Alpha Lipoic Acid and Your Health

Alpha lipoic acid has been used in Germany for decades to treat diabetic neuropathy and eye disease. It is also a common ingredient in anti-aging and skin care products. ^(ii.1-4)

As a powerful antioxidant, alpha lipoic acid can help keep your immune system healthy so you can better fight off infections like the flu. However, results of lab, animal, and clinical studies suggest that alpha lipoic acid could help prevent, relieve painful symptoms of, or treat many more diseases. ^(ii.1)

These include:

• Arthritis and osteoporosis. ^(ii.1, 5)
• Asthma. ^(ii.1)
• Cancer (e.g., breast cancer, colon cancer, and leukemia). ^(ii.6-9)
• Colitis. ^(ii.10)
• Heart disease (e.g., hypertension, heart attack, and stroke). ^{(ii.1, 11-12)}
• HIV. ^(ii.13-14)
• Infertility. ^(ii.15-17)
• Kidney disease. ^(ii.18-19)
• Liver disease (e.g., hepatitis and toxic poisoning). ^(ii.21-22)
• Metabolic syndrome (e.g., diabetes and obesity). ^(ii.23-25)
• Neurological diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and hearing loss). ^{(ii.1, 26-27)}
• Skin conditions (e.g., psoriasis and wounds). ^(ii.28-29)

For a more complete list of health conditions that alpha lipoic acid could be beneficial for, click here.