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Dangers of Alpha Lipoic Acid IV Therapy !

Here is just one of the many dangers of ALA IV therapy:

This is from Pubmed which is considered to be very trustworthy by the medical community.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19616616

"We conclude that large doses of lipoic acid displace sulfhydryls from binding sites, resulting in depletion of serum cysteine, but also pose a methylation burden with severe depletion of liver S-adenosylmethionine and massive release of S-adenosylhomocysteine. These changes may have previously unrecognized deleterious (harmful) effects that should be investigated in both human disease and experimental models"
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my Mama had HCV for 33 years when she discovered her sickness. Frequent headaches, fainting, aching joints, colds/flu were the most common symptoms she had.
She was diagnosed with fatty liver as well (ultrasound)
ALT levels was elevated 180 - 200
Viral load 400,000

After the shock we received, we tried out different herbal combinations, dandelion, milk thistle, licorice etc...

I read about ALA in a HCV book which included several other alternative treatments. Over the past year, Mama consumed 2 packs ALA, 100 tablets each (600mg).

ALT dropped to 60, all symptoms disappeared (headache, fatigue, joint pain). Mama is very happy, likes to greet the Sun and eat healthy, produces high quality regular stool, likes to dance Gamgam style. Oh, last time we checked, Viral load increased to 1,500,000. Do we care? not at all

We did not know about Dr.Berkson and all about ALA,  but our resolution for 2013 is to follow the triple antioxidant treatment ALA, selenium and milk thistle.

My question, does anyone know how often one should take this treatment? Everyday throughout the year? 2 weeks bid every 3 month?

May you all get healed

    
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Maybe but I doubt it. Easier to believe that it is all about $$$. When dr berkson says no one can be cured it is because his therapy cannot do that. His therapy has never killed the non-occult virus to a point of "UNDETECTED" on a PCR test.... And never will.

Yes I have seen studies and see some truth in it. Unfortunately all we have at this point are very accurate PCR tests. And it sure feels great to read "UNDETECTABLE" on test result. What everyone with HCV is striving for and will take harsh drugs for.

As discussed on this forum many times, the ONLY CURE for HCV is the conventional drugs, Interferon, Ribavirin, and one of the new drugs, Telaprevir / Boceprevir.


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I don't have a citation, but I read in a medical journal that although SOC can produce a sustained viral response, that's not the whole story. On further investigation, researchers found that while blood shows viral clearance, occult viruses persist in the liver and the brain.

Maybe that's what Dr. Berkson meant when he said HC can't be cured.
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I think somewhere in the middle lies sanity.

It's well known that the right amounts of the right lipids can aide digestion, slow down the absoption rate of carbs, lower the rate of oxidation and cell death, improve cell wall structur and a host of other things.

It's also well known that too many or the wrong lipids can feed tumor cells, and too much fat  leads to a whole host of issues.

I think Berkson is questioned because of the simple mechanics....if we were supposed to get IV's of lipids why weren't we born with a portal for it?
Besides which, you can absorb ALA easily enough for far less cash.

There are a whole host of lipids and foods that we need for health but where too much will kill us. Take vitamin D and protein as just 2 of many such examples.

The point is, overkill can cause issues, and even the most brilliant doctors forget that sometimes.  A good example was when Linus Pauling insisted on IV's of Vitamin C to treat polio...well C does reduce virus, but the levels he used destoyed kidneys.  The point is to not get so enamored with any substance or new treatment to the point where we stop noticing that there are pros and cons with any therapy.  
I had to laugh, they actually had a doc on an episode of House try to return to Paulings methods...so all these fashions have their day, and whats out may come in again.

I'm not saying some oral ALA isn't good for you, just that hooking up to any substance that won't kill this virus but can upset a delicate balance bears examination.

If you look at a whole host of substances, proteins fats, salt, take potassium as an example...even a 1 or 2% change in blood levels is serious. So do you really want to raise your ALA levels 30% above what any normal human or animal would have in their blood?
That may be asking for trouble.
Plus, Berkson has not produced anyone who has SVR'd.
The only thing to cause this virus to disappear so far has been the very unpleasant treatment regime.
You got that right, it is unpleasant, but at least the virus is gone and doesn't continue to ravage the body.   To each their own I guess.

I'm of the mind that the proof must exist as results before we jump on any band wagon.
Benny Hinn has never produced one documented healed person either.
You don't ask the healer by their words to prove their work, you ask for documented proof...i.e. labs, labs of real people who can be reached and have it verified that they actually were healed..

I just heard of a study where just speaking soothingly while feeding someone made them metabolize differently. Just calming folks down can reduce viral loads, just thinking we are doing something for a disease can make it better, it's known as the placebo effect when something, anything is given, that a person thinks will help often does.

However there are plenty of folks in the graveyards who had sheep fat and laitrile injections...I wonder what they would say to us now.

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     ALA is not patentable and therefore the pharmiceutical companies hate it.  It is also cheap another reason they hate it.  Personally if the FDA does not have much good to say about it, all the better.  The FDA has approved  and continues to approve drugs that are killing us every day.  I have had wonderful success with ALA IV treatment and have talked to many others who have as well.  You think it is taking advantage of people and costing them thousands.  It absolutely pales by comparison to radiation and chemotherapy which has never been double blind tested and is approved by the FDA and coincidentally is big pharmaceutical's biggest money maker.

     Dr. Berkson has been doing this for years with plenty of success.  Expand your beliefs beyond those of the drug companies and the FDA and do some investigation yourself, I did and I am so happy I decided to have Dr. Berkson treat me.  By the way one ALA IV costs $125.00 hardly what you would call a ripoff.  Go to your Doctor and have him prescribe you some extremely overpriced drugs and enjoy the side effects, all the while never being cured.  The only thing that can heal you is your body itself, ALA aids the body in healing itself, synthetic drugs can't do that.  Ya, it's that simple!  And the Insurance companies, well they would be very wise to start approving some of these alternative therapies like ALA and LDN, they would save enormous amounts of money.  Between the FDA, USDA and Insurance companies there is little question as to why everyone is sick and health care costs are out of control.  Besides allowing our food supply to become so toxic and presribing drugs like candy is it really any wonder cancer, heart disease, obesity and any number of autoimmune disease have exploded in our so called modern world.

Dr. Berkson is a PHD and an MD, his  knowledge far exceeds that of most Doctors.  He should be praised for thinking outside the box and helping so many people for decades.  We need more like him!
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As for the ALA treatment I have commented enough on this OLD news. For the life of me I don't understand why someone would want to do ALA IV treatments when new drugs just came out that offers a 70%+ cure rate.

Wish you and anyone else who feels desperate enough to try this the best.

Good luck.
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