FYI... I'm not sure, but in my search to find out what my feet and hands "thing" is and to provide myself some relief, I *think* I may have peripheral neuropathy. So, mostly because of the posts regarding Alpha Lipoic Acid from Brooks Bradley and forwarded to the list last week, on Saturday I purchased Spring Valley brand of Alpha Lipoic Acid 100 mg from Walmart (other ingredients listed: rice powder, gelatin, vegetable magnesium stearate). It cost just over $4.00 for a 60 capsule bottle. Any ideas if this brand is the best, and if not, any suggestions on other brands?
On Saturday, I took 200 mg twice (once after lunch and once after supper). I took 200 mg doses after each of 3 meals on Sunday. I decided to ramp it up a bit and took 300 mg after each of 3 meals on Monday, Tuesday, and will do so today as well (for a total of 900 mg over the course of each day). Normally I only have two meals per day, but decided to add in a very small meal in order to take the ALA (I read it can cause tremendous heartburn if taken on an empty stomach). I'm also wondering what your opinions might be on upping the doses even more, for how long, what a maintenance dose might be, etc., etc., etc. Now I could be jumpin the gun here, BUT my feet seem to be maybe 50% better today, while I've only noticed minimal improvement in my hands. I hesitate to give myself and others false hope, but it is definitely helping - I didn't expect any relief nearly this fast!! I have not resumed taking MMS yet, as I am in the middle of a bowel cleanse so that I can follow that with a liver/gallbladder cleanse. I will probably start back with the MMS when I finish with the cleanses. And now I'm reading that the ALA could also help with liver issues. So that should be an added bonus as I go through my cleanses. Just thought I'd share this for those of you with neuropathy issues. I don't have either type of diabetes, but have read where this is a side issue experienced by some diabetics. I'm going to forward this to the CS list, so I apologize in advance to those of you getting this twice (CSer's - I sent this to Wayne's MMS / MDI list as well). Hope this helps! Ruth B. From: Brooks Bradley To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [MDI_News] liver issues We have conducted a number of investigations designed to evaluate various protocols for sustaining or improving liver health.......both from toxic insults and disease-induced challenges. A variety of substances were of measurable value for some of the challenges.......but the single---outstanding STAR performer proved to be Alpha Lipoic Acid. The most effective researcher, from among a base of about twenty, proved to be Dr. Burton Berkson.....without question the most capable and best-informed M.D. (both in practice and research). This man, single-handedly, perfected the first effective protocol for saving persons suffering from the most poisonous members of the mushroom family. We have found ALA to have many powerful influences for improving the health of the liver...and the pancreas. In our researches, no single element proved as effective as ALA for sustaining the health of the liver....or assisting recovery from toxic insult------as Alpha Lipoic Acid. The attached url will furnish a brief commentary on some of Dr. Berkson's earlier activities. I strongly recommend you consider evaluating ALA in your personal experimental medical researches. Sincerely, Brooks Bradley. Harborne Research Foundation. Alpha Lipoic Acid and Liver Disease (Dec 2007) Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients
