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To: Solon who wrote (142)	8/30/2006 4:18:14 PM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 356

ala is what made popeye the sailor-man the king of the two-d world of retribution and nightliness, via nutritional magic. Summary: "Supplementing with alpha lipoic acid can result in measurable gains in both strength and muscularity. Taking ALA before and during a work out will increase performance and help shuttle nutrients faster to your muscles. Alpha lipoic acid plays a big role as one of the best antioxidants available and is beneficial to the human body. Therefore, alpha lipoic acid could be very beneficial in your quest for muscle growth." no more than ten lbs a day of ALA should suffice. Supplementation of ALA: Alpha lipoic acid from supplements is rapidly absorbed, rapidly metabolized, and rapidly cleared from plasma and tissues, suggesting that it should be taken in divided doses throughout the day, rather than in a single daily dose. Recommendations for the use of alpha lipoic acid as an antioxidant can range from 50 mg/day to 400 mg/day. In the only published study to examine the antioxidant effects of alpha-lipoic acid in healthy humans, 600 mg/day for 4 months significantly decreased several biomarkers of oxidative stress compared to baseline. However, the antioxidant effects of lower doses have not been well studied in humans. Recommended dosages of alpha lipoic acid as an antioxidant can range from 100mg to 300mg daily, which could set you back between $10 and $30. Ray Sahelian says R+ ALA should not exceed 50 mgs a day. Better check on this. Most tablatures are from 150 to 200 mg's. ralapure.com EC<:-]

To: Solon who wrote (142)	8/30/2006 4:53:28 PM
From: E. Charters	Respond to of 356

Ok, you are logically right, fine. It may be closer to ad baculum, or affirming the consequent, appeal to the probable. If you don't take ALA you will stumble. ad baculum... Stumbling is bad, therefore it must be caused by lack of ALA as to take ALA is good. hmmmmm.... Of course we have not proven ALA to be a cause of not stumbling.. so... Or it could be begging the question, in other words the assuming that stumbling is caused by lack of ALA, it could be lack of B3, or C or B5, or just old age :) -- the latter cause is of course a subtle form of logical fallacy as well. (<-- on a serious note, B.T.Q. is the closest "fallacy"...) It also may be denying the antecedent.. not necessarily is stumbling caused by lack of ALA. However assuming taking ALA is invalid, it may still be straw man, as one would easily see that it is bad to stumble, so the straw man becomes the stumbling.. irrespective of the fact that there is no proven connection between the stumbling and the ALA ... It could also be a false dilemma. On the other hand, ALA is a natural substance, so it must be good for us. It is bad to stumble, so it must be that ALA prevents in some way that bad thing ... :) *********************************** I have heard that ALA is good for lowering blood sugar... This is not to say that ALA does not cause a person not to stumble.. in all fairness it probably has a hand in that ... ************************************