How Useful Are Amino Acid Products For Neuropathy?

Today's post from proteinexplosion.com (see link below) looks at amino acids and how they can help reduce neuropathy symptoms, or prevent them from appearing. You should really add to this...'in some cases' because as you know, with neuropathy what works for one doesn't necessarily work for another. Nevertheless, if you've done any research into treatments for neuropathy, you've probably noticed recommendations for Acetyl L-Carnitine and Alpha Lipoic acid for instance. These are well known amino acids or co-enzymes that have been tried and tested with some success for neuropathy patients. However, the one size doesn't fit all adage still applies. One of the reasons you may resist using any of the amino acid products mentioned below is the cost. For the doses you need and the length of time before noticing a difference. it's going to put a strain on your wallet and almost no insurance company will cover them. Shopping around will help but it's always wisest to buy the best product you can afford (that applies to all vitamins and supplements). That said, this article highlights in some detail what each of these supplements can do for your nervous system and there's no doubt many people swear by them. Do some more research and discuss it with your doctor or neurologist and draw your own conclusions.

Quantum Orthomolecular Medicine Uses Amino Acid Therapy to Heal Neuropathy
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How is Amino Acid Therapy used to treat neuropathy?

Acetyl-L-carnitine is a neuroprotectant. Recent studies show that acetyl-L-carnitine reduces some chemotherapy induced neuropathy and diabetes induced neuropathy. Acetyl-L-carnitine accelerated nerve regeneration after trauma. This would be useful in neuropathy arising from sports injuries, automobile accidents, household injuries and wartime injuries. In the first study, diabetic animals treated with acetyl-L-carnitine maintained near normal nerve conduction velocity without any adverse effects on glucose, insulin, or free fatty acid levels, suggesting that acetyl-L-carnitine can hasten nerve regeneration in the context of diabetes. Acetyl-L-carnitine improves nerve conduction velocity while it prevents or slows cardiac neuropathy in people with diabetes.

N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is an amino acid that is a powerful antioxidant and a precursor to glutathione, an intrinsic antioxidant. NAC can inhibit diabetic neuropathy and protect against chemotherapy induced neuropathy.

The synthetic pharmaceutical version of GABA has the ability to improve neuropathy in over 50% of the people with post herpetic and diabetic neuropathy. The pharmaceutical synthetic version of main components of GABA may block neuropathy pain in some people. This causes inhibition of neurotransmitter release and suppresses the development of central pain sensitization. The amino acid GABA can do this with lower cost and fewer side effects.

Quantum Brain Healing finds that the amino acid 5-HTP can be very effective to replace the use of low dose tricyclic antidepressants to treat peripheral neuropathy. It is possible to use 5-HTP to change the production and re-uptake rates of neurotransmitters in treating neuropathic pain. This function can also be successfully addressed with the amino acid 5-HTP which is a precursor to serotonin and dopamine.

Quantum Orthomolecular Medicine uses L-Lysine to treat neuropathy associated with herpes outbreaks. The use of approximately 1200 mg per day of L-Lysine can help prevent outs of herpes. L-Lysine can also be beneficial when there is an active Herpes blister. There is a need to reduce of eliminate foods high in arginine and take 2,000 mg per day of L-Lysine and add several cups of green tea per day to your diet. The green tea can impede viral replication. Another important step is to reduce or eliminate nicotine and alcohol during active herpes infections.

How does green tea benefit diabetic neuropathy

Glucose causes excess free radicals and oxidative stress which leads to inflammation and degradation of nerve fibers. This biochemical action causes diabetic neuropathy and associated pain. Green tea’s natural antioxidants can reduce this type of neuropathic damage by blocking free radicals. Green tea also reduces glucose levels and helps prevent or reverse cataracts. It requires 5 to 8 cups of green tea per day to reverse cataracts. Two to three cups per day will achieve the prevention of cataracts for many people.

What nutritional supplements can help reduce and treat neuropathy?

Alpha lipoic acid slows or prevents the onset of diabetes, reduces neuropathy pain associated diabetes, reduces blood sugar levels, and protects the heart, kidneys, and small blood vessels. Unsaturated fats and fatty acids are very important to reduce inflammation and stop neuropathy pain. One of causes of diabetic neuropathy is the effect of a chronic deficiency of prostacyclin and prostaglandins. The diabetic patient is unable to convert the essential fatty acid (EFA) linoleic acid into gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). GLA improves diabetic neuropathy if given long enough to work. Evening Primrose Oil is a GLA and takes about two months for the EPO to start having an effect on reducing neuropathy pain. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in high quantities in salmon and are anti-inflammatory. Almonds and walnuts may be used as snacks and are beneficial for patients with diabetic neuropathy.

B Vitamins are important in treating all types of neuropathy. Vitamin B1 (thiamin) benefits alcoholic neuropathy can often benefit from combining benfotiamine, the fat soluble form of vitamin B1, with vitamin B6, and vitamin B12. Sublingual methylcobalamin Vitamin B12 or injected vitamin B12 can treat neuropathy caused by this deficiency is whose symptoms include numbness, pins-and-needles, or a burning feeling. This can prevent or delay neuropathy in diabetics without neuropathy.© Dr R Stone, MD-India

Source by R Stone

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