That much ALA is usually used for diabetics. It can lower blood sugar.
For mercury chelation, like marc said, very small doses every 3 hours are recommended (by Andy Cutler).
Charcoal absorbs everything in your system so it's great for gas or toxins but it definitely should not be used every day.
Steve
--- On Mon, 6/14/10, Marc Martin <
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> From: Marc Martin <
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> Subject: Re: [eSens] charcoal & alpha lipoic acid
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> Date: Monday, June 14, 2010, 9:57 AM
> > I am taking alpha lipoic acid I
> think it is 600 mg. and read here that I
> > need charcoal. I heard that people are taking alpha
> lipoic acid every 3
> > hours. Are you taking it on a regular
> basis? Is it safe to take Alpha
> > Lipoic Acid and charcoal regularly?
>
> I'm not so sure that it is safe to take Alpha Lipoic Acid
> daily at 600mg
> per day, so you might want to research that.
>
> When I take ALA every 3 hours, it is only for 3 days at a
> time, followed
> by a 4 - 11 day break. And the amounts I take every 3
> hours are very
> small (< 10 mg).
>
> Some say that taking charcoal daily is also not advised, as
> it may
> deplete you of essential minerals. Although the
> people who sell
> charcoal disagree with that (naturally)
>
> Marc
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