Re: AS - Alpha-Lipoic-Acid as a chelator

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Hi,

I posted about taking 600 mg of ALA daily and have received a couple of emails about the dangers of mercury chelation at such a high dose. I did not mention that ALA IS a potent chelator and could pose problems for some with mercury amalgams in my first post.

I did not post this as I did not want to confuse folks about this issue. However, there are a few Cutler, Yasko folks on this forum as well, so I should clarify a few points as this is a pretty controversial issue.

I did have all of my mercury amalgam's removed at the beginning of using 600 of ALA, more due to my mthfr genetic defect than to the ALA. I also take Chelaco, OSR, Chlorella and IP-6 to aid in the chelation and mercury, metal detoxification.

Interestingly, I saw Dr. Berkson (ALA guru) earlier this year and he actually upped my ALA dose to 900 mg daily. I also received a few IV ALA treatments while I was at his clinic. I questioned him about the mercury chelation effect and he said that he has never had any problems with it. Also, in my Hep C support groups, most folks do take ALA and not too many of them have had their amalgam's removed and no one has reported any problems.

As I said, I do not want to confuse anyone about this issue but I felt compelled to mention the chelation effect. Sorry that I did not mention it on my first post about my experience with ALA.

Nola Chris

Here are some of Dr. Berkson's published studies and ALA book:

The Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough. Berkson Burt. (Rocklin, CA: Random House Prima, 1998).

Journal Articles

Alpha Lipoic Acid and Liver Disease. Burton M. Berkson, Townsend Letter December 2007Reversal of Signs and Symptoms of a patient with a diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma using only low dose naltrexone. Berkson, BM; Rubin D and Berkson, AJ. Integrative Cancer Therapies 6; 3 September 2007, 293-296."Long term survival of a 46 year old man with pancreatic cancer and liver metastases and treated with intravenous alpha lipoic acid and low dose naltrexone." Berkson, BM; Rubin D and Berkson, AJ. Integrative Cancer Therapies 5; 1 March 2006,83-89"A Triple Antioxidant Approach to the Treatment of Hepatitis C Using Alpha-Lipoic Acid (Thioctic Acid), Silymarin, Selenium, and other Fundamental Nutraceuticals." Berkson, BM. Clinical Practice of Alternative Medicine 1:1 2000, 27-33."A Conservative Triple Antioxidant Approach to the Treatment of Hepatitis C. Combination of Alpha-Lipoic Acid (Thioctic Acid), Silymarin and Selenium- Three Case Histories." Berkson, BM. Medizinische Klinik 94(3), 1999: 84-89."Alpha-Lipoic Acid (Thioctic Acid): My Experience with this Outstanding Therapeutic Agent." Berkson, BM. Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine 13:1:44-48, 1998."Questioning Authority." Berkson, BM. New Mexico Medical Society News 13(4), 1997."Pavlov's Dogs and Ader's Mice." Berkson, BM. The Western Journal of Medicine New Mexico Society Newsletter 164(3), 1996: 2."The Ten Principles of Good Health." Berkson, BM. New Mexico Medical Society News 12(5), 1996."Fungal Toxicology, Mushroom Poisoning, and Thioctic Acid." Berkson, BM. The Western Journal of Medicine New Mexico Medical Society Newsletter 162(5), 1995: 2."Mind Over Matter." Berkson, BM.The Western Journal of Medicine New Mexico Medical Society Newsletter 161(4), 1994: 2."Biotechnology: Expensive But Necessary." Berkson, BM.The Western Journal of Medicine New Mexico Medical Society Newsletter 160(2), 1994: 2."Beware of the Medical-Industrial Complex." Berkson, BM. The Western Journal of Medicine New Mexico Medical Society Newsletter 159(2), 1993: 2."Food for Thought." Berkson BM. The Western Journal of Medicine New Mexico Medical Society Newsletter 158(5), 1993: 2."Who is Robbing Us of Our Profession?" Berkson, BM. The Western Journal of Medicine New Mexico Medical Society Newsletter 157(4), 1992: 2-3."Biotechnology and the Future of Medicine." Berkson, BM. The Western Journal of Medicine New Mexico Medical Society Newsletter 153(6), 1990: 619."Treatment of Four Delayed-Mushroom-Poisoning Patients with Thioctic Acid." Bartter, FC; Berkson, BM; Gallelli, J and Hiranaka P. in Amanita Toxins and Poisonings, eds Faulstich, H., Kommerell, B., and T.Wieland, Verlag Gerhard Witzstrock, Baden-Baden, New York 1980."Thioctic Acid in the Treatment of Poisoning with Alpha amanitin." Berkson, BM. Aminita Toxins and Poisonings, 1980. Amanita Toxins and Poisonings, 203 (Heidelberg: International Amanita Symposium, Nov. 1-3, 1978). eds Faulstich, H., Kommerell, B., and Th. Wieland, Verlag Gerhard Witzstrock, Baden-Baden, Koln, New York 1980.Thioctic acid in treatment of hepatotoxic mushroom poisoning (letter). Berkson, B. 1979. New England Journal of Medicine. 300:371.

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