Aqua Plus (Single Bottle)

Aqua Plus is a specialty patent pending nutritive water (aquaceutical) produced in Kentucky in full case lot of 16.9 fluid ounce (0.5 liter) bottles.

Each Aqua Plus bottle contains 1500mg of high potency L-carnitine as the active ingredient. L-carnitine is a known effective nutrient whose primary function is to help transport long-chain fatty acids which are burned within the cell walls to provide energy. Some areas of high effectiveness are as follows:

• Diet therapy, promotes weight loss
• Heart health, improves cardiac function, reduces cholesterol and triglycerides
• Lethargy, increases energy levels and stamina
• Physical activity, promotes higher energy during exercise
• Fertility, increases male sperm viability

Although L-carnitine is considered an amino acid in the strictest sense it is actually a substance more closely related to the B vitamins. However, because it has a chemical structure similar to that of amino acids it is usually considered together with them.

Unlike true amino acids, carnitine is not used for protein synthesis or as a neurotransmitter. Its main function in the body is to help transport long-chain fatty acids, and esters which are burned within the cells to provide energy. This is a major source of energy for the muscles. Carnitine thus increases the use of fat as an energy source. This prevents fatty buildup, especially in the heart, liver, and skeletal muscles. Carnitine reduces the health risks posed by poor fat metabolism associated with diabetes; inhibits alcohol-induced fatty liver; and lessens the risk of heart disorders. It has the ability to lower blood triglyceride levels, aid in weight loss, and improve muscle strength in people with neuromuscular disorders. Studies have shown that damage to the heart from cardiac surgery can be reduced by treatment with carnitine. In fact it is common for cardiac surgery patients to be placed on a carnitine IV drip while in recovery. Conversely, it is believed that carnitine deficiency may be a contributor to certain types of muscular dystrophy, and it has been shown that these disorders lead to losses of carnitine in the urine. People with such conditions need greater than normal amounts of carnitine. Carnitine also enhances the effectiveness of the antioxidant vitamins E and C.

The body can manufacture carnitine if sufficient amounts of iron, vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), and the amino acids lysine and methionine are available. The synthesis of carnitine also depends on the presence of adequate levels of vitamin C. Inadequate intake of any of these nutrients can result in a carnitine deficiency. Carnitine can also be obtained from food, primarily meats and other foods of animal origin.

Many cases of carnitine deficiency have been identified as partly genetic in origin, resulting from an inherited defect in carnitine synthesis. Possible symptoms of deficiency include confusion, heart pain, muscle weakness, and obesity. Because of their generally greater muscle mass, men need more carnitine than women. Vegetarians are more likely than non-vegetarians to be deficient in carnitine because it is not found in vegetable protein. Moreover, neither methionine nor lysine, two of the key constituents from which the body makes carnitine, are obtainable from vegetable sources in sufficient amounts.

Supplemental carnitine is available in different forms, including levocarnitine, D-carnitine, DL-carnitine, acetyl-L-carnitine, carnitine mono-hydrate, carnitine HCL, carnitine fumarate, propionyl-L-carnitine and carnitine tartrate. L-carnitine is the preferred form and this is the ingredient contained in Aqua Plus.