Friday, March 15, 2013

Free Radicals and ALA

Today, it is known that antioxidants help neutralize free radicals, which, can potentially cause great damage to a human cell. Antioxidants donate one of their own electrons, ending the chain reaction of stealing electrons started by free radicals. Two common antioxidants in the body are Vitamin E and Vitamin C. Vitamin C is the most abundant water-soluble antioxidant in the body, while vitamin E is the most abundant fat-soluble antioxidant in the body.


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Recently, however, other antioxidants have gotten more and more attention. One of such antioxidants is lipoic acid, known as LA. In supplement form, it is known as alpha lipoic acid. Unlike other antioxidants, ALA is both water and fat soluble, which allows it to work through the entire body. 

The body produces the necessary amount of LA it needs so it is not a matter of being deficient or not. Since LA is found normal in muscle cells, meat eaters are able to obtain more LA than vegetarians. However, green vegetables rich in chloroplasts can also contain high concentrations of LA. 

Furthermore, it has been found that intravenous administration of ALA at doses of 600 milligrams per day, three times a week did not produced serious side effects in patients treated for diabetic peripheral homeopathy. 

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