Originally Posted by Patrick Winter

I have heard both sides of the argument myself. Those saying that the nerves can heal and those that say they can't. I do know this, there are clinical studies that have shown regrowth of mylein sheath with supplementation. There are also confirmed cases of people who have recovered from SFN. So, i get a little perplexed when i hear that SFN is not curable and that damaged nerves are permanent and that it is a case of pain management once it occurs.

Here are some studies that give me hope:

B-12 to repair nerves?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8021696

(yeah, I know its rats, but if people can panic when rats get cancer from aspartame, why can't we gain hope when they show they can heal as well).

Alpha Lipoic Acid:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10595592

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9285502

Look at the Supporting Research on the lower part of this page

https://umm.edu/health/medical/altme...phalipoic-acid

I refuse to believe that the body does not want to heal itself when damaged.