I took ALA for 8 months. My nerves needed CoQ10, Resveratrol, and PEA the entire time. Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) is everywhere. Every nerve supplement. Every recommendation. But ALA doesn’t actually fix the nerves. Here’s what the supplement industry doesn’t want you to know: ⚡ ALA is a 1950s antioxidant; modern research has found ingredients that are stronger and actually repair nerve cells ⚡ ALA plays no role in nerve signal transmission, not even a small one ⚡ ALA can't rebuild the myelin sheath, the insulation layer our nerves need to function ⚡ ALA pills go through the gut and liver before a fraction ever reaches the nerve layer in our feet A neurologist just broke down the 5 specific reasons ALA was never going to fix nerve pain — and what the research says nerves actually need instead. Read the full breakdown here. https://frostaid.com/pages/5-reasons-ala
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