ALA Supplement recommendation

Posted by cecelia19 @cecelia19, Sep 26, 2024

Can anyone recommend a specific brand of ALA that works well for them and if R-ALA is more effective? If it is, what brand of R-ALA is a quality one? Also, the dosage that they take. I’ve been taking 400 mg of Best Naturals ALA which used to help when my neuropathy was localized. I’m wondering if switching to an R-ALA product would be better. I’d really appreciate any advice you can give me as I am struggling right now.

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I showed my neuro the supplement formula Healthy Hands and Feet by Terry Naturally I got on amazon. He said it was ok and I also added R-ALA. I took every day at first until the burning etc in my feet quit and now I just take every other day

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Good morning. I take 1500 per day. Neurologist approved. I use R ala. i have been considering 2000
I find most docs a bit light on the neuropathy subject.
A good pharmacist that knows which drugs you now take might be helpful
I think you can search alpha lipoic acid on this site and come upon many responses.
Good luck finding your way.

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Interesting that you mention radiculopathy verses neuropathy. Now I need to have a talk with my chiropractor and neurologist . I'm 74 and floundering around doing endless research and documenting my daily symptoms and food intake. When you have 15 minutes with a doctor, and they want to send you away with drugs and tell you "see you in 3 or 6 months", you know your screwed. My PC doctor calls me the "medicine minimalist" and I refuse to take Gabapentin. It's not pain, just a pain in butt to have tingling/numbness of feet and calves. Also I took time to learn what supplements to take when and with what. And I bought a scale that measures body composition, take my BP everyday. I take pictures of every crumb I ingest so that I can feel and see any changes in foot numbness, calf numbness, and this debilitating imbalance. I won't say dizziness. It's immediately misinterpreted as an inner ear problem. And on my own I asked to have an Insulin blood test and it was over the limits. 30.8 < 18. So I'm guessing there's insulin resistance, so I'm addressing this. 4 small meals within 9 hours then 15 hours fasting. No sugar, coffee, white refined flours and foods, no boxed or preserved or processed foods. And I had a chiropractic adjustment 2 days ago, and this morning the burning is almost gone. Our bodies are mysterious and miraculous. I'm losing 1/2 lb a day and drinking teas I made myself from the Quince Shrub and Mulberry tree growing in my organic gardens. I've intuited these leaves would help me and didn't know why. Trust yourself. Google benefits of Mulberry leaf and Quince leaf tea. My cardiologist is ignorant to anything I've told him about these teas. He wants to give me a drug for plaque. The ct scan shows some but nothing to be considered life threatening and I'm going to clear the plaque out myself. Lower cholesterol, triglycerides, and LDL. I have a strict food plan and can't wait for the next blood work in December. I love this connect discussion board. Thanks for your insights and health journey. Linda pictures are crushing Quince leaves that I dried in a fine mesh bag and made my own teabags.

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