What about alpha-lipoic acid for help?

April 3, 2006

Help for diabetics - alpha-lipoic acid

Had someone call me just now all excited about the wonderful benefits of

alpha-lipoic acid for dropping blood sugar & helping feet neuropathy

Wouldn't surprise me if J.

<http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/rogerjwilliams.htm> found this out

some decades ago. His research is what the glyconutrients

<http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/bob-glyconutrients.htm> spring board

from

My friend suggested at least 600 mg per day for those with serious

ailments, purple feet, etc. Said his own blood sugar has dropped into

normal range very quickly after taking alpha-lipoic acid

200 mg 3 times a day (or 600 mg)

Shared that Lloyd had purple feet with his diabetes ... and that in a

week they 'pinked up' Said that Leo was using an electric blanket for

his feet - that were COLD ... and he doesn't need an electric blanket to

warm his feet now.

I suggested he call Marc. Marc is scheduled to have his third toe cut

off, and was having trouble with infection. (Marc told me he ran into

the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup chemical, 2-butoxyethanol, in 1989 &

had blood in his urine

<http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/foryourdoctor.htm#for> in 15 minutes)

Wonder when Leo & Lloyd came down with diabetes?

They've lived in Valdez since before 1989. What did they do in 1989?

Valdez Crud - Mother

<http://www.valdezlink.com/evos/valdezcrud2.htm>

A lot of things have been dramatically increasing since WWII days

<http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/dramaticallyincreasing.htm> including

pancreatic cancers, diabetes, NHL ... & AUTOIMMUNE ISSUES

<http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/autoimmune.htm> .

MS is autoimmune, you know

I consider MS and diabetes and many other autoimmune metabolic issues to

be side effects of 2-butoxyethanol poisoning somewhere in the family

line, if not directly for one's self. I suspect this alpha-lipoic acid

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liver to function properly (That may be one of the main concerns in many

ailments, but it is going unnoticed because they do the liver counts by

computer instead of manually) And are red blood cells small-sized

<http://www.valdezlink.com/pages/notdioxin-gwv.htm#small> ? Margaret

Diann <mailto:margaret.realhelp@...>

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What Is It?

In the late 1980s, scientists realized that alpha-lipoic acid, a

compound initially classified as a vitamin when it was discovered three

decades earlier, possessed potent antioxidant properties that could

prevent healthy cells from getting damaged by unstable oxygen molecules

called free radicals. In fact, this vitaminlike compound has proved to

be many times more potent than such old guard antioxidants as vitamins C

and E. As a perk, it even recycles C and E (as well as other

antioxidants), enhancing their effectiveness.

Because it dissolves in both water and fat, this so-called " universal

antioxidant " is able to scavenge more wayward free-radical cells than

most antioxidants, the majority of which tend to dissolve in either fat

or water but not both. Alpha-lipoic acid can reach tissues composed

mainly of fat, such as the nervous system, as well as those made mainly

of water, such as the heart.

Also known as lipoic acid or thioctic acid, alpha-lipoic acid is mainly

derived from dietary sources (spinach, liver, brewer's yeast), although

scientists have discovered that the body does manufacture small supplies

of its own. In order to get the concentrated doses needed to treat

specific ailments, however, many experts recommend supplements.

Health Benefits

In addition to functioning as an antioxidant, this hard-working nutrient

assists the B vitamins in producing energy from the proteins,

carbohydrates, and fats consumed through foods.

Intravenous forms of alpha-lipoic acid are administered in hospitals to

treat cases of acute mushroom poisoning and for other cases of acute

poisoning that affect the liver.

Studies indicate that alpha-lipoic acid supplements hold promise for

treating various disorders, including HIV infection, liver ailments, and

glaucoma. But it has been most intensively studied for preventing

complications from diabetes.

Specifically, alpha-lipoic acid may help to:

* Treat symptoms of nerve damage in people with diabetes.

Alpha-lipoic acid has been used for decades in Europe to counter nerve

damage in people with diabetes (types 1 and 2). Known as diabetic

neuropathy, this often very painful condition tends to develop in people

who have had uncontrolled diabetes for a long time. The neuropathy may

be caused in part by free-radical damage to nerves resulting from poorly

regulated blood sugar (glucose). As an antioxidant, alpha-lipoic acid

helps to block such damage. In addition, because of its effect on

glucose metabolism, lipoic acid my improve the glucose-lowering action

of insulin (the hormone that regulates blood sugar).

In one clinical trial, 328 people with diabetic neuropathy received

either 100 mg, 600 mg, or 1,200 mg a day of alpha-lipoic acid for three

weeks. Participants who took 600 mg daily had the greatest reduction in

pain and numbness. And in a separate study, blood sugar levels dropped

in 74 people with type 2 diabetes who took 600 mg or more of

alpha-lipoic acid daily.

Alpha-lipoic acid may also aid the large percentage (approximately 25%)

of people with diabetes who risk sudden death from nerve-related heart

damage. In one study, improved heart function was observed in people at

risk for this complication who took 800 mg of alpha-lipoic acid daily

for four months.

Preserve brain function in aging adults.

etc

Maybe help for PAD (Peripheral Artery Disease) in which there is poor

circulation

Maybe a similar ailment as these others

Help for diabetic side effects & CFIDS symptoms

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What happened to WWII vets? similar to those with CFIDS?

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April 3, 2006

Be very careful with this stuff as it is THE main chelating agent used

in Andy Cutler's heavy metal chelating program and may cause the body to

move the metals out at too great a pace causing many symptoms. Most people

on his program use 30mg every three hours to achieve this effect, so 600mg