BulkSupplements.com Acetyl L-Carnitine Powder - as ALCAR HCl, Carnitine Supplement - Gluten Free, 1.5g per Serving, 250g (8.8 oz) (Pack of 1)

While effective, the product has a distinct sulfur taste, which makes it unpleasant to mix with plain water. However, I've found a great way to use it: I add 1/4 teaspoon to my matcha green tea. For some reason, it drastically cuts the "green" flavor and gives the tea a lemon aftertaste. The result is a calm, focused energy without the usual crash. It has become my new favorite and most affordable energy drink.

I love ALCAR, I take it every day. I used to take Jarrow, but as I take a lot of supplements, one starts wondering about the fillers in them ... and, who wants to swallow all those pills?This powder does the same job as the Jarrow supplement did, it's less expensive, and it dissolves perfectly in my tea.It's sour, so if you add it to your tea, it will add a bit of a sour punch, like lemon juice (one thing I had to learn is to go easy on the lemon juice in my tea once I use this!).My perfect cup of tea currently is either black tea with a dash of pomegranate juice and ALCAR, or green tea with ALCAR (I add Stevia as well as a sweetener, which apparently this company also carries, for a great price!)I occasionally add a dash of Taurine powder to my tea as well (this is also a very good supplement, available from Bulk Supplements; please look it up online!) and a dash of DMAE powder (also from Bulk Supplements). Taurine is overall great for you, and if you mix it with ALCAR in your drink, it will give you "focus and strength" feeling. I can technically only go by "feelings," but I can't study or perform well at my job without ALCAR!DMAE will give you more of a "I can do it now, fast!" type boost, the "I'm ready!" type response. ALCAR will be more of a better focus. Combine both, you can study, pass a test, work out, lose weight ... you name it. I used to drink a lot of coffee, which by itself isn't a bad thing (there are many studies on coffee's anti-cancer benefits), however a lot of coffee may make you crash ... unless you supplement with ALCAR or DMAE, then that won't happen. Just please be careful with amounts, these are powerful supplements!I tried to add ALCAR to coffee, but as it's acidic, and in my opinion it doesn't go well with it at all. The same goes for DMAE. I added both ALCAR and DMAE to coffee one time, and it didn't quite agree with milk... it turned it into cheese. I suppose if you drink your coffee black and don't mind acidity, or use small amounts of powder, that wouldn't matter.Then of course there are other options, such as, for instance, filing an empty salt shaker (or some other container from a spice) with ALCAR and adding a dash to your salad dressing. It goes well with salad dressings, just as lemon juice would. This method doesn't allow you to measure exactly the amount consumed, but I personally never measure my supplements with a scale, I know quite well what size of a "pinch" I need.Should you do a lot of research before you take anything (like I do), you may have come upon reports of carnitine inhibiting thyroid function. Please note, the reports are for carnitine, not ALCAR, and relatively high doses of carnitine were used as well. If you want to take care of your thyroid (which as I've just read on Dr. Mercola site has a lot to do with one's mental health), you may want to think of iodine supplementation. If you look it up, current US guidelines for iodine consumption are ridiculously low, and nations such as Japanese may consume up to 8,000% of our "recommended daily allowance" of iodine every day. Thus, supplements such as Swanson Ultra iodine supplement, with about 8,000% of the RDA value in one pill, have entered the market, and you may want to consider some sort of iodine supplementation regardless of what other supplements you happen to take.I highly recommend this particular supplement, and the powder from this vendor definitely works.

I purchased this product in search of something that might increase mental focus during and after exercise as I am a 44 year old male who rides a bike 20 miles a day to get to and from work where I am employed as a line cook in a busy restaurant. I have to give it my all to compete with the younger staff. For what it is worth I am up for a small promotion.In short, this has worked for me a lot better than I expected and has been a god send. I think this is how I'm suppose to feel and wonder what I could have accomplished 20 years ago going to school, and running my but off with ALCAR from "Bulk Supplements"...well maybe now I'll go back to school hmmm? The thought has crossed my mind.I generally put in at least 2 ten hour shifts a week and receive minimal sleep during these periods sometimes going as long as 36 hours with no sleep due to personal priorities. I live on my mountain bike even during the winter and has become a lifestyle for me.You can't live like this consuming tons of coffee and energy drinks without burning out as I began to do...until I put down those types of chemicals and picked up ALCAR (and other supplements I might add) from Bulk Supplements, and began doing things right.ALCAR gives me a mellow buzz without getting all weird or wired. It is used in the treatment of all sorts of psychological ailments and I can see why. You'll just have to try it to see what I mean. Also I wasn't going to mention this but what the heck, it kind of turns me on lol. I will definitely purchase this again having added it to my "stack".It may seem expensive, however bear in mind serving sizes are only 1/8 teaspoons 3 times a day, and boy let me tell you it really packs a punch!It is my contention that most ailments (including psychological) are a result of malnutrition. Of course the logical course of action would be to just eat healthy. In my personal crusade to do just that I found most food you would expect to be healthy is not...not even fruit and vegetables since most are genetically modified and contain excessively lowered nutritional content. Food can even be certified organic as long as it is at least 70 percent organic.I could go on and on with this but my point here is that weather you are a true health nut or find yourself forced into living well as a means of survival like me you will be happy to know there is a great company like "Bulk Supplements" which supplies pure ingredients that do not contain the poisons you are trying to avoid such as Aspartame, and MSG. That, and the price is what really sold me on this company about 2 years ago and have purchased a plethora of supplements from them since; the latest being ALCAR.My only complaint is that it is bitter, but so what? It's not meant to be consumed as a tasty beverage. Besides that it dissolves in water instantly and does not clump up like powdered milk or whatever. As such it is rapidly absorbed into your system and can be felt immediately.I feel, faster, stronger, better as a result and it didn't cost me six million dollars.