Mental Health
Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS)
A progressive motor neuron disease causing increasing muscle weakness and atrophy — nutritional intervention and toxin avoidance may slow its progress.
📝 Summary
In short: A progressive motor neuron disease causing increasing muscle weakness and atrophy — nutritional intervention and toxin avoidance may slow its progress.
Common causes: In 10% of cases, hereditary factors are involved. Other factors: strenuous physical occupation combined with nutritional deficiencies (especially B complex, vitamin E, vitamin C, and essential fatty acids); viral infections; physical exhaustion.
First thing to try: Nourishing diet with complete vitaminA natural substance your body needs in small amounts to stay healthy, like vitamin C or D. More →/mineralA natural building block your body needs in small amounts, like calcium or magnesium. More → supplementation plus fresh fruits, vegetables, and vegetable juices.
See a doctor if: See a doctor if symptoms are severe, persistent, or worsening, or if you are unsure — natural supports are meant to complement, not replace, professional care.
🌿 Overview
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is the most common motor neuron disease. It destroys the nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, leading to progressive muscle weakness, atrophy, and eventually respiratory failure. While no cure exists, natural medicine approaches focus on nutritional support, toxic load reduction, and spinal-cord circulation improvement to slow progression and maximize quality of life.
Common signs
- Progressive muscular weakness and atrophy
- weakened respiratory muscles (which can lead to pneumonia)
- difficulty chewing and swallowing
- stiffness
- cramping
- involuntary quivering (fasciculations) of small muscles. The disease progresses relentlessly.
🔎 Why it happens
Common causes and triggers — spotting yours is often the first step to relief.
- In 10% of cases, hereditary factors are involved. Other factors: strenuous physical occupation combined with nutritional deficiencies (especially B complex, vitamin E, vitamin C, and essential fatty acids)
- viral infections
- physical exhaustion
- trauma. Heavy metals (inhaled or ingested) can induce nervous system damage and appear to contribute.
✅ What to do
Gentle, practical steps you can take at home — start at the top.
- Nourishing diet with complete vitaminA natural substance your body needs in small amounts to stay healthy, like vitamin C or D. More →/mineralA natural building block your body needs in small amounts, like calcium or magnesium. More → supplementation plus fresh fruits, vegetables, and vegetable juices.
- VitaminA natural substance your body needs in small amounts to stay healthy, like vitamin C or D. More → E (800 IU) deficiency is a specific factor in ALS — supplement daily.
- Flaxseed oil (or wheat germ oil) is essential for essential fatty acids.
- Prolonged neutral baths daily (1–3 hours) and massage.
- Build general health by gentle tonic measures that are slowly increased in intensity.
- Suppress toxic substance formation and promote elimination through clean diet and hydrotherapy.
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🍽️ Eating to help
Food is one of the gentlest medicines — small, steady changes help most.
Avoid dairy products, meat, sugar, and white-flour products completely — doing so will accelerate whatever healing is possible. Fresh fruits, vegetables (especially juiced), whole grains, nuts, seeds, legumes. Flaxseed oil daily. No processed food, no alcohol, no tobacco.
⚖️ Good to know
- ALS is a serious progressive disease for which no cure is currently known.
- Natural approaches may slow progression and support quality of life but cannot reverse established neurological damage.
- Anyone with suspected ALS should be under neurological care.
- Respiratory support may become necessary as the disease advances.
- Heavy metal testing and removal may be relevant.
🩺 When to see a doctor
- See a doctor if symptoms are severe, persistent, or worsening, or if you are unsure — natural supports are meant to complement, not replace, professional care.
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