My thoughts oN healing ALS
This is merely my layperson perspective. While I have opinions, please note that if I had the total truth, I would be recovering. As that is not the case, please read this with a critical eye.
I believe ALS is a disease of the body failing to appropriately respond to a toxic overload from a possible variety of sources. The mechanisms involved causing the degeneration are unproven. Below are case studies and other studies showing successful treatment of ALS after proper discernment of toxin source. Improvement depended on removal of toxin, not correction of disease mechanism.
My Takeaway: verify if there is a likely culprit for your manifestation of ALS through testing, then treat. Please note that several of these possible culprits are difficult to test for. It is very difficult to discern tissue load of toxic metals without direct access to the tissues. Lyme disease testing is quite controversial as the generally accepted test preferred by the CDC will only catch approximately six in every ten cases. With a screening test sensitivity this low on a disease with such dire ramifications, it is necessary for some to seek alternative testing and treatments for possible Lyme disease.
A few notes on medical professionals: as is the case in many other arenas in our culture, the medical community could benefit by learning to draw on strengths of perceived adversaries. Mainstream medicine is strong through its commitment to rigorous scientific standards. Alternative medicine is strong through its commitment to treat the whole body and seek out the root causes of disease, and openness to use diet, lifestyle, herbs, and supplements to strengthen the body. That said, The greatest weakness I find about mainstream medicine Doctors is their lack of willingness to think creatively, take reasonable risks with terminally diagnosed patients, and to think of the whole body as a united organism. If you have ALS, they are most likely to do you harm through inaction, seeking not to harm you. The goal of most neurologists is to help you progress as slowly and comfortably as possible, not to take risks at unproven experimental therapies. If there is something you want to try, don’t wait for their approval but seek to find a willing doctor. On the other hand, alternative medicine doctors are most likely to do harm through inadequately proven methods. Herb interactions, IV chelation, and inadequate testing methods could all be a concern when working with alternative medicine doctors.
When it comes down to it, the most important quality that you could find in a doctor is not whether he is mainstream or alternative, but whether he is humble. That will allow him to question himself and the evidence and your symptoms and arrive at better conclusions.
Most of all, keep in mind that you are the one responsible for your own health journey. Medical professionals are part of your care team and they give you their best recommendations. It is your job to weigh the evidence, choose your own adventure, and own it.
ALS from mercury poisoning
https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/477397
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17719172/
If you believe your ALS came from mercury exposure and cannot find a doctor to treat you, this is a conservative chelation method that can be pursued on your own:
https://www.livingnetwork.co.za/chelationnetwork/chelation-the-andy-cutler-protocol/
ALS from AIDS
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2001/09/lou-gehrigs-disease-linked-virus
ALS from syphilis
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.researchgate.net/publication/20748238_Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis_syndrome_of_syphilitic_origin_5_cases/amp
ALS from Lyme disease
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.holtorfmed.com/als-another-lyme-related-disease/amp/
If you believe your ALS came from Lyme disease and cannot find a doctor to treat you, this is a painful treatment that can be pursued on your own:
http://bvtforlyme.com
ALS from pesticides
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/20847462/
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/863163
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0041008X11002912
http://n.neurology.org/content/67/10/1894.full
If I believed my ALS came from pesticide exposure and could not find a doctor to treat me, I would try sauna therapy (traditional or infrared) (By the way, I have tried a lot of things that hurt me so I do not recommend doing what I would do).
I believe ALS is a disease of the body failing to appropriately respond to a toxic overload from a possible variety of sources. The mechanisms involved causing the degeneration are unproven. Below are case studies and other studies showing successful treatment of ALS after proper discernment of toxin source. Improvement depended on removal of toxin, not correction of disease mechanism.
My Takeaway: verify if there is a likely culprit for your manifestation of ALS through testing, then treat. Please note that several of these possible culprits are difficult to test for. It is very difficult to discern tissue load of toxic metals without direct access to the tissues. Lyme disease testing is quite controversial as the generally accepted test preferred by the CDC will only catch approximately six in every ten cases. With a screening test sensitivity this low on a disease with such dire ramifications, it is necessary for some to seek alternative testing and treatments for possible Lyme disease.
A few notes on medical professionals: as is the case in many other arenas in our culture, the medical community could benefit by learning to draw on strengths of perceived adversaries. Mainstream medicine is strong through its commitment to rigorous scientific standards. Alternative medicine is strong through its commitment to treat the whole body and seek out the root causes of disease, and openness to use diet, lifestyle, herbs, and supplements to strengthen the body. That said, The greatest weakness I find about mainstream medicine Doctors is their lack of willingness to think creatively, take reasonable risks with terminally diagnosed patients, and to think of the whole body as a united organism. If you have ALS, they are most likely to do you harm through inaction, seeking not to harm you. The goal of most neurologists is to help you progress as slowly and comfortably as possible, not to take risks at unproven experimental therapies. If there is something you want to try, don’t wait for their approval but seek to find a willing doctor. On the other hand, alternative medicine doctors are most likely to do harm through inadequately proven methods. Herb interactions, IV chelation, and inadequate testing methods could all be a concern when working with alternative medicine doctors.
When it comes down to it, the most important quality that you could find in a doctor is not whether he is mainstream or alternative, but whether he is humble. That will allow him to question himself and the evidence and your symptoms and arrive at better conclusions.
Most of all, keep in mind that you are the one responsible for your own health journey. Medical professionals are part of your care team and they give you their best recommendations. It is your job to weigh the evidence, choose your own adventure, and own it.
ALS from mercury poisoning
https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/477397
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/17719172/
If you believe your ALS came from mercury exposure and cannot find a doctor to treat you, this is a conservative chelation method that can be pursued on your own:
https://www.livingnetwork.co.za/chelationnetwork/chelation-the-andy-cutler-protocol/
ALS from AIDS
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2001/09/lou-gehrigs-disease-linked-virus
ALS from syphilis
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.researchgate.net/publication/20748238_Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis_syndrome_of_syphilitic_origin_5_cases/amp
ALS from Lyme disease
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.holtorfmed.com/als-another-lyme-related-disease/amp/
If you believe your ALS came from Lyme disease and cannot find a doctor to treat you, this is a painful treatment that can be pursued on your own:
http://bvtforlyme.com
ALS from pesticides
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/20847462/
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/863163
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0041008X11002912
http://n.neurology.org/content/67/10/1894.full
If I believed my ALS came from pesticide exposure and could not find a doctor to treat me, I would try sauna therapy (traditional or infrared) (By the way, I have tried a lot of things that hurt me so I do not recommend doing what I would do).