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Who is Dr. Lester Packer, the world-class antioxidant expert?
Good news about antioxidants: Lipoic acid can completely repair the body damage caused by stroke (long-term lack of blood supply to the brain) in animals!
There are two types of lipoic acid on the market
Benefits of Alpha Lipoic Acid
Why do we need antioxidants? What are free radicals?
Which foods contain lipoic acid naturally?
How to Supplement Alpha Lipoic Acid
How to choose lipoic acid products
Benefits of 30mg R-lipoic acid for dogs
The first thing we need to know is who is Dr. Lester Packer, the international antioxidant expert?
Lester Packer
He holds a PhD in Microbiology and Biochemistry from Yale University. He has devoted his life to antioxidant research and is a contemporary antioxidant master.
The Parker Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, led by Dr. Packer, is one of the most advanced research centers in the world for studying antioxidants. Professor Lester Packer is one of the earliest scientists to study non-enzyme antioxidants. He has been studying antioxidants to fight free radicals and delay aging for more than 40 years and has more than 70 books and more than 700 influential research papers.
Dr. Pike discovered that lipoic acid , known as the "universal antioxidant," is a vitamin-like substance produced naturally by the body that can help the body resist free radical attacks, and its role is very unique! Its ability to circulate in and out of cells allows it to replenish skin deficiencies in a timely manner, exerting its anti-free radical and repair effects. It is also widely used in Europe to treat diabetes. As people age, the body's production of lipoic acid is insufficient, so it is necessary to take supplements.
Unlike other antioxidants that have only one specific task in the body, lipoic acid is a "free body" that can "take over" other antioxidants when they are in short supply. In other words, if your body lacks vitamin E or C, lipoic acid will temporarily take over their work. Moreover, lipoic acid can greatly enhance the effects of vitamins C and E. Due to its unique efficacy, lipoic acid is easily absorbed by most cells in the human body (including cells in the brain, nerves, and liver ), and is valuable for the treatment of many diseases . Lipoic acid is a coenzyme that exists in mitochondria. Its properties are similar to coenzyme Q10 (Co-Q10). It has long been a healthy food for antioxidants around the world and in Europe and the United States.
Dr. Parker's laboratory recently received another piece of good news:
Researchers have found that lipoic acid can completely repair the physical damage caused by a stroke (a prolonged lack of blood supply to the brain) in animals.
Stroke is not only one of the leading causes of death in humans, but it can also cause severe brain damage and paralysis.
So far, humans have not found a drug to treat stroke. If lipoic acid works as well in humans as it does in animals, it can help treat stroke and reduce the damage it causes. It can also prevent glucose from attaching to collagen in the dermis, causing the collagen to lose elasticity and become rough and hard during the aging process. As cells are protected more, their ability to resist aging is also enhanced.
There are two types of lipoic acid on the market:
R-Lipoic Acid (dextral, natural ingredient) is also known as RALA
Alpha-Lipoic (natural and chemically synthesized) is also known as ALA
The name of the ingredient of R-Lipoic Acid should be R-alpha Lipoic Acid, also known as R-lipoic acid. It is an isomer of R-Lipoic Acid. The two are the same in terms of efficacy and application range. The difference is that R-Lipoic Acid basically exists in the form of sodium salt (Sodium R-alpha Lipoate), which is more stable, not easy to decompose and reduce efficacy at high temperatures, and has higher biocompatibility. The stability and biocompatibility of ordinary crystallized alpha Lipoic Acid powder are somewhat different from those of R-alpha Lipoic Acid, which is also the reason why the latter is more expensive.
Dextrorotatory R-lipoic acid is 100% natural lipoic acid, which can be easily absorbed by the body. It has stronger antioxidant effect than ordinary lipoic acid (at least 10 times stronger), so it is called mitochondrial antioxidant.
R-lipoic acid is more efficient and is converted into reduced dihydrogen methionine in the body, which has strong physiological activity. It can help cells delay the aging process and help enhance the efficacy of other antioxidant elements in cells, such as coenzyme Q10, vitamin C , vitamin E and glutathione.
Benefits of Alpha Lipoic Acid
Stabilization of blood sugar levels: prevention and treatment of diabetes and its complications (peripheral neuropathy).
The savior of liver failure: Strengthening liver function Patients with type B and type C hepatitis should give priority to using lipoic acid, which can also strengthen the function of liver activity. Therefore, it was also used as an antidote for food poisoning or metal poisoning in the early days.
Eliminate fatigue: It can increase the energy metabolism rate and effectively convert the food you eat into energy, thus quickly eliminating fatigue and making the body feel less tired.
Improve dementia: Prevent Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. The components of lipoic acid are very small, so it is one of the few nutrients that can reach the brain. It is used to improve dementia, enhance memory, and prevent brain aging.
Protect the body: Lipoic acid can protect the liver and heart from damage, inhibit the occurrence of cancer cells in the body, and relieve allergies, arthritis, and asthma caused by inflammation in the body.
Beauty and anti-aging: resist the harm of radiation.
It provides strong protection against three common diseases of aging: stroke, heart disease and cataracts.
Prevent retinopathy: Lipoic acid is a unique glutathione enhancer that can absorb and transport across the retinal vascular barrier, protecting glutathione, coenzyme Q10,vitamin C ,vitamin E , etc. from oxidation, and can be used for retinopathy.
Lower triglycerides: A 2009 study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that lipoic acid helps reduce triglycerides in obese rats by 60%.
