Diseases, Disorders, and Health Conditions Alpha Lipoic Acid May Help

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One of the ways the antioxidant alpha lipoic acid can help prevent or treat many different diseases and conditions is by boosting your immune system.

Abnormal heart rate ^(ii.30)
Acetaminophen poisoning ^(ii.21)
Acute coronary syndrome ^{(ii.1, 11-12)}
Alzheimer's disease ^(ii.1)
Asthma ^(ii.1)
Autism ^(ii.33)
Bed sores ^(ii.29)
Bladder cancer ^(ii.6-7)
Brain tumors ^(ii.6-7)
Breast cancer ^(ii.6-7)
Burning mouth syndrome ^(ii.34)
Cataracts ^(ii.3, 36)
Chemotherapy side effects ^(ii.37)
Chronic fatigue syndrome ^(ii.39)
Clogged arteries ^(ii.1)
Colon cancer ^(ii.8)
Diabetes and diabetic complications ^{(ii.1, 23-24, 43)}
Diabetic retinopathy ^(ii.3)
Diabetic ulcers ^(ii.29)
Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase deficiency ^(ii.32)
Epilepsy ^(ii.46)
Erectile dysfunction (ED) ^(ii.16)
Fanconi anemia ^(ii.47)
Fatty liver disease ^(ii.49)
Fibromyalgia ^(ii.50)
Glaucoma ^(ii.3, 36)
Hearing loss ^(ii.27)
Heart attack ^(ii.51)
Hepatitis C (including in patients with severe cirrhosis of the liver) ^(ii.20)
High blood pressure ^{(ii.1, 53-54)}
HIV-1 ^(ii.13-14)
Huntington's disease ^(ii.56)
Immune system (weakened) ^(ii.1)
Influenza A ^(ii.31)
Insulin resistance ^{(ii.1, 23-24)}
Kidney disease (advanced and chronic) ^(ii.18-19)
Lactic acidosis ^(ii.32)
Leigh disease ^(ii.32)
Leukemia ^(ii.9)
Liver damage (from toxins such as certain drugs or poisonous mushrooms, which can be fatal) ^(ii.21-22)
Lung cancer growth ^(ii.6-7)
Male infertility ^(ii.15-16)
Mania ^(ii.35)
Maple syrup urine disease ^(ii.32)
Menstrual irregularities ^(ii.38)
Metastatic pancreatic cancer ^(ii.40-41)
Metastatic thyroid cancer ^(ii.42)
Multiple sclerosis ^(ii.1, 26)
Obesity ^(ii.23, 25)
Osteoporosis ^(ii.5)
Parkinson's disease ^(ii.44)
Periodontal disease ^(ii.45)
Peripheral neuropathy (including pain relief) ^(ii.2)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) ^(ii.38)
Preterm birth ^(ii.48)
Psoriasis ^(ii.28)
Radiation exposure ^(ii.51)
Rheumatoid arthritis ^(ii.1)
Skin cancer (including melanoma) ^{(ii.6-7, 52)}
Stroke ^(ii.1)
Ulcerative colitis (IBD) ^(ii.10)
Vision loss ^(ii.3-4)
Wound healing ^(ii.55)

Table II.1: Health Conditions That May Be Prevented or Treated with Alpha Lipoic Acid

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