Re: ALA and weight gain

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Sensitivity to insulin is good. Lack of sensitivity to insulin is diabetes type

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From: Farhin A <farhin.ali@...>

Subject: [ ] ALA and weight gain

Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010, 9:02 PM

 

Every time I use ALA, I gain fat.

I keep gaining weight when I use ALA, Wouldn't I be better off with nasal

insulin rather than risk diabetes? That and chelate with DMPS??

I've read that ALA makes your body more sensitive to Insulin.

According to Wikipedia

Insulin is supposed to ~ " cause cells in liver, muscle and fat to take up glucose

from the blood and start storing it as glycogen in liver and muscle...stopping

the use of fat as an energy source.

Once insulin enters the brain, it enhances learning and memory and in particular

benefits verbal memory. "

So while we are improving verbal ability we are messing with the physical

body/insulin regulation.

I am thinking that this ALA induced increased sensitivity to insulin is causing

repeated disruption to the body and by definition, when your body loses control

of insulin, diabetes results.

THE STUDY:

Intranasal insulin improves memory in humans.

Benedict C, Hallschmid M, Hatke A, Schultes B, Fehm HL, Born J, Kern W.

Department of Neuroendocrinology, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee

160, Haus 23a, 23538 Lübeck, Germany. benedictkfg (DOT) uni-luebeck. de

Previous studies have suggested an acutely improving effect of insulin on memory

function. To study changes in memory associated with a prolonged increase in

brain insulin activity in humans, here we used the intranasal route of insulin

administration known to provide direct access of the substance to the

cerebrospinal fluid compartment. Based on previous results indicating a

prevalence of insulin receptors in limbic and hippocampal regions as well as

improvements in memory with systemic insulin administration, we expected that

intranasal administration of insulin improves primarily hippocampus dependent

declaration memory function. Also, improvements in mood were expected. We

investigated the effects of 8 weeks of intranasal administration of insulin

(human regular insulin 4 x 40 IU/d) on declarative memory (immediate and delayed

recall of word lists), attention (Stroop test), and mood in 38 healthy subjects

(24 males) in a double blind, between-subject

comparison. Blood glucose and plasma insulin levels did not differ between the

placebo and insulin conditions. Delayed recall of words significantly improved

after 8 weeks of intranasal insulin administration (words recalled, Placebo 2.92

+/- 1.00, Insulin 6.20 +/- 1.03, p < 0.05). Moreover, subjects after insulin

reported signs of enhanced mood, such as reduced anger (p < 0.02) and enhanced

self-confidence (p < 0.03). Results indicate a direct action of prolonged

intranasal administration of insulin on brain functions, improving memory and

mood in the absence of systemic side effects. These findings could be of

relevance for the treatment of patients with memory disorders like in

Alzheimer's disease.