Why do we need antioxidants? What are free radicals?
The so-called "oxidative stress" refers to excessive free radicals (which can be seen as rust) in the body. As long as you breathe, life needs energy all the time. The source of energy depends on cells using digested food and oxygen to "burn" (just like a car uses gasoline to drive). However, the combustion process comes at a price. It will produce a very unstable and flammable substance, namely "free radicals." In fact, because of the flammability, when there are too many free radicals, they will cause damage everywhere in the body, including cells, tissues, fats, proteins, DNA, etc. This damage is called "oxidative stress" in medicine. In fact, in order to cope with this "cost of survival", humans have already set up a mechanism in the body during the evolution process, namely the so-called "antioxidant system" to cope with it. Unfortunately, the modern diet, environment and lifestyle often result in insufficient or excessive production of antioxidants in our bodies. As a result, we unknowingly cause oxidative stress and harm our health.
Since the 1950s, when Dr. Denham Harmon of the University of California, Berkeley, proposed the theory that free radicals can cause disease and aging, tens of thousands of related literature have been published over the past half century, and more and more research data have shown that many chronic, aging diseases are related to excessive free radicals.
In fact, all aging processes are inseparable from its presence. From simple skin wrinkles to serious cancers, there is a shadow of oxidative stress, and it is almost the ultimate process change of all major diseases. Obviously, properly reducing free radicals in the body can improve the body's cell aging, chronic inflammation or aging diseases, etc. For many years, mainstream medicine has focused on the "back-end" treatment of medical care, and has been disease-centered and drug-dominated. Therefore, it is not keen on using other methods such as nutritional correction, and the use of antioxidants is also uncommon. It is difficult for readers to get relevant information from your doctor, and the various advertisements in the market make you feel at a loss. There is a very academically valuable book "The Miracle of Antioxidants" that can provide rich knowledge in this regard.
Basically, in the book "The Miracle of Antioxidants", there is a lot of clinical literature to support the use of various antioxidants, which is of great reference value.
Which foods contain lipoic acid naturally?
Since lipoic acid is only found in small amounts in potatoes, spinach, meat, and liver, if you want to get enough lipoic acid to prevent disease, it is best to choose extracted nutritional supplements.
How to Supplement Alpha Lipoic Acid
For the improvement of peripheral or multiple neuropathy in diabetic patients, the daily dosage is 500-600 mg, which can be taken in 2-3 times. Try to take it with food to avoid gastrointestinal discomfort. Lipoic acid needs to be taken for at least three weeks to start to work. For mild to moderate diabetes patients, only 200-300 mg of lipoic acid is needed per day. The dosage for general maintenance or combined with other antioxidant ingredients is generally only about 20-50 mg per day.
How to choose lipoic acid products
In the health food market in Europe and the United States, lipoic acid is a very common nutritional supplement. When purchasing, if you can choose between left-handed Alpha-Lipoic (natural and chemical ingredients) or right-handed R-Lipoic Acid (natural ingredients), it is still recommended to use the natural ingredient R-Lipoic Acid (right-handed). In addition to its better absorption rate, it is also due to its better biocompatibility. The only thing to pay attention to is the dosage. The dosage of lipoic acid products on the market is mostly between 50-100mg. Products with a high dosage of 250-300mg are more suitable for diabetic patients who need to take high doses, especially middle-aged and elderly patients with diabetes. General maintenance only requires 50-100mg per day, and for anti-oxidation of pets or elimination of free radicals, 30mg is a very safe and appropriate dosage.
According to natural antioxidant research reports
A safe dose of lipoic acid (R-Lipoic Acid) can have the following benefits for dogs:
1. Prevent and treat physical damage after stroke: If lipoic acid can completely repair the physical damage of dogs after stroke as in animal experiments, then it will greatly help dogs restore their physical functions and avoid permanent paralysis or other sequelae.
2. Delaying aging: Lipoic acid can help prevent collagen aging and enhance the efficacy of antioxidant elements inside cells, thereby delaying the overall aging process of dogs.
3. Improve diabetes and its complications: Lipoic acid can help stabilize the dog's blood sugar level, prevent and treat diabetes and its complications such as peripheral neuropathy.
4. Enhance liver function: Lipoic acid can enhance the metabolic function of the dog's liver, help detoxification, and is very beneficial to the dog's liver health.
5. Improve energy metabolism: Lipoic acid can effectively convert the food ingested by dogs into energy, thereby reducing fatigue and improving vitality.
6. Improve brain function: Lipoic acid can reach the dog's brain, which is very helpful for preventing neurological diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, and can also enhance memory.
7. Protect the heart and retina: Lipoic acid can protect the dog's heart and retina, reduce triglycerides, and prevent retinal diseases.
Lipoic acid has a good effect on improving the overall health of dogs, preventing and treating various aging-related diseases. The benefits of special attention are: anti-oxidation, eliminating free radicals, improving glucose metabolism, enhancing insulin sensitivity, preventing diabetes, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, anti-aging, improving cognitive function, enhancing athletic ability, etc. It is a nutritional supplement that is very worthwhile for dogs to eat. At the same time, you must pay attention to the dosage. It is not recommended to exceed 30mg per day (30mg is a very safe dosage). Giving dogs an appropriate amount of natural antioxidant supplements every day can provide all-round antioxidant and free radical elimination support for their health. If the dog is suffering from a serious disease, the dosage needs to be adjusted according to the veterinarian's advice.
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