Doctor’s Best Benfotiamine Alpha lipoic acid Benfotiamine – Better Vitamin B1 Benfotiamine is a derivative of vitamin B1 (thiamin), and has better bioactivity and absorption with even more functions in the Body. Benfotiamin is registered in some countries as a drug (including Slovenia) against diabetic neuropathies (pain caused by complications due to diabetes), under the name Milgamma. As a dietary supplement, Benfotiamine should not be used to treat any medical condition. Because Benfotiamine is more BIO-available than plain vitamin B1, raises the concentration of thiamine in muscles, brain, liver and Kidneys faster and to a higher level. Most of this effect is because of its solubility in fats and thus better transport from the intestines into the bloodstream and then into the cells. This also means that you should ingest Benfotiamine with a Meal. Positive characteristics of vitamin B1 (thiamine) Some of the positive properties of thiamin in humans are: More energy Better function of the nervous system Better Psychological health Better heart function Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) ALA form animals and humans and is absolutely necessary for aerobic metabolism (energy production in the presence of oxygen). The body is located inside the cells in the mitochondria, which are some kind of cell “power plants”. As a cofactor it participates in at least 5 enzymes of which two are from the Citric acid cycle (the main metabolic process of energy production in the body). ALA in Germany is approved as a drug against diabetic neuropathies since 1966 and can also be obtained on Prescription. Dietary supplements should not be used for Treatment of medical conditions. ALA is water soluble in the intestine but is equally well absorbed with Food. Absorption can be prevented by the avidin, as it binds it very strongly. There is a lot of Avidin in raw egg whites so ingesting along with them is not recommended.
