Re: Lor Lethal Lee -- ALA and conversion?

[Guest guest]

Hi Kathleen,

I posted about this a while back on NTH Adrenals Group.

There is only ONE study/experiment that mentions conversion & it is reproduced

in this thread as well as my comments on it.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/message/7923\

2

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/message/7926\

4

Note you should be careful if you have Amalgams as ALA chelates Mercury &

crosses Blood-Brain barrier. However I have 9 Amalgams & have been on ALA for

over a decade but still benefit. My Hubby has 2 & does well on it. Both my sons

take it as well (no amalgams).

I will say I think R-ALA is unnecessary & in fact is too potent. It is better

to have smaller frequent doses (say 100mgx3) than 300mg once a day. Is also best

to take ALA away from any Iron supps as it can be a mineral chelator as well.

Lethal Lee

>

> Hi Lethal Lee,

>

> In a very excellent post regarding supps that you recently made on the

NTHA-Chat, you said:

>

> " Alpha Lipoic Acid is also a VERY good Liver support as well as an outstanding

anti-oxidant. I use this one 3x100mg spread over the day.

ALA raises Glutathione. I do NOT buy into comments that it interferes with

Thyroid conversion. "

>

> I took this for years but stopped because I was scared of the conversion

thing. I also pulled my husband off of it as he recently is starting to develop

a rt3 problem and I didn't want to exacerbate it.

>

> However, I've never been completely sure it interfered with conversion. The

studies seemed a bit nebulous. I couldn't understand if it was interfering by

binding the t4 they were giving to the mice AT THE SAME EXACT TIME. The studies

didn't seem to be performed on healthy mice (or humans) who weren't taking

thyroid meds at all.

>

> Can you elaborate if you have time since you don't believe with ALA

interfering with t4 to t3 conversion?

>

> Thank you, Kathleen

[Guest guest]

Hi Lethal,

Thank you for the info.

I can't say I ever noticed the ALA affecting me negatively even though I have

amalgrams and I was taking it way because I got " sick. "

However, how do you fit it in with your supplements if it chelates minerals? I

split my mult-mineral, iron (when I was taking it) and magnesium into 2 doses --

with breakfast and dinner, take my calcium after dinner. Plus I have to fit the

t3 in, which I take an hour before supps and food. Seems like my life will be

revolving around supps if I have to try to take the ALA away from stuff, too.

Unless I can take the ALA with the t3.

Also, if it chelates minerals, would you not recommend that sustained release?

Do you think it is able to chelated Albion minerals, as though are chemically

bound to glycine and do not ionize in the gut.

I know ALA is an excellent anti-oxidant, which is why I used to take it. Now I

would also like to take it to help with BG. But I do take NAC to raise

glutathione, too. I take Milk Thistle for my liver.

Thanks!

Kathleen

> >

> > Hi Lethal Lee,

> >

> > In a very excellent post regarding supps that you recently made on the

NTHA-Chat, you said:

> >

> > " Alpha Lipoic Acid is also a VERY good Liver support as well as an

outstanding anti-oxidant. I use this one 3x100mg spread over the day.

> ALA raises Glutathione. I do NOT buy into comments that it interferes with

Thyroid conversion. "

> >

> > I took this for years but stopped because I was scared of the conversion

thing. I also pulled my husband off of it as he recently is starting to develop

a rt3 problem and I didn't want to exacerbate it.

> >

> > However, I've never been completely sure it interfered with conversion. The

studies seemed a bit nebulous. I couldn't understand if it was interfering by

binding the t4 they were giving to the mice AT THE SAME EXACT TIME. The studies

didn't seem to be performed on healthy mice (or humans) who weren't taking

thyroid meds at all.

> >

> > Can you elaborate if you have time since you don't believe with ALA

interfering with t4 to t3 conversion?

> >

> > Thank you, Kathleen

>