Hi there, Shelby!

I have NO idea, but a few years ago, after taking large amounts of it for over a year, with no spectacular results, I did an online search, and suddenly learned that LOTS of parents of children with autism give their kids ALA - to detoxify the liver, and they simultaneously give stuff to combat candida.

You should do a search on it.

I was simply astounded when I learned about it, as I'd been using ALOT of ALA, one was a time-release version by GNC which had NO biotin --- so, I not only had constant yeast infections which came back within weeks of treatment, I had the worst case of seborrhea on my scalp.

Anyway, both vanished when I stopped using the ALA.