Health Benefits and Uses of Benfotiamine

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WHATARETHEHEALTHBENEFITS ANDUSESOFBENFOTIAMINE SUPPLEMENT Benfotiaminemayhelpwithmanyhealthconditions. Therearevariousevidencesregardingthis. Let’slookatsomeofthekeyfindings:

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Diabetes

Benfotiaminehasaprotectiveeffectagainstadvanced glycationendproducts(AGEs)whichistheprocessby which high blood sugar levels damage nerves and small blood vessels. As per a small study published in DiabetesCarein2006,benfotiaminemaybebeneficial for diabetic patients. Study results showed that benfotiamine appeared to protect against oxidative stressinducedbyintakeofAGEsandtheysuggestthat benfotiamine might play an important role in atherosclerosis preventive therapy in patients with diabetes.

Neuropathy

Takingbenfotiaminemaybeusefulinthetreatmentof nerve damages that occurs due to diabetes-related elevationinbloodsugarlevels.Benfotiamineisusefulfor many people suffering from neuropathy. Some folks, whocouldbarelywalkorsleepproperlyatnight,have reported remarkable improvement by taking benfotiamine.AccordingtotheInternationalJournalof Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, in 2005, research found that treating people with benfotiamine forthreeweeks,significantlyreducedpaininagroupof peoplewithdiabeticneuropathy.

Alzheimer’s Disease

Advancedstudiesarecurrentlyunderwaytodayto

studythebeneficialeffectsofBenfotiamineon Alzheimer’sdisease.Reductionofglucosemetabolismin thebrainisoneofthemainfeaturesof Alzheimer’sdisease.Accordingtoastudypublishedin Brain,2010,benfotiaminefightsbackthebuildupof amyloidplaque(aphenomenoncloselylinkedto thedevelopmentofAlzheimer’sdisease) andbenfotiamineappearstoimprovecognitive functionsintheanimalAlzheimer’sdiseasemodel.

USESOF BENFOTIAMINE

Low thiamine (Vitamin B-1) creates many health issues,includingnerveandheartdisorders.Inorderto increase the absorption of thiamine, you can use Benfotiamine. Benfotiamine is found effective in reducingthedamageexcesssugardoestobodycells ofdiabetics.Bettervisionandbetterkidneyfunctioning havealsobeenreported.Benfotiaminealsohelpedin Sciatica/back pain, Fatigue and Fibromyalgia. Benfotiamine additionally may also slow down the aging process, increase exercise performance and boostupyourmind.

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