Bluebonnet Nutrition Alpha Lipoic Acid provides a higher potency pure crystalline alpha lipoic acid in easy-to-swallow vegetable capsules. Bluebonnet Nutrition Alpha Lipoic Acid allows for maximum assimilation and absorption. Bluebonnet Nutrition Alpha Lipoic Acid is both fat- and water-soluble and is known for its free-radical scavenger activity. Bluebonnet Nutrition Alpha Lipoic Acid (or thioctic acid) is a vitamin-like natural antioxidant that is involved in energy production (formation of adenosine triphosphate D ATP) from the metabolism of fats carbohydrates and proteins. Bluebonnet Nutrition Alpha Lipoic Acid aids in recycling the antioxidant vitamins C and E. There is also evidence that it is involved in glutathione production in the liver and aids in the detoxification of the body. Dietary sources rich in alpha lipoic acid include flaxseeds and flaxseed oil canola oil soybeans and soybean oil and pumpkin seeds.