ALA, bacteria and Mercury

[Guest guest]

This is interesting. Doing research into ALA and DHLA I ran across

this.

Dihydrolipoic acid inhibits skin tumor promotion through anti-

inflammation and anti-oxidation.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?

Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=17403519

" DHLA/LA significantly inhibited lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced NO

and PGE(2) formation in RAW 264.7 cells. "

This would seem to imply that ALA would be beneficial for those with

bacterial overgrowth that is causing damage or a leaky gut. Boy, I

really wish I could start taking it now, but I still have to wait 3

months until after the first week in January when I get the last

amalgams removed.

Another win for ALA for sure.

Thanks,

Mike

> What is interesting is that, on a limited search of Pub Med, it

> appears that bacteria, specifically lipopolysaccharides, play a

role

> in liver injury and thus elevated liver enzymes. So it wouldn't be

> too far to think that bacterial overgrowth of the small intestine

> could play a role in this liver injury, gut permeability would play

a

> role as well. Gut permability can be increased by bacterial

> overgrowth as well as, what we've found in various studies, with

> gluten.

>

> To further add on to this. Part of the damage is caused by

increased

> oxidation by the LPS (lipopolysaccharides) oxidation of various

> materials, which would lead to oxidation of glutathione (an

> antioxident produced by the body) and melatonin (also an

antioxident

> produced by the body) helps reduce the oxidation of glutathione.

>

> Might this explain the elevated melatonin found in my saliva.

> Might this explain the decreased glutathione and antioxident levels

> found in my blood lymphocytes.

> Might this also explain the elevated liver enzymes.

> I also wonder if it was the oxidation of fat that might have

brought

> about the xanthomas on my eyelid.

>

> Wow, and doing a search like " (lipopolysaccharide or Endotoxin)

> mercury " in pubmed seems to indicate that mercury multiplies the

> damage done by lipopolysaccharides. Interesting.

>

> More food for thought, eh?

>

> Mike

>

[Guest guest]

> This would seem to imply that ALA would be beneficial for those with

> bacterial overgrowth that is causing damage or a leaky gut. Boy, I

> really wish I could start taking it now, but I still have to wait 3

> months until after the first week in January when I get the last

> amalgams removed.

>

> Another win for ALA for sure.

>

Mike, I have enjoyed your research and posts. I have had a history of Candida

and

allergies. I am wondering if this baterial growth which causes leaky gut is

also caused by

Candida. I seem not to do that well with dmsa alone as it seems to disrupt my

digestion.

ALA seems to work much better for me. Maybe that is because I have the leaky

gut

syndrome?

kat

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[Guest guest]

> This would seem to imply that ALA would be beneficial for those with

> bacterial overgrowth that is causing damage or a leaky gut. Boy, I

> really wish I could start taking it now, but I still have to wait 3

> months until after the first week in January when I get the last

> amalgams removed.

>

> Another win for ALA for sure.

>

Mike, I have enjoyed your research and posts. I have had a history of Candida

and

allergies. I am wondering if this baterial growth which causes leaky gut is

also caused by

Candida. I seem not to do that well with dmsa alone as it seems to disrupt my

digestion.

ALA seems to work much better for me. Maybe that is because I have the leaky

gut

syndrome?

kat

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