Neuropathy Supplements Not Working? What to Check First
Many people taking supplements for neuropathy are taking reasonable ingredients in ways that don't match the research: the wrong form, a dose that never matched the trials, timing that works against absorption, or several changes at once so there's no way to tell what's helping. Built from viewer questions, this video walks through alpha-lipoic acid dose and form, what one benfotiamine study does and doesn't show, metformin and B12, how B6 from several products can add up, why curcumin needs a partner like piperine, how to time nutrients that absorb differently, and how to track whether anything is actually changing. Dr. Fitz discloses his financial interest in NeuroAxis in the video.
What you'll learn in this video
- Why 600 mg a day of alpha-lipoic acid lined up best with the research, and the difference between the R and standard forms
- What a 12-month benfotiamine study does and doesn't tell you
- Why people taking metformin should ask whether their B12 has been checked, and which test helps
- How B6 from a multivitamin, a B complex, and a nerve formula can quietly add up
- Why plain curcumin barely absorbs, and what piperine and a meal change
- How to time nutrients when some absorb better on an empty stomach and others with food
- Why changing one thing at a time against a real baseline is the only way to know what's working
- Realistic 30-, 60-, and 90-day check-in points