ALA and weight gain

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Every time I use ALA, I gain fat.

I keep gaining weight when I use ALA, Wouldn't I be better off with nasal

insulin rather than risk diabetes? That and chelate with DMPS??

I've read that ALA makes your body more sensitive to Insulin.

According to Wikipedia

Insulin is supposed to ~ " cause cells in liver, muscle and fat to take up glucose

from the blood and start storing it as glycogen in liver and muscle...stopping

the use of fat as an energy source.

Once insulin enters the brain, it enhances learning and memory and in particular

benefits verbal memory. "

So while we are improving verbal ability we are messing with the physical

body/insulin regulation.

I am thinking that this ALA induced increased sensitivity to insulin is causing

repeated disruption to the body and by definition, when your body loses control

of insulin, diabetes results.

THE STUDY:

Intranasal insulin improves memory in humans.

Benedict C, Hallschmid M, Hatke A, Schultes B, Fehm HL, Born J, Kern W.

Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160,

Haus 23a, 23538 Lübeck, Germany. benedict@...

Previous studies have suggested an acutely improving effect of insulin on memory

function. To study changes in memory associated with a prolonged increase in

brain insulin activity in humans, here we used the intranasal route of insulin

administration known to provide direct access of the substance to the

cerebrospinal fluid compartment. Based on previous results indicating a

prevalence of insulin receptors in limbic and hippocampal regions as well as

improvements in memory with systemic insulin administration, we expected that

intranasal administration of insulin improves primarily hippocampus dependent

declaration memory function. Also, improvements in mood were expected. We

investigated the effects of 8 weeks of intranasal administration of insulin

(human regular insulin 4 x 40 IU/d) on declarative memory (immediate and delayed

recall of word lists), attention (Stroop test), and mood in 38 healthy subjects

(24 males) in a double blind, between-subject comparison. Blood glucose and

plasma insulin levels did not differ between the placebo and insulin conditions.

Delayed recall of words significantly improved after 8 weeks of intranasal

insulin administration (words recalled, Placebo 2.92 +/- 1.00, Insulin 6.20 +/-

1.03, p < 0.05). Moreover, subjects after insulin reported signs of enhanced

mood, such as reduced anger (p < 0.02) and enhanced self-confidence (p < 0.03).

Results indicate a direct action of prolonged intranasal administration of

insulin on brain functions, improving memory and mood in the absence of systemic

side effects. These findings could be of relevance for the treatment of patients

with memory disorders like in Alzheimer's disease.