Health Benefits of Alpha Lipoic Acid
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May Protect Against Nerve Damage
A numbness and tingling sensation in the hands and feet, burning, stabbing and shooting pains in affected areas and loss of balance and coordination are just some symptoms of peripheral neuropathy, which is a type of nerve damage that may result from diabetes.
According to some studies, this issue may improve with the use of alpha-lipoic acid. This is because ALA seems to have the ability to reduce oxidative stress.4Queiroz, Thyago M. de, et al. ‘α-Lipoic Acid Reduces Neurogenic Hypertension by Blunting Oxidative Stress-Mediated Increase in ADAM17.’ American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology, 1 Sept. 2015, journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpheart.00259.2015
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