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| 1. Natrol's Alpha Lipoic Acid 100mg 60Caps | |
| Dosage 100 mg. Size: 60 cap For Healthy individuals, take 100mg daily with meal. For diabetics, take up to 800mg a day under physician's supervision. Be patient, as the results take weeks to develop. Alpha lipoic acid (ALA also known as thioctic acid) is a vitamin-like natural antioxidant. ALA is sometimes referred to as the "Ultimate universal antioxidant," since it is soluble in both fat and water. ALA helps regenerate other antioxidants that have been used up. The body makes small amounts of alpha lipoic acid. ALA has several potential benefits for diabetics. It enhances glucose uptake in non-insulin-dependent diabetes (NIDDM), inhibits glycosylation (the abnormal attachment of sugar to protein), and has been used to improve diabetic nerve damage and reduce pain associated with that nerve damage. Oral supplementation has proved partially helpful in treating diabetic neuropathy, using . . . | |
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