Sam's Club sells Red Yeast Rice.
Systemic Enzymes reduces Cholesterol.. They also reduce inflammation, in the arteries specifically.. some eat blood clots (I'm proof) & scar tissue, speeds up healing at an amazing rate.. and lowers blood pressure naturally.. as most come from plants.
They also reduce pain.
One can not take SE with blood thinners.. and does not need them.
Here is some info i sent a friend about Neuropathy.
Also.. I am told a Prolotherapy/Ozone Therapy M.D. that such injections stops foot pain.
It works by causing inflammation.. that triggers the healing process. A lady told me in her office it worked for her.
As you age.. your body heals slower.
Lack of Systemic Enzymes and Nutrition is one reason.
#1 for Neuropathy Pain
Evening Primrose Oil & Alpha Lipoic Acid
Dr. Bernstein has recommended Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) and Alpha Lipoic Acid (ALA) for quite some time. He recommends taking a form of R-ALA which contains Biotin and he particularly likes Insulow which is a specific formulation of R-AlA and biotin.
David_dns
Jun '13
According to Bernstein, evening primrose helps to increase the effectiveness of R-ALA. He recommends taking them together, and does so himself.
Randy5
Jun '13
Not sure about primrose oil, but can absolutely vouch for R-ala. I swear by it and am currently taking 800 units per day.
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OP, listen to this poster. GET METHYLCOBALAMIN. Lots of it. With it, take BENFOTIAMINE, at least 300 mg 2X/day. This combination will promote nerve healing. Mainstream MDs won't tell you about these (for the obvious reasons), but they actually work.
Those with peripheral neuropathy will benefit greatly from this regimen, as well. Stick with it. It's not an overnight fix, min 2-3 wks to experience improvement. But IT WILL let your body HEAL ITSELF.
Benfotiamine is a derivative of thiamin (Vitamin B-1)
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PubMed - alpha-lipoic acid or evening primrose oil
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Metabolism. 2001 Aug;50(8):868-75.
The effects of treatment with alpha-lipoic acid or evening primrose oil on vascular hemostatic and lipid risk factors, blood flow, and peripheral nerve conduction in the streptozotocin-diabetic rat.
Ford I1, Cotter MA, Cameron NE, Greaves M.
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Oxidative stress and defective fatty acid metabolism in diabetes may lead to impaired nerve perfusion and contribute to the development of peripheral neuropathy. We studied the effects of 2-week treatments with evening primrose oil (EPO; n = 16) or the antioxidant alpha-lipoic acid (ALA; n = 16) on endoneurial blood flow, nerve conduction parameters, lipids, coagulation, and endothelial factors, in rats with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Compared with their nondiabetic littermates, untreated diabetic rats had impaired sciatic motor and saphenous sensory nerve-conduction velocity (NCV; P <.001), reduced endoneurial blood flow (P <.001), and increased serum triglycerides (P <.01), cholesterol (P < 0.01), plasma factor VII (P <.0001), and von Willebrand factor (vWF; P <.0001). Plasma fibrinogen and serum high-density lipoprotein concentrations were not significantly different. Treatment with either ALA or EPO effectively corrected the deficits in NCV and endoneurial blood flow. ALA was associated with marked and statistically significant decreases in fibrinogen, factor VII, vWF, and triglycerides (P <.01, paired t tests before v after treatment). In contrast, EPO was associated with significant (P <.05) increases in fibrinogen, factor VII, vWF, triglycerides, and cholesterol and a significant decrease in high-density lipoprotein. Changes in levels of coagulation factors and lipids, qualitatively similar to those found with EPO, were obtained with a diet containing sunflower oil (to control for calorific and lipid content) or with a normal diet alone. Blood glucose and hematocrit levels were not significantly altered by treatments. These data suggest that although both ALA and EPO improve blood flow and nerve function, their actions on vascular factors differ. The marked effects of ALA in lowering lipid and hemostatic risk factors for cardiovascular disease indicate potential antithrombotic and antiatherosclerotic actions that could be of benefit in human diabetes and merit further study.
