why Do Heart Diseases Respond So Well to L-Carnitine?	53	(1)
Hypoglycemia	54	(1)
Infectious Diseases	54	(1)
Intermittent Claudication (Charcot's Syndrome)	55	(1)
Liver Diseases	56	(1)
Muscle Atrophy	56	(1)
Operations	56	(1)
Post-Polio Syndrome (Late Sequelae)	56	(1)
Renal Insufficiency	57	(1)
Smoker's Leg and Varicose Ulcers	57	(2)
Questions and Answers on the Topic of L-Carnitine	59	(8)
When L-Carnitine Is Manufactured, Isn't There a Risk of BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy)	59	(1)
Pathogens in the dietary Supplement?	59	(1)
Is Genetic Technology Used in the Production Process?	59	(1)
Isn't It Unnatural to Take Extra L-Carnitine?	59	(2)
Is L-Carnitine Toxic in Any Form?	61	(1)
Are There Side Effects when Taking L-Carnitine?	61	(1)
Are There Any Known Intolerances or Allergies?	62	(1)
Is It Habit-Forming?	62	(1)
Who Particularly Needs This Dietary Supplement?	63	(1)
Is L-Carnitine a Medication?	63	(1)
Does L-Carnitine Supplementation Harm the Body's Own Production of It?	64	(1)
Do Negative Interactions Occur?	65	(1)
What is the Proper Dosage for L-Carnitine?	65	(1)
Should L-Carnitine Be Taken during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding?	65	(1)
Are There Negative Effects on Drivers and Machine-Operators?	66	(1)
In What Forms Can It Be Taken?	66	(1)
When Can L-Carnitine Help in Managing Weight?	66	(1)
Appendix I	67	(4)
The Secret of Success	67	(4)
Appendix II Why Should Nutritional Supplements Be Used at All?	71	(3)
Monograph: L-Carnitine	73	(1)
Bibliography	74	(3)
Index	77