Acetyl-L-carnitine Supplements Can Often Help Bells Palsy Symptoms
Another nutrient, acetyl-L-Carnitine (ALC) has also been found to improve the symptoms of Bell’s Palsy. While not as many studies have been done on using acetyl-l-carnitine for Bells Palsy, the finding makes sense because ALC is an anti-inflammatory compound used in a variety of neurological diseases including nerve injury and nerve weakness, which is what occurs in Bell’s Palsy.
ALC is known to stabilize the membrane of nerves, reduces damage done by free radicals, helps preserve nerve cell function and is involved in the production of nerve growth factors in the brain. These functions, together with its anti-inflammatory effects (which is why doctors prescribe the steroids), make it a reasonable and logical supplement possibility, together with the B-vitamins, when you suffer from Bell’s Palsy.
There’s another reason behind the possible helpfulness of using ALC as well. One of the components of ALC is the amino acid lysine, which is well known for preventing the outbreak of the herpes simplex virus. In a variety of studies, lysine has been shown to reduce the recurrence rate and symptoms severity of herpes outbreaks, so herpes sufferers are often advised to supplement with lysine capsules. One possibility of supplementing with ALC is that it will be broken down into lysine, which will attack HSV (herpes simplex virus) just as would Acyclovir … and will contribute to directly reducing inflammation itself.
This actually leads to some dietary tips behind preventing future reoccurrences of Bell’s Palsy … and maybe from the following facts you might be able to trace a dietary incident that might have been a precursor of the onset.
Amazon.com offers “Bell’s Palsy Natural Treatments and Cures” by Johnathan Porter, which you should get for more information.
