Alpha Lipoic Acid: Nature's Ultimate Antioxidant

Book is a must read if you have diabetes or taking Chemo. Taking ALA has really helped my son's neuropathy.

This is an excellent resource and I am impressed with the usefulness and the detail.

Great, research based information about the healing/curative/life saving power of this long overlooked nutrient in many of the most challenging health issues found in modern medicine. ALA appears to be a "miracle drug" nutrient as it attacks the free radicals that cause most all of the damage to our body's cellular structures. GREAT READ AND VERY APPLICABLE and PRACTICAL and the INFO is indeed life-saving in our modern lives!

This is a very informative work about free radicals, anti-oxidants & longevity, focusing on the role of Alpha Lipoic Acid - also known as Thioctic Acid - and its ability to inhibit biological aging and maintain optimum health. An anti-oxidant co-enzyme, ALA has proved highly effective against liver damage, regulates blood sugar, inhibits viruses and decreases fat production. ALA is special due to its ready bio-availability, presence in a variety of locations (tissues, cells, membranes, etc), interaction with other anti-oxidants, chelates free metal ions and neutralizes the following free radicals: superoxide, hydroxyl, peroxyl, hypochlorous, singlet oxygen, hydrogen peroxide & heavy metals. ALA is found in potatoes, spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, carrots, yams, sweet potatoes and red meat, particularly heart & liver. Sosin highlights the role of the substance in combating cancer, diabetes & heart disease, and in neuroprotection with reference to Neuropathy, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's. Other chapters deal with this role of this potent anti-oxidant in inflammatory disorders, HIV, and vision disorders like macular degeneration, cataracts and glaucoma. The special role of ALA in protecting internal organs and its benefits for athletes are examined whilst dosages are provided in chapter 15 which also has sections on possible side effects. I found chapter two, which is devoted to the main free radical culprits and the major protective anti-oxidants, of great interest. One can even work out your own anti-oxidant profile in a question-and-answers section. Appendix A reflects the supplement program at a wellness institute. There is a resource guide for buying it as a supplement, a section on questions and answers, a very extensive bibliography of mostly articles from scientific journals and a thorough index. Other informative works on anti-oxidant therapies include Renewal: The Anti-Aging Revolution by Timothy j Smith, The Superhormone Promise by William Regelson and the great range of introductory guides by Dr Ray Sahelian.