Naltrexone is a drug that blocks the cellular receptors that are accessed by opioid pain medicines (morphine, vicodin, percocet, etc…), and it is usually used at a dose of 50mg per tablet for treating several substance abuse problems.<\/p>\n
Alpha-Lipoic Acid is an antioxidant nutraceutical supplement that is claimed to be capable of upregulating metabolism, reversing cellular damage, and many other effects.<\/p>\n
Most interesting to me is the claim that a protocol called ‘Low Dose Naltrexone’ or “LDN’ can be used to treat several cancer types, and that combining it with Alpha-Lipoic Acid enhances its effectiveness. For this application the naltrexone is given at a strength of 1.5mg to 4.5mg (most often 3mg) every night at bedtime.<\/p>\n
Based on my findings so far I must say that I am now a believer.<\/p>\n
After casting around for evidence that these claims might actually have merit I stumbled across conference presentations by Burt Berkson, MD that show the results of using LDN and Alpha-Lipoic Acid for the treatment of cancer and various autoimmune diseases.<\/p>\n
I have pasted copies of\u00a0links to various video and audio presentations about Dr Berkson’s work below for your review.<\/p>\n
A link to an interview with the m.d. who presented in the videos here: http:\/\/www.prescription2000.com\/Staying-Healthy-Today-Radio-Interviews\/2010-01-22-burt-berkson-lipoic-acid-naltrexone.html<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n He talks about details and history of his involvement with lipoic acid.<\/p>\n Fascinating presentation of clinical data from physician who practices an integrative health clinic in new mexico. 3rd<\/sup> video link is to a pharmacist telling her story about using low dose naltrexone for multiple sclerosis\u2026<\/p>\n http:\/\/glasgowldn2009.com\/2009\/04\/ldn-conference-video3\/<\/span><\/a> (Berkson \u2013 MD)<\/p>\n http:\/\/glasgowldn2009.com\/2009\/04\/ldn-conference-presentation-video4\/<\/span><\/a> \u00a0(Berkson \u2013 MD)<\/p>\n http:\/\/glasgowldn2009.com\/2009\/05\/european-ldn-conference-video1\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 (Pharmacist and data)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n You can find detailed info for Alpha-Lipoic Acid at this Wikipedia link –<\/p>\n http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lipoic_acid<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Naltrexone is a drug that blocks the cellular receptors that are accessed by opioid pain medicines (morphine, vicodin, percocet, etc…), and it is usually used at a dose of 50mg per tablet for treating several substance abuse problems. Alpha-Lipoic Acid is an antioxidant nutraceutical supplement that is claimed to be capable of upregulating metabolism, reversing … Continue reading Cancer Treatment Using Low Dose Naltrexone and Alpha-Lipoic Acid<\/span>