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Old 03-22-2008, 02:22 PM
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Lightbulb I searched for information on this a while ago

when this paper was posted here.

There is nothing on HUMANs on this at all.

There is one comment by a poster here:
http://www.raysahelian.com/lipoic.html
and this one is a copy of it:
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?t...rient&dbid=117

and this by Linus Pauling Institute:
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocente.../la/index.html

The thyroid study on rats was with very high dose alpha (mixed) lipoic.

The R-lipoic is a different entity and does not require high doses.

I am hypothyroid and I feel no negative effects...no increase in cold intolerance (and it IS cold here) and no sluggishness etc. I've been on this for 60 days now. 100mg in the morning...and I feel fine! Better than before infact.
I am sure it is helping my insulin resistance (which I know I have from blood tests).

It is your choice in the end however. Diabetics I would warn to watch blood sugars, as R-lipoic can lower blood sugar and alter requirements for oral meds and/or insulin.
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