Alpha Lipoic Acid
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Drug name
Alpha Lipoic Acid
Drug Uses
Alpha Lipoic Acid is intended to neutralize free radicals that are chemicals that can be harmful and to make energy from h blood sugar (glucose).
Patients experiencing following conditions will get the best effect of using the Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA):
- diabetes or increased blood sugar level
- increased cholesterol level
- cataracts at early stages
- cardiovascular problems like arteries hardening.
The effect:
- better work of Vitamin C and E
- free radicals combat
- easy absorption from the food as well as from supplements
- increased glutathione that contributes to ease detoxification problems
- eyes protection from degeneration and glaucoma alleviation
- detoxified and treated liver.
ALA has two advantages. The first is its antioxidant properties and second is its ability to increase glutathione level that is quite important when dissolving toxic substances in the liver.
How Taken
The drug should be taken as well as any other dietary supplement from one to six capsules a day taken throughout the meal as well as before or after it.
Drug Class and Mechanism
Alpha Lipoic Acid is a fatty acid found naturally inside every cell in the body. It's needed by the body to produce the energy for our body's normal functions. Alpha Lipoic Acid converts glucose (blood sugar) into energy.
Alpha Lipoic Acid is also an antioxidant, a substance that neutralizes potentially harmful chemicals called free radicals. What makes Alpha Lipoic Acid unique is that it functions in water and fat, unlike the more common antioxidants vitamins C and E, and it appears to be able to recycle antioxidants such as vitamin C and glutathione after they have been used up. Glutathione is an important antioxidant that helps the body eliminate potentially harmful substances. Alpha Lipoic Acid increases the formation of glutathione.
Missed Dose
In case you have missed to take the drug do it at the time you have remembered about it but skip it in case it is time for your next dosage and follow your common schedule.
Storage
Keep the drug at the temperature between 68 and 77 degrees F (20 and 25 degrees C) in a cool, dry and dark place beyond the reach of children and pets.
Warnings Precautions
Contact your doctor in case you have any medical condition.
Possible Side Effects
The medication has only few side effects. The common dosage is 50 - 100 mg per day. Increasing the dosage may cause nausea and stomach upset as well as decreased blood sugar levels. On the other hand taking the drug may help you to relax.
More Information
ALA may change thyroid hormone level. Thus in case you use thyroid medications like levothyroxine your doctor should monitor your condition.
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