Can I make one small suggestion? How about adding Betaine to the mix.... It is a great chemical for maintaining the pliability of arterial and venous walls, and has a nice little added effect of reducing fatty liver deposits.... R-ALA would also fit in the mix nicely....
http://anabolicminds.com/forum/supplement-articles/42439-betaine-reduction-non-ethanol-fatty-liver.html
Great stuff!!
As for the ALA, it is very sensitive to light and moisture and wouldn't be a good addition. Not to mention the smell and taste of ALA! As for the Betaine, there is a study below (and many others) that show it increases plasma LDL levels, not good for this formula.
Betaine supplementation decreases plasma homocysteine concentrations but does not affect body weight, body composition, or resting energy expenditure in human
subjects1,2,3
Ursula Schwab, Anneli Törrönen, Leena Toppinen, Georg Alfthan, Markku Saarinen, Antti Aro and Matti Uusitupa
1 From the Department of Clinical Nutrition, University of Kuopio, Kuopio, Finland (US, LT, and MU); Danisco Ltd, Espoo, Finland (AT); the National Public Health Institute, Helsinki (GA and AA); and Danisco Cultor Innovation, Kantvik, Finland (MS).
Background: Betaine (trimethylglycine) is found in several tissues in humans. It is involved in homocysteine metabolism as an alternative methyl donor and is used in the treatment of homocystinuria in humans. In pigs, betaine decreases the amount of adipose tissue.
Objective: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of betaine supplementation on body weight, body composition, plasma homocysteine concentrations, blood pressure, and serum total and lipoprotein lipids.
Design: Forty-two obese, white subjects (14 men, 28 women) treated with a hypoenergetic diet were randomly assigned to a betaine-supplemented group (6 g/d) or a control group given placebo for 12 wk. The intervention period was preceded by a 4-wk run-in period with a euenergetic diet.
Results: Body weight, resting energy expenditure, and fat mass decreased significantly in both groups with no significant difference between the groups. Plasma homocysteine concentrations decreased in the betaine group ( ± SD: 8.76 ± 1.63 µmol/L at 4 wk, 7.93 ± 1.52 µmol/L at 16 wk; P = 0.030 for the interaction of time and treatment). Diastolic blood pressure decreased without a significant difference between the groups.
Serum total and LDL-cholesterol concentrations were higher in the betaine group than in the control group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: A hypoenergetic diet with betaine supplementation (6 g daily for 12 wk) decreased the plasma homocysteine concentration but did not affect body composition more than a hypoenergetic diet without betaine supplementation did.