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Old 02-07-2008, 06:01 PM
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I especially found this interesting.

"There is some good news from Great Britain. Nutritional supplements of gamma linolenic acid, an essential fat, effectively slows down, stops, and even reverses the progression of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Without questions it is the best treatment available for this condition. Gamma linolenic acid (GLA) commonly found in seed oils such as corn oil and sesame oil. However, in order for the body to use the linoleic acid, it must convert it into GLA by adding an additional double bond between two carbon atoms. In diabetics, the enzyme systems necessary for this conversion are lost or hampered. Consequently, the body can't convert linoleic acid into GLA, the active component. However, as in so many other incidences, plants have come to the rescue, converting linoleic acid into GLA.

As previously noted, In a British study, 111 patients with diabetic neuropathv were given either a placebo or 480 mg of GLA daily. Sixteen measurements were made throughout the study, and at the end of a year, the group taking the GLA improved in all 16 measurements. The researchers concluded that "administration of GLA to patients with mild diabetic poly-neuropathy may prevent deterioration, and, in some cases, reverse the condition." I suggest that all diabetics start GLA supplementation at about 400-600 mg a day."

Now where does one find GLA?? And isn't the amount of B-12 WAY OFF??
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