Oh yea, this is for information purposes only. Be sure to check with your doctor before starting any new supplement regime!

I am taking a fat burning antioxidant. Hopefully it works a little for my wedding next week. I would like to shed at least 5 pounds.

Those 2 together increase ATP used as fuel in the body.You still need to make sure you are above the 30% of the population in potassium, magnesium, calcium, B vitamins, Vitamin D and good fatty acids so your nerves have what they need to function correctly.

If your car is full of fuel (aka ATP in your body) but you have no radiator fluid then your engine can't get cool and will blow. YOU need ATP and many may be low because nerve transmission is repeated so many more times in a person with damaged nerves (ie myelin in MS). However, if you are also low in things like calcium ( need magnesium, fats, Vitamin D3 to absorb calcium), & potassium used for the nerve conduction they they become the limiting reagent and keep you from functioning. Work with your doctor for blood tests to increase your limiting reagent and thus improve some of your symptoms.

Am I explaining myself in a way you understand...hope so.
Anyway Acetyl Co Enzyme A, CoEnzyme 10, R-ALA, Acetyl L-carnitine are some of the things that help my hubby with energy. This does not mean he has all the energy he wants (being back to normal ie without MS is what he wants) but it has helped him.

Best wishes,
EP

PS Vitamin D3 should be taken with fats so it can be absorbed and your HDL (good fats) levels have to be higher to store this vitamin.

hi people!! i just wanted to add epagan knows what she is talking about!! i have been on and off on here- well had to add that ,its true it has helped me a lot!! tickey

Alpha Lipoic Acid 300mg Acetyl L-carnitine 750mg

Calcium 1200mg

Vitamin D 400IU

Vitamin D3 5,000IU

Magnesium Asporotate 600mg

Turmeric

Low dose asprin

Probiotics..in the process of changing exact ones and exact doses

Vitamin C 1000

And one multi-vitamin

I find that all of these together have been fairly helpful. I had been also taking a probiotic "cleanse" mixture as well, but I may just change the probiotics and see if I can get the same result. I also just fininshed reading about the exact probiotic that may affect serotonin levels and one that may target the pain that IBS and other stomach issues cause, so I would like to get higher amounts of these into my plan.

Oh, I forgot...

5 roasted garlic cloves per week

fllaxseed oil


I guess I better still keep looking for something for the memory!

I take...

2x daily Lipoic Acid 300mg
3x daily Acetyl-L-Carnitine 500mg
3x daily Evening Primrose Oil 500mg
Ultra Meal Whey-- 2 scoops daily
Paleo Greens Powder-- 1 scoop daily
1x daily Vit. D3 5,000 IU
4x daily Folic Acid 1mg
2x daily Magnesium/Aspartate (2 caps)
1 teas. daily Fish Oil
Lion's Mane Mushroom-- 4 caps daily

My naturopath said the ALA in particular should be above 600mg a day to be effective...might be something to consider.

I have always taking mega-dose multi vitamins and stress level B complex. But now I've added additional Vitamin D3 and Fish oil. I don't know if it works or not, but it's suppose to be good for my heart so I'll take it.

Yes Humunculus that dosage of ALA is what Oregon Univ used with RA to effectively reduce inflammation.

Have a great weekend everyone.
EP

who is a good person to help you with figuring out the type and dose of supplements, your neuro? Any help would be appreciated.

I'm thinking we have to ask everyone and then weigh their results. The nutrition/naturopath docs probably have the most info but I think it helps get different points of view.

On waking, I take
C - 1200 mg
Probiotics - 1 Serving

With my shake, I get antioxidants in blueberries or strawberries, plus almonds and walnuts nuts, 2 oz almond milk and 2 oz water (cuz it cuts down on the sugar that way) and 6 tbsp unsweet cocoa.

After this, more supplements:
1/2 a multi vitamin
D3 - 10,000 IU
Turmeric / Super Curcumin - 800 mg
Ubiquinol - 100 mg (a more readily absorbable Co-Q-10 for those of us over 40)
Fish Oil - 2,000 mg
Vitamin E - 1,000 IU

2 hours later:

Sublingual B12
B Complex
Brewer's Yeast - Full of B's and essential acids, etc.

About 2 hours later: Magnesium Citrate- 400 mg

Mid Afternoon: Magnesium Citrate- 400 mg

Around Dinner: Other half of Multi Vitamin

Bed Time: Magnesium Citrate - 400 mg

(I take ibuprofen with dinner on shot day - and if I'm working out a lotk, at lunch too. :)

This probably sounds like an awful lot and I can't always afford it all - this month I ran out of ubiquinol for a couple of days before I got back out to get some more.

I did my own research on cocoa when I learned that "cocao" is a superfood and it's basically cocoa - it helps me feel really good and alert! I buy it every week now!

Taken daily:

Mutl vitamin - with vit A, B, D, E, etc.
Calcium - 500mg + 125mg D
D3 - upping from 2000 units to 4000 units plus sunshine
Fish Oil - 360 EPA 220 DHA
Evening Primrose Oil - 500 mg.

Got some ideas from the book by the woman in England written over 10 years ago and she was doing great.

Try to eat a lot of greens, organic greens, veggies, fruits to get as much vitamins and minerals naturally and locally as I can to add to the mix.

Went to my neuro doc yesterday and I showed him my numbers for all the tests done in June (such as Vit D level) and he told me not to follow the other doc re my Vit D. She (regular doc) had told me that I did not need more than 2000 units since my D level was 49 ng/mL. But my neuro doc says that he likes to get from 50-60 levels. (BTW, I think he said that over 100 level is dangerous).

Neuro doc says that the other docs do not understand that we MS-ers need a therapeutic level of D. So therefore, I need 4000 units daily, not the 2000 units that regular doc told me. 2000 units is for a "normal" person. So in regards to vitamin D, take the advice from your neuro doc, if he specialized in MS. He doesn't say much else on the other vitamins but he knows about all of them.

I knew I'd forget to mention something, lol. Every morning in my shake, I take 2 tbsp of hulled flax seed and 1 teaspoon of flax seed oil.

My naturopath does most of my blood work and some of my supplements are based on the results, the flax seed is because I know its good. I have not had a fatty acid test like some people sugget to get. But I might askd for one when I go in later this month. Here is a list of what I take:

B12- methylcobalimin sublingual tablets- 5mcg
pumpkin seed oil- 2 pills wth each meal
flax seed oil- 1 pill per meal
D3- 7,000 IU a day - I was tested and D was low
For anti-inflammatories
black cherry extract- 2 capsules per meal
turmeric-1 pill per meal
(flax seed it also anti inflammatory, been thinking of adding fish oil as well)
magnesium- not daily as I took a whole pill once and had some stomach issues
calcium- one pill with breakfast
Recently I've started taking Iadoral, an iodine supplement- 12.5 mg a day. I dont' use iodized salt. I should get tested but they have to give you a big dose, then check your urine 24 hrs later and I keep forgetting to set that up before my appointments
I also take a thyroid half grain, whatever that is, and Isocort, an herbal adrenal support pill.
And that's my breakfast.

Oh, I take 5 mg ferritin as iron was slightly low. Ran out and tried taking whatever Costco sold. Made me really sick and I tossed all hte pills I had just taken. So I'll be getting the milder stuff when I go to the naturopath in two weeks.

I needed to ask, what is ALA?