Q & A on ALS

Q: Hi, does anyone has a treatment protocol for lou gehrigs disease? Patient is
with tongue partial paralysis and slight disfagya. Any help is good! Thks!

A1: Dear Dr.
I would investigate chelation with EDTA and Glutathione right away with this
patient. We also did a modified swank diet, (no dairy, good oils in...) I was
able to stabilize (with some improvement) a patient for 2+ years before he went
on to low dose naltrexone therapy. It is worth considering.
Sincerely,

A2: IV
Glutathione. And Consider Hyperbaric Oxygen.

A3: Intravenous phospholipids.

A4: From: THE JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE
Volume 14, Number 9, 2008, pp. 1159–1164

Cysteine, Sulfite, and Glutamate Toxicity: A Cause of ALS?

Conclusions: Since elevated plasma cysteine has been reported in other ALS
patients, sulfite and cysteine toxicity may be involved in other cases of ALS.
Patients with ALS with nonmutant-SOD should be tested for sulfite toxicity,
cysteine, glutamate and GSH levels, and whether they have low levels of GSH
metabolism enzymes. Since glutamate metabolism appears to be inhibited by
sulfite, research on the effect of sulfite on glutamate levels in patients with
ALS should be pursued. Life might be prolonged in those patients with ALS with
sulfite toxicity by closely monitoring the blood cysteine and urine sulfite
levels and minimizing their dietary intake, as well as increasing GSH by using
sublingual GSH. A long-term solution might be found through research to
determine methods to increase GSH synthesis without using sulfur-containing
supplements that may add to the cysteine and sulfite toxicity.

Excessive glutamate levels are found in ALS, so using nutrients to offset this
could be useful. L-Taurine, magnesium, B6, huperzine A, GABA, L-Theanine,
(L-Arginine effects nitric oxide which might help), Phosphatidylserine may
increase uptake of GABA - GABA being the "scavenger" of glutamate - there are
some Chinese herbal formulas capable of decreasing glutamate and increasing
GABA.

Hyperbaric oxygen treatments have been helpful in some cases. Check for heavy
metal and pesticide toxicity. Use proteolytic enzymes to "calm" the immune
system. There are circulating immune complexes in ALS - enzymes break them down
making elimination easier. Evidence of auto-immune anti-bodies present in ALS -
again enzymes will break these down, eliminate them and help "calm" the immune
system. Use plant-based digestive enzymes to prevent allergies to food.


A5: Try Chiropractic manipulation of the Neck. It works.

A6: Consider gluten sensitivity. Do the test from Cyrex Lab

A7: I have been working with a patient that has had ALS for approximately 40
(give or take) years. He can no longer stand on his own but can transfer,
drive, and take care of his other daily needs. There is more than one type of
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). If you are interested, perhaps we can correspond.

A9: Hi Doc
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A10: lithium may help.
http://discovermagazine.com/2009/jan/028





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