How to Benefit From Lipoic Acid
Lipoic acid is often used as a dietary supplement and antioxidant. There are many dietary benefits to eating foods that are rich in lipoic acid. Lipoic acid not only has dietary benefits, but can help people with vision issues, diabetes, chronic migraines, and many other health-related problems. Read more to learn about the many positive ways in which Lipoic acid can improve the way you live!
Things You'll Need
- foods high in Lipoic acid such as spinach, broccoli, potatoes, heart, liver, kidney meats, etc.
- creams containing Lipoic acid for skin protection
- Lipoic acid supplements
Instructions
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The Many Benefits of Lipoic Acid!
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Eat foods such as spinach, broccoli, potatoes, heart, liver, and kidney meats. Those foods are rich in Lipoic acid. This will help you prevent Vitamin C and Vitamin E deficiency. Lipoic acid is also an excellent antioxidant source.
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Use Lipoic acid for therapeutic uses. Lipoic acid is used to treat certain diabetes-related conditions as well, such as diabetic peripheral neuropathy (a diabetic condition affecting the arms and legs that causes numbness and severe pain).
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Prevent migraine headaches! There has been new evidence that Lipoic acid helps in this area. In a recent study, a 600 mg daily supplement of Lipoic acid, over the course of three months, lessened the pain level and frequency of headaches for many chronic migraine sufferers.
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Keep your skin looking vibrant and beautiful! By applying a cream containing 5% Lipoic acid, twice a day, you can make your skin softer, smoother, younger looking, and improve your overall skin texture.
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Improve your overall eye health! Lipoic acid has been discovered to prevent the formation of cataracts in the eye. Cataracts are usually formed because of oxidative stress in the eye lens, and Lipoic acid counteracts oxidative stress. Lipoic acid also has been found to improve conditions for people suffering from glaucoma, a vision disease.
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Tips & Warnings
Lipoic acid is produced naturally by the body, but the amount the body produces decreases with age. Therefore, it's probably a good idea as you age to increase the amount of Lipoic acid you include in your diet. Dark, leafy greans like collards and spinach are great for this.
