Alpha Lipoic Acid

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Corinna Underwood

22 months ago at 3:58 PMJune 21, 2022 at 3:58 PM

Chemoprotective drugs, such as alpha-lipoic acid, may protect normal cells from the side effects of chemotherapy. Alpha-lipoic acid may also prevent damage to nerves that carry information to and from the brain and spinal cord to the rest of the body. Support the healthy cells in your body while chemo fights the bad ones with this product.

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Alpha lipoic acid is both water and fat soluble which allows it to function in almost any part of the body as an antioxidant. A key component of the metabolic process, alpha lipoic acid produces energy in muscles and directs calories into energy production. That's why its an important supplement to add to your diet during chemotherapy treatment.

In addition, it helps maintain healthy glucose metabolism, supports the nervous system and provides nutritional support for healthy liver function. In one study, alpha lipoic acid decreased serum lactate and pyruvate and promoted healthy glucose metabolism in lean and overweight individuals. Alpha lipoic acid supported nerve health in subjects who participated in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. The ability of alpha lipoic acid to modulate nitric oxide metabolite activity and to promote healthy microcirculation accounted for its ability to promote nerve cell health in two separate studies.

Alpha lipoic acid modulates nitric oxide metabolite activity and promotes healthy microcirculation.

Details

Brand: Pure Encapsulations

Product Benefits: Metabolism, Energy

Item Form: Capsule

Allergen Information: Gluten Free

Unit Count: 120 Count

Item Dimensions: 3.9 x 1.6 x 1.4 inches

7 comments

Last activity by Mary Fields

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Mary Fields

My doctor recommended these

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Sid
Sid Mahoun

I second all of the comments above about this being a great product. Chemo really took my body for a ride and I can honestly say that this plus some other supplements I took (all cleared by my doc of course!) played a big role in helping me stay healthy through cancer... during a global pandemic too I might add!

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Fred
Fred Wheeler

It's so important to protect and hang on to your health while going through chemo, even if you can only do some little things to help make yourself feel better that's a great place to start!

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Heidi
Heidi Denton

My nurse practitioner was actually just recommending this to me. I checked out this brand on amazon and they get great reviews. I have heard good things about the pure genomics line from my naturopath as well.

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Dan
Dan Johnson

Interesting, I am going to check in with my doc on these. You never know what's allowed or not with a lot of these supplements so you can't help but be careful. I didn't know about this compound, my oncologist never mentioned anything to me

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Anne
Anne Young

I tried these based on a recommendation from my sister's friend who had just gone through chemo. I took them religiously twice a day and I honestly can say that I think it helped me to process out some of the chemo "junk" easier. It also kind of made me feel better that I was doing something to help my healthy cells after everything else I was putting into my body!

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Elizabeth
Elizabeth Cleveland

I took this during chemo and I cannot tell you how much it helped with keeping my energy levels up. My oncologist recommended this exact brand, as a matter of fact!

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