Posted 03 November 2008 - 02:57 AM
Hi Ethan,
Give GeroNova's 300mg Na-Rala capsules a try. I had the same acidity problem with Life Extension, and did not get it with geronova. Their r + r-dihydro-lipoic however did give me some acidity problems. That said, Life Extension's R-dihydro-lipoic acid is the one I get the most problems with. Also, I did see Life Extension silently updated many of their formulas, and now in their Mitochondrial Energy Optimizer it says that the lipoic acid is "micro encapsulated". Whatever that means.. that said, again, maybe it might help you out in terms of being to consume lipoic acid without problems. So those 2 products (geronova & mitochondrial) are worth a shot. Regardless, whatever you choose to do (buffer or different manufacturer) let us know how it turned out. Like Pycnogenol said here, and has said before, switching brand can fix the problem.
Finally, I heard from Relentless Improvement's Pete that the current Na-Rala formulations allow the same high absorption with food as without food. Naturally trying it with food might help you out.