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糖尿病是一個糾纏不清的健康大敵,涉及高血壓、心臟病、血管硬化、腎衰竭、血管異生、視網膜病變,還有,血管閉塞、中風。有沒有特效藥對抗糖尿病?對不起,至今還未有。就以目前很暢銷的Glitazone一類藥來說,例如,Rosiglitazone(格蘭素藥廠的Avandia),它的主要作用,只不過是透過增強一個叫PPAR gamma的轉錄因子,令身體內的幹細胞搖身一變,成為可以儲存脂肪的脂肪細胞Adipocyte而已(Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., Vol.105, pp.1226-1231)。這好比是增加多一些「倉位」,把糖屯積起來,不想辦法善加利用,結果只會愈積愈多,毫無建樹。又像是一位投資顧問,只懂得叫人把資金(血糖)存放在儲蓄戶口(脂肪細胞);銀行水浸,但百業蕭條。所以它完全不是一個正確地解決糖尿病的藥。至於另一個叫Glucophage的藥(科學名稱Metformin),更是有副作用,長期服用,會大大增加癌的發病率(Diabetes Care, Vol.29, pp.254-258)。請注意,重點是「長期」。每一粒藥雖有固定的劑量,每次服藥,分量必定比較治療的需要高出一點點。本來,輕微超額不應該有明顯的副作用,但藥終歸不是食物,吃得多了,「小數怕長計」。尤其是藥廠本來最多只曾做過六個月的副作用測試。長年累月地吃藥,沒有副作用幾稀矣。
這便要提到補健食品。既然是食品,當然可以天天吃。不過要注意,尚須吃得其所。舉一個例,葡提子素Resveratrol可抗衰老(Cell, Vol.132, pp.171-176)。但單是服食葡提子素,無論是天然的(葡萄酒)也好,或人工提煉的精華也好,大部分會是泥牛入海,無影無蹤,因為走進了人體,去到肝,肝細胞會擺大烏龍,在排毒時順便也排走了葡提子素。以葡提子素而言,可加進洋蔥內的五羥黃酮護駕(Quercetin),同時再借助從蕎麥提取的輔酶Coenzyme Q-10,加入後可幫助胰細胞生產能量分子ATP。若要更完美,可以再加進維他命B3,因為它可以增加高密度(好的)膽固醇High Density Lipoprotein。四樣東西當然須以適當分量搭配,才能產生最大功效。
其實,只要每餐吃到七分飽,便可以減低糖尿病。另一方面,即使不節食,若能戒掉甜品、汽水、薯條,身體便自然更健康。
Apart from being stubborn, is/was your son co-operative? bad tempered? My daughter is very unco-operative and bad tempered at times.
By the way, I went to the store today. Since I've n ...
After taking the supplement, I have found overall improvement on my son that including co-operative and bad tempered. It may be due to my son have better brain connections and therefore it improved the overall cognition.
Have you consulted any other doctor/paediatrician about acetyl L carnitine? I'm trying to persuade my husband but he is an extremely risk-averse person. He wants to know more before we let our daughter takes it.
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Elikinma,
Your update is very helpful to us all too. Thank you.
Have you consulted any other doctor/paediatrician about acetyl L carnitine? I'm trying to persuade my husband but he is an extremely risk-averse person. He wants to know more before we ...
Hi Jellomama,
I just consulted Dr Ku before taking acetyl L carnitine. He state that above implement is no any side effect. Actually, I believe Dr Ku rather than other other doctor / paediatrician.
Yes, I would definitely consult Dr. Ku after he is back as I've already bought another bottle of powder for myself to cope with sleepiness (my physical condition). That powder, as I've mentioned before consists of 乙醯肉鹼 and coenzyme Q-10 (I think that's what it is called in English).
I've done a google search and saw that in many websites abroad, this product is also mentioned as one product to treat autism.