Thread: "Folded Sock Syndrome" Help?
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Old 07-29-2013, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by groucho View Post
Thanks again. What dosage of B5 works for you? I've been taking ALA, and trying R-lipoic didn't seem to work for me.
If RLA didn't work for you, I don't see how ALA could, as only the RLA portion of ALA is useable.
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Only the (R)-(+)-enantiomer exists in nature and is an essential cofactor of four mitochondrial enzyme complexes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoic_acid
Also, the study cited was for B5 with ALA, so if ALA/RLA don't work, I don't know that B5 would do any good either. But it wouldn't hurt to try it. I take 500 mg/day.

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