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<blockquote data-quote="Winnie53" data-source="post: 837857" data-attributes="member: 160246"><p>I found it interesting that not everyone with diabetic neuropathy improves on the antioxidant, alpha lipoic acid, though others experience significant improvements. Why?</p><p></p><p>In my wanderings I've come across information demonstrating that nutrients are synergistic, which means <em>sometimes</em> they only work when other specific nutrients are present.</p><p></p><p>For example, I've taken 400 mg calcium off and on for perhaps 30 years. A few weeks ago, I began having chest pains, something I don't often experience. I'd recently begun taking "whole foods" nutritional supplements from a reputable company, and wondered if something in the supplements was creating this new problem. A friend recommended I read the well researched and referenced book, <em>Vitamin K-2 and the Calcium Paradox: How A Little-Known Vitamin Could Save Your Life (2012)</em> by Kate Rheaume-Blue, N.D.</p><p></p><p>What an eye opener. The supplements I was taking had too much calcium and not enough K-2.</p><p></p><p>Turns out calcium works synergistically with vitamins A (not beta-carotene), D-3, and K-2 (not K-1). Each nutrient must be present for calcium to find it's way into our bones and teeth. Without them, some of the calcium is deposited into soft tissues such as the arteries.</p><p></p><p>For more information, go to YouTube and do a "Vitamin K-2" search; this video by Eric Berg covers the basics in less than 7 minutes but unfortunately gives a little bit of misinformation on food sources of K-2... [MEDIA=youtube]-gei4_8ZAvo[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>I've gotten much more detailed information by listening to lectures on vitamin K-2 by Chris Kresser, Chris Masterjohn, Kate Rheaume-Bleue, or John Whitcomb on YouTube, and of course Rheaume-Bleue's excellent book.</p><p></p><p>So here's a suggestion, when trying different nutritional supplements for diabetic neuropathy, consider adding a good quality multi-vitamin daily too. It might make a difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Winnie53, post: 837857, member: 160246"] I found it interesting that not everyone with diabetic neuropathy improves on the antioxidant, alpha lipoic acid, though others experience significant improvements. Why? In my wanderings I've come across information demonstrating that nutrients are synergistic, which means [I]sometimes[/I] they only work when other specific nutrients are present. For example, I've taken 400 mg calcium off and on for perhaps 30 years. A few weeks ago, I began having chest pains, something I don't often experience. I'd recently begun taking "whole foods" nutritional supplements from a reputable company, and wondered if something in the supplements was creating this new problem. A friend recommended I read the well researched and referenced book, [I]Vitamin K-2 and the Calcium Paradox: How A Little-Known Vitamin Could Save Your Life (2012)[/I] by Kate Rheaume-Blue, N.D. What an eye opener. The supplements I was taking had too much calcium and not enough K-2. Turns out calcium works synergistically with vitamins A (not beta-carotene), D-3, and K-2 (not K-1). Each nutrient must be present for calcium to find it's way into our bones and teeth. Without them, some of the calcium is deposited into soft tissues such as the arteries. For more information, go to YouTube and do a "Vitamin K-2" search; this video by Eric Berg covers the basics in less than 7 minutes but unfortunately gives a little bit of misinformation on food sources of K-2... [MEDIA=youtube]-gei4_8ZAvo[/MEDIA] I've gotten much more detailed information by listening to lectures on vitamin K-2 by Chris Kresser, Chris Masterjohn, Kate Rheaume-Bleue, or John Whitcomb on YouTube, and of course Rheaume-Bleue's excellent book. So here's a suggestion, when trying different nutritional supplements for diabetic neuropathy, consider adding a good quality multi-vitamin daily too. It might make a difference. [/QUOTE]
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