<lollikay at hotmail.com> inquired about the more exact nature of my LCFFA.
The exact name is "Stearic Acid NF Powder". It is defined as a GRAS substance
by the FDA and is commonly used as an excipient in compounding tablets of
drugs,
vitamins and minerals. It generally consists of about 46% free Stearic Acid
(with
18 carbon atoms) and 46% free Palmitic Acid (with 16 carbon atoms). I have
been
taking it for over four years. The source was a compounding center in
Houston,
Texas, and I needed a prescription for the pharmacist to get me one pound, the
minimum order. I filled the gelcaps myself. My first one pound cost $20 and
was
enough for about 800 gelcaps or over two years at one a day. My second pound
cost $25. Just recently, the Solgar research group sent me 0.5 kilogram of
what
they use at not cost. While the LCFFA is the key stimulus, because I take a
number
of other vitamins and minerals, I am not certain if other nutrients are
required.
Glucagon consist of a number of amino acids, which would require protein
intake,
and Vitamin B-2 might be required for protein breakup and synthesizing. If
one of
the health food manufacturers would produce this, the cost would probably be
less
than 5 cents per gelcap.
Ralph L. Samson
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