R-ALA and NAC together

[JayPwP]

Plan to start this combo. I have a bottle each of Vitacost R-ALA 210mg and Vitacost NAC 600mg in my cabinet.

There are supplements available in this combination so safety concerns may be minimal, however if any of you wishes to post any personal experiences, concerns or warnings, or any research supporting / against this combo, please do so.

Your views are solicited

[Bolt_Upright]

Is there any specific article or video that has sent you in this direction?

[JayPwP in reply to Bolt_Upright]

Not really. I was looking for mitochondrial health, care, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory components and thought whether NAC and ALA can be taken together. Seems like they can be taken together and work synergistically.

grassrootspharmacy.ca/colle...

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/126...

[jeffee in reply to JayPwP]

Fibromyalgia not Parkinsons for me. I'm trying high dose thiamine, and am about to try Methylene blue for mitochondrial health.

There is at least weak evidence for NAC plus L-ALA in Parkinsons, and similar evidence for NAC and Acetyl L Carnitine.

Fibromyalgia, it seems entails autoantibodies attacking our nerves. All the above are suggested also for Fibromyalgia.

[chartist in reply to jeffee]

The combination of higher dose oral magnesium glycinate combined with topical magnesium chloride spray (mag oil/MO) should be helpful for fibromyalgia as should berberine, since it fights insulin resistance similarly to metformin. Insulin resistance is thought to be a major contributing factor to fibromyalgia and as such, you may be interested in this :

healthunlocked.com/cure-par...

sciencedaily.com/releases/2...

Art

[jeffee in reply to chartist]

Thank you. I'm taking lots of Mg.

I'm also ten years on a keto diet. My HbA1c is the lowest my Dr has seen.

Keto helped for a long time, probably the avoidance of inflammatory sugar, seed foods and oils.

[CaseyInsights in reply to jeffee]

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[Deforel_Ch]

I take this combo for a long time (NAC 600 mg and ALA 600 mg too per day with no health problem). All is alright for me.

[JayPwP in reply to Deforel_Ch]

Thanks

[LAJ12345]

Hardys and restore gold both have both in them and hubby has been taking both for 4 years now.

[JayPwP in reply to LAJ12345]

Thanks

[Zardoz]

Don't know about the R Ala / NAC combo but I have often seen R Alpha Lipoid Acid paired with Acetyl L Carnitine for synergistic effect.

[JayPwP in reply to Zardoz]

Thanks

[jeffee]

Another study suggests adding Acetyl L carnitine. I'm not a PwP, but I take NAC daily with no noticeable effects. In my view, supplementation is deemed successful because of what doesn't happen. No cancer, no other degeneration or disease, it's working

Just a comment. I'm surprised that L-ALA makes any difference because DHA and EPA tend to be the ones people don't get enough of.

[JayPwP in reply to jeffee]

Hi,

We are discussing Alpha lipoic acid. You seem to have it confused with alpha-linolenic acid which is omega 3.

[JayPwP]

Can anyone help me understand if the Vitacost R-ALA is really the R-ALA form?

The label reads Stabilized R-ALA

Each cap contains

R-ALA 210mg

Sodium 20mg