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[diese1]

With reading up on HGH, there's so many variants out there, especially with how to properly cycle the dosages.
I've personally seen 5 on 2 off, just the normal ED dose, EOD doses, pulsing with high ius EOD, etc.

Leaving that alone though, I remember reading up on the body's conversion of T4 into T3(or vice versa) and supplementing it into a HGH cycle. I read the article more than a couple of years ago and can't seem to find it online or on my computer. IIRC it was to take T4/T3 2wks into a HGH cycle for X amount of wks, come off the T4/T3 for X amount of wks then repeat.

Also have read that Lipoic Acid helps with glucose uptake in the body and this would be a great supplement to add into the diet while on HGH. Is this readily available at stores(haven't checked yet) and has anyone had any person experience they don't mind sharing.

Could someone help me out with some info on this or perhaps point me in the right direction?

As always, thanks!

[diese1]

Anyone?

[diese1]

From Wiki:

Antioxidant

Lipoic acid was first postulated to be an effective antioxidant when it was found it prevented the symptoms of vitamin C and vitamin E deficiency. Dihydrolipoic acid is able to regenerate (reduce) antioxidants, such as glutathione, vitamin C and vitamin E. [27][28][29]. It is able to scavenge reactive species in vitro, though there is little or no evidence that this actually occurs in vivo. The relatively good scavenging activity of lipoic acid is due to the strained conformation of the 5-membered ring in the intramolecular disulfide.[30] In cells, lipoic acid can theoretically be reduced to dihydrolipoic acid (ΔE= -0.288), though significant quantities of dihydrolipoic acid derived from orally-ingested lipoic acid have never been demonstrated. Recent findings suggest that lipoic acid's curative effects are due to modulation of regulation in eukaryotes [31]. This likely occurs due to lipoic acid acting as an oxidant, not a reductant. [32]

[edit] Disease Treatment

Lipoic acid has been shown in cell culture experiments to increase cellular uptake of glucose by recruiting the glucose transporter GLUT4 to the cell membrane, suggesting its use in diabetes,[33][34] although these findings are controversial as lipoic acid worsened the condition of type 1 diabetes induced rats.[35] Studies of rat aging have suggested that the use of Acetyl-L-carnitine and lipoic acid results in improved memory performance and delayed structural mitochondrial decay.[36] As a result, it may be helpful for people with Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease.[37] In 2009 a study found that it reduced triglycerides in mice.[38]

ALA has been used for the treatment of various cancers for which no effective treatments exist [39] [40].

[mugzy]

ALA is a supplement I use pretty regularly. Now the urine smell is a bit different but....well you know.

[diese1]

Hahaha definitely different.
I've been taking 3x 600mg ALA caps from NOW the past few months.

Thinking about the T4/T3 combos but not really sure yet.