I only skimmed your paper, but it looks like any positive effect is from better mitochondrial function. While I’m sure that’s a good thing, it’s not what the article is talking about, so to say that your experience proves that it really works is a little misleading.

One person's experience never proves anything in a macro sense, as I'm sure the person you're responding to understands.

All it proves is that through actual biological processes or through placebo effect it has an effect on OP.

If you stopped the dosage, would you expect to lose the weight and muscle? Seems easy to test.