Re: To eat or not to eat (with ALA), that is the question: Andy???

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The difference in what is absorbed with food or without food won't be

large enough to make a large enough difference to blood levels to make

a difference to chelation.

With taking ALA every 3 h in the day, 4 h at night, it would be

difficult, maybe close to impossible, to always take on an empty

stomach.

People with adrenal problems need to eat frequently.

J

>

> I'm about to start chelating with ALA, after several rounds of DMSA

> alone.

>

> I've found in several places (see links below) that the

> bioavailability of ALA is reduced if taken too close to meals, so the

> recommendation is to take ALA on an empty stomach. This seems

> especially important for chelation, if one aims to keep blood levels

> of ALA relatively constant throughout the round.

>

> http://www.doctormurray.com/ask/alphalipoic.asp

>

http://www.pdrhealth.com/drugs/altmed/altmed-mono.aspx?contentFileName=ame0292.x\

ml&contentName=Alpha+Lipoic+Acid&contentId=452

> http://www.integranutrition.com/lipoic-acid-sheet.html

>

> However, I've seen suggestions on this site (and on Adult Toxic Metals

> Chelation) that it doesn't matter whether one takes ALA with or apart

> from food. If that is true, how do we know? Is it based on

> experience -- that taking w/ or without food doesn't seem to matter

> for many individuals? Or some Russian journal article? :-)

>

> Or perhaps the bioavailability of ALA with vs. apart from food is

> different, but the difference is simply too small to have an impact.

>

> Clearly, avoiding food when taking ALA every three hours is a

> challenging endeavor. It would certainly be more convenient if one

> didn't have to worry about this issue. Maybe the easiest thing to do,

> if one is concerned about consistency of blood levels of ALA, is to

> take ALA with food every time, reducing bioavailability slightly but

> increasing consistency (?). But would it have to be roughly the same

> amount of food? (I'm not planning on consuming any full meals at

> 3am... ;-) )

>

> Same issue for DMSA. The standard (old/outdated?) protocol is to take

> DMSA apart from food. However, recommendations on this site include

> sprinkling DMSA on applesauce, e.g., to help it go down easier for

kids.

>

> Maybe this is really a non-issue and is just a reflection on my

> perfectionist tendency. But each previous post about the " with or

> without food " issue has including some uncertainty, such as " I think, "

> or " I believe " . So I figured I'd bring it up again to see if it's

> possible to resolve the matter. Andy? Anyone? Bueller?

>

> Thanks!

> Darren

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