Alpha Lipoic Acid

Prophylactic Dose and Number of Sessions:

– 4-6 sessions are recommended at 5-7 day intervals.

Common Indications

– It is a powerful antioxidant.

– It can recycle other antioxidants such as vitamin C, vitamin E and glutathione.

– It has anti-inflammatory properties and has been shown to dose-dependently reduce NF-KB activity in vitro in TNF-stimulated cells.

– It has a rapid onset of action and improves paresthesia, numbness, sensory deficits and muscle strength in addition to neuropathic pain.

– In clinical practice, ALA can be selected in patients with early neuropathic deficits and symptoms where clinical improvement is more likely.

– According to the meta-analysis study published by Ziegler et al. in 2004, 600 mg/day i.v. for 3 weeks. They showed that treatment with α-lipoic acid is safe and improves both positive neuropathic symptoms and neuropathic deficits to a clinically significant degree in diabetic patients with symptomatic polyneuropathy.

– In a small randomized placebo-controlled pilot study, combined administration of omega 3 and Lipoic acid slowed down both cognitive and functional decline in mild to moderately impaired Alzheimer’s patients for 12 months and was reported to be safe.

Application Recommendations

– Water should be consumed as much as the product volume during application.
(For example; 0.25 liters of water should be consumed when applying Alpha Lipoic Acid in 250 ml SF.)

– Flow/Application rate: It should be in the range of 35-40 min.