Copyright 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company
PMID:
11474472
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6 Natural Solutions How nutritional supplementation can help
Neuropathy, or damage to the peripheral or autonomic nerves, is a common complication of diabetes. This not only causes losses in sensory and motor function, but can also lead to debilitating pain and even foot ulcers which may in turn lead to amputation. While conventional treatment is limited to good foot and nail hygiene, early detection of potential ulcers and strong painkillers such as antiepileptics and opioids, research has found that nutritional supplements are capable of even reversing nerve damage.
1. Treatment with Acetyl-l-Carnitine
One of those nutritional supplements that can bring true relief to diabetic neuropathy is acetyl-l-carnitine. In a study involving 333 patients diagnosed with neuropathy, participants were injected with either 1000mg of carnitine or placebo for 10 days, and then given either 2000mg of the supplement or a placebo for the remaining 355 days.
After 12 months, the treated patients showed a significant improvement in nerve conduction velocity, amplitude, and pain. The greatest changes in NCV were in the sensory sural nerve at +7 metres per second, the sensory ulnar nerve at +2.9m/second, and in the motor peroneal nerve at +2.7m/second on average. The greatest improvement in amplitude was also in the motor peroneal nerve at +2.2mV.
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2. Using Vitamin B12 for Diabetic Neuropathy
Additionally, mean pain scores were reduced from baseline by 39%. As this study was published in 2002, it’s surprising that the results aren’t common knowledge. Another study, this time comparing vitamin B12 injections to the drug nortriptyline in 50 patients, found that the vitamin injections were more effective than the drug.
Pain scores dropped 3.66 points on the visual analogue scale as opposed to 0.84 points; parasthesia decreased by 2.98 units instead of 1.06; and tingling scores dropped 3.48 units instead of 1.02. However, nerve conduction did not improve in either group, unlike in the patients of the previously mentioned acetyl-l-carnitine study.
3. Biotin to the Rescue
In addition, biotin in high doses may improve the symptoms of diabetic neuropathy, even within 4-8 weeks. This may be due to the correction of the biotin-dependent enzyme pyruvate carboxylase, which prevents the accumulation of pyruvate and/or the depletion of aspartate. Both of these play an important role in nervous system function.
4-6. Using Primsrose Oil, Alpha Lipoic Acid, and Capsaicin
A 2003 review examined the evidence behind the use of evening primrose oil, alpha lipoic acid, and capsaicin in the treatment of diabetic neuropathy. Trials on evening primrose oil showed significant improvements in nerve function measurements and overall symptom scores compared to placebo.
Arm muscle strength improved by 4.9 points versus a deterioration of 7.4 points; arm and leg sensation improved by 6.9 and 15 points instead of decreasing by 7.3 and 8.4 points respectively ,and median conduction velocity improved 1.4-2.4 points against placebo deterioration by up to 2 points. The most significant improvement was an increase in leg tendon reflex function by 17.7 points, while the placebo group saw a slight gain of 0.5 points.
Alpha lipoic acid, another reviewed supplement, is actually approved for the treatment of diabetic neuropathy in Germany, partly due to its antioxidant properties and ability to improve energy metabolism and neural glucose uptake. It can even recycle other antioxidants such as vitamins C and E!
Research evaluated described significant reductions in pain and disability scores, as well as improvements in nerve conduction velocities, particularly the sural sensory nerve with an improvement of 3-3.8 metres per second. As for capsaicin, there were significant benefits in regards to pain relief over the placebo, with far more treated patients reporting benefit.
Although capsaicin only provides symptomatic relief of pain, its benefits should not be overlooked as the pharmaceutical treatment of neuropathic pain involves drugs with potentially dangerous side effects, while capsaicin is safe.
Overall, it is clear that the false pessimism dispensed by pharmaceutical medicine is neither necessary nor wise.