Do I need these: ALA, CLA,Carnitine, CoQ10, DHEA, HGH

Question
Tanya
I am a guy in his fifities,overall good health.I try to eat healthy,exercise,dont smoke/drink,and take multi vitamins.
There seems to be a lot of supplements out there that are purported to improve the health of aging people like me.
Some that come to mind are ALA,CLA,Carnitine,CoQ10,DHEA,HGH,the list goes on.
Have any of these actualy been shown to be beneficial and which one(s) would you reccomendin my case?

Answer
Carl,

All supplements on your list are or can be beneficial depending on medical needs, dozes, purity, or delivery methods (pills, sprays, injections, etc.) The studies on each supplement do exist but the articles are mostly very technical (naturally)

Solution? I would recommend popular reputable sources for example:

Michael Geary抯 opinion: 95% supplements is a waste of money
http://atkinszone.com/exercise/2008/08/opinion-95-supplements-is-waste-of.html

Tom Venuto

http://atkinszone.com/faq/2008/08/you-do-not-ever-need-fat-burners.html
http://atkinszone.com/advice_support/2008/05/omega-3s.html

The Book of Supplement Secrets
http://atkinszone.com/success_stories/2008/08/book-of-supplement-secrets.html

Christian Finn抯 facts about fitness (partly with membership)
http://atkinszone.com/did-you-know/2008/08/cla-supplements.html
http://atkinszone.com/advice_support/2008/08/facts-about-coq10.html
http://atkinszone.com/did-you-know/2008/08/facts-about-carnitine.html
http://atkinszone.com/faq/2008/08/do-human-growth-hormone-supplements.html

Tanya Zilberter  

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