The natural benefits of L-carnitine include:

• Help Boost Your Metabolism
  L-carnitine helps transport fats and fatty acids into cells that will convert them into energy that can then be used by the heart, muscles, and other tissues. By unlocking the calories in fats, L-Carnitine helps you lose weight and gain energy.
  
  
• Improve Endurance and Immune System
  Sports enthusiasts and people with active lifestyles have long known the benefits of L-carnitine in boosting energy and endurance. Now, studies have suggested that this compound can help improve endurance and boost the immune system in those weakened by chronic disease.
  
  
• Help Maintain Healthy Tissues
  L-carnitine also serve a vital function in helping maintain your body's tissues and organs in working order. As part of regular wear and tear, your body's tissues need to be constantly replenished and repaired - L-carnitine helps by transporting fatty acids to the areas that need them.
  
  In fact, L-carnitine is particularly useful in helping the heart tissues recover from injury and stress.
  
  

Select Scientific References

• Triggiani V, et al. Role of antioxidants, essential fatty acids, carnitine, vitamins, phytochemicals and trace elements in the treatment of diabetes mellitus and its chronic complications. Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets 6(1):77-93.
• Pauly DF and Pepine CJ. The role of carnitine in myocardial dysfunction. Am J Kidney Dis 41(4 Suppl 4):S35-43.
• Kelly GS. L-Carnitine: therapeutic applications of a conditionally-essential amino acid. Altern Med Rev 3(5):345-60.