If you are a senior and have failing energy, the first place to look at is your diet, then thyroid. After that, you might want to consider a popular nutrient that helps your aging brain. It can reduce cognitive decline and boost your energy levels.
The nutrient is acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC). ALC is a super functional form of carnitine. Carnitine helps boost energy production by the mitochondria in your brain cells. The acetyl form can easily make it into your neurons.
If it can boost energy production in your aging brain, why not elsewhere in your body? A recent study says it can do just that.
The study followed 96 seniors (over 69 years). The researchers gave them ALC or a placebo for 180 days. Then they assessed the patients with fatigue-severity scales.
All of the participants who took the ALC showed improvements in prolonged fatigue after exercise, physical fatigue, and mental fatigue. Additionally, ALC users showed significant decreases in muscle pain, sleep disorders, physical fatigue, fatigue severity, and cognitive functions.
ALC is one dandy nutrient. Please consider it for mental or physical fatigue. The dose range in this study was two grams twice daily. That is a very reasonable amount for most people.