NEUROPATHY: Nutritional Support Protocol

There many, many causes of neuropathy. The most common neuropathies are caused by diabetes, chemotherapy, lumbar disc disease, heavy metal poisoning, and environmental toxins. While infrared light therapy is by far the most effective and best tolerated treatment, there are many nutritional factors that support healing the nerves involved in neuropathy that should be used in combination with light therapy. Conventional treatment with multiple drugs that include anti-seizure medications, antidepressants, and narcotics should be reserved only for when infrared light therapy has failed.
*Dr. Saputo recommends the Lifestyle, Dietary, and Supplement protocols listed below as considerations for treatment for Neuropathy. All the information on this site is intended solely for educational purposes exclusively for your health care practitioner to consider with you. It is neither ethical nor appropriate for any health care practitioner to give medical advice to anyone who is not their patient.

NEUROPATHY: Nutritional Support Protocol

Lifestyle Recommendations:

1. Avoid stress and extra obligations.

2. Avoid alcohol consumption and smoking.

3. Participate in a regular balanced exercise program that includes wearing a pedometer to ensure that you collect steps and move more. High intensity short bursts (20-60 seconds) of activity during the day is recommended to enhance growth hormone release. Also engage in resistance training that works all major muscle groups (work each group at least 2 times a week).

4. Practice good sleep habits and get between 8-9 hours of sleep a night. Take Dr. Saputo's Insomnia Assessment and follow the Insomnia Nutritional Support Protocol if needed.

Dietary Recommendations:

1. Avoid all sugars. Replace sugar with the polyol sugar xylitol.

2. Avoid white flour and all refined carbohydrates including cereals and pasta.

3. Get a balance of omega 3's (salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines) and omega 9 fats (olive oil, olives, almonds, hazelnuts, avocados).

4. Eat protein at every meal including fish, chicken and lean meat.

5. Avoid hydrogenated vegetable oils and fried foods.

6. Cook with olive oil, coconut oil, or macadamia nut oil at low heat.

7. Snack on vegetables and small amounts of nuts, olives or avocado and PaleoBars are acceptable snacks for Diabetics.

8. Incorporate fiber into the diet. Add 1 tsp PaleoFiber with each meal.

Supplement Recommendations:

In addition to the nutrition and lifestyle program recommended by Dr. Saputo, he also recommends the following targeted supplement protocol.

Stabilized R-Lipoic Supreme: 1 with breakfast, lunch and dinner, 3 per day

Carnosine Supreme: 1 with breakfast, lunch and dinner, 3 per day

B Supreme: 1 with breakfast, lunch and dinner, 3 per day

GLA 240: 1 with breakfast, lunch and dinner, 3 per day