Posted on 03/23/2011 9:53:48 PM PDT by DemforBush
More often than not, patients must cobble together a variety of treatments, and increasingly those include some type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) remedy such as yoga or acupuncture...
(Excerpt) Read more at health.yahoo.net ...
Acetyl-L-carnitine = never heard of this, but may be worth a try?
We have known about effective pain relief for millennia.
Because of the war on drugs our politicians have removed this from medical treatment options.
May they die after writhing in pain for months...
YES....see this...http://tahomaclinicblog.com/nutritional-supplements-for-optimum-health-2-0/
I’d trust Dr. Wright or anything he recommends with my life..well...actually I have...since he saved me from a life of pain and extreme (and early) aging...
amino acid
Acetyl form is not considered to be the same as the amino acid, L-Carnitine, which coincidentally a well known cardiologist, Dr. Stephen Sinatra, recommends for women:
“Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA), L-carnitine and CoQ10 for Weight Loss
I asked Dr. Sinatra if he had any thoughts about the current popularity of CLA for weight loss and muscle development.
Sinatra thought CLA could be a help to some. “It’s one area a woman can investigate. I haven’t seen any downside, except that it’s expensive. But I do know many anti-aging physicians who take it themselves for weight control.
I don’t take it myself — what I do is
l-carnitine and CoQ10. In a woman who exercises and does restrict calories somewhat, the combination of l-carnitine and CoQ10 will facilitate fatty acid metabolism and help her lose weight.
From Heart Sense for Women
Dr. Sinatra’s Top Ten Nutritional Supplements for Women
1. Coenzyme Q10
2. L-carnitine
3. B-vitamins (folic acid, B12, B6)
4. Carotenoids (lutein)
5. Magnesium/calcium
6. Vitamin E
7. Vitamin C
8. OPCs (grape seed, pycnogenol)
9. Alpha lipoic acid (ALA)
http://www.thyroid-info.com/articles/heartdrsinatra.htm
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Board-certified cardiologist Dr. Stephen T. Sinatra discusses the importance of energy metabolism on cardiovascular health and the positive impact these three energy-supplying nutrients have on the cardiovascular system.
He guides you through the basics of energy metabolism and cardiac bioenergetics, and clearly explains the role of Coenzyme Q10, L-Carnitine, and D-Ribose in the body and specifically how they affect your heart health.
He also provides concise and informative examples of case histories and scientific studies that are testament to the important contribution the supplemental use of these energy-supplying nutrients makes in the lives of people with heart disease every day.
While the main focus of The Sinatra Solution is on improving heart health, this new, (published in 2005), hardcover book also touches upon the positive effect the triad has on other diseases and disorders.
You’ll learn that the supplemental use of these nutrients isn’t limited to healing a sick heart and preventing heart disease. Their energy-enhancing abilities work throughout the body, essentially charging up every body cell to function at optimal capacity.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., is a board-certified cardiologist, a certified bioenergetic psychotherapist, and a certified nutrition and antiaging specialist. At his practice in Manchester, Connecticut, Dr. Sinatra integrates conventional medicine with complementary nutritional and psychological therapies to help heal the heart.
He is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and is the author of several books, including Optimum Health, Heartbreak and Heart Disease, Heart Sense for Women, and Eight Weeks to Lowering Blood Pressure.
http://www.discount-vitamins-herbs.net/sinatra-solution.htm
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More from Wiki on acetyl acid l-carnitine
Acetylcarnitine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcarnitine
I have a lot of nerve .. LOL .. but I don’t have nerve pain, and I’d sure take it if it worked for my arthritis knee pain .. LOL
BTW, my neighbor and another friend put me onto Puritan’s Pride supplements. I’m thrilled with them .. great deals .. and my neighbor is dealing with breast cancer and took all her supps to her oncologist, and he passed them with flying colors.
I would be taking it for chronic pain around the spine - like the article suggests.
I don’t care about the weight loss factors.
Thank you. I am going to sleep now, but will leave this thread open for reading tomorrow.
I need to order and try something.
Looks like its benefits are mainly for diabetic pain/neuropathy
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15616239
[Acetyl-L-carnitine = never heard of this, but may be worth a try?]
It won’t hurt you. A number of the amino acids have medicinal effects.
She has done extensive research and has tried everything on that list except for #2, #4, and #9.
I'm sure she will look into those.
If anybody knows of anybody who has successfully treated FM (and I mean cured or healed not just managed the pain), we would be eternally grateful.
I'm not sure how much more my own heart can take watching her writhing and sobbing in pain all hours of the day and night. Her only relief comes from topical anesthetics and pharmaceuticals.
I have faith that God will either heal her outright or reveal to somebody a natural cure.
Thanks in advance for any help.
This was actually taken from Woman’s Day. I like WD, think it is the best of the women’s magazines.
It always has at least one good article in it.
Red meat is chock full of carnitine.
I have been on it for about 6 months.
It helps some.
http://www.swansonvitamins.com/
I get my Acetyl L Carnitine, L Tyrosine (another amino acid), CoQ10 and few others from them.
I suffer from chronic pain from Fibro and severe lower back pain.
I got started on the Acetyl L Carnitine & C0Q10 after reading a book called from Fatigued to Fantastic (for people with FM, CFS and such)
bookmark
Fibromyalgia relief: This “last resort” could rank No. 1
This condition primarily strikes women and causes debilitating pain and stiffness. Lithium can help alleviate these symptoms without the problems associated with conventional fibromyalgia treatments, which include tranquilizer, antidepressant, and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications (which only temporarily mask the pain and sleeplessness that often occur).
One study examined three women suffering from fibromyalgia, none of whom had responded to conventional treatment. When researchers added lithium to the women’s current treatment, all three noticed a marked reduction in their symptoms.3
The authors of the study didn’t explain why they didn’t have the women discontinue their ineffective conventional treatments, but I’ve got a pretty good idea that their motives might have had something to do with the fact that the conventional treatments, as useless as they were for these women, are the “standard” protocol.
There are quite a few herbal anti-inflammatories that are good for pain. This article touches upon none of them.
Carnitine is a non-essential amino acid. Your body will produce all that it needs (from lysine and methionine). It helps transport fatty acids across the mitochondrial membrane. Based on this, marketers advertise it as a weight-loss supplement. I don't believe that supplemental carnitne has been proven to do anything, however.
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