ALA from tabs vs. ALA from Flax oil

[browndog1]

If you can take a couple of tablespoons of flax per day, and the ALA content is in the 6000-7000mg per serving level, is it really necessary to take actual ALA tabs? Flax is $8 for 16oz, and ALA is $30 for 180 300mg tabs. What's the benefit in going one way or the other, and what's the difference??

...bd

 

[MWB]

Those are two totally different things. The ALA in flax is Alpha Lineolic Acid. ALA in caps is Alpha Lipoic Acid.

 

[blaster220]

Those are two totally different things. The ALA in flax is Alpha Lineolic Acid. ALA in caps is Alpha Lipoic Acid.

Exactly. Both are good for you, so take both

 

[browndog1]

thanks for clearing that up. I fell like a dipshit, but I'm glad I asked. lol


...bd