Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or Lou Gherig’s disease is a degenerative disease in which neurons die prematurely due to a problem with the autoimmune system. Your immune system attacks your organs and nervous system. The muscles degenerate and the body can begin to wear down. This occurs because ALS destroys motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord. The brain loses its ability to control its muscles.

It is very important to understand that there may be a viral component to this illness. The body must be supported with adaptogenic botanicals to handle the possible viral component. These adaptogens include astragulus, ashwaganda, gotu kola, siberian ginseng, panax ginseng, and other botanicals found in quantum orthomolecular medicine. The use of adaptogens may not have the desired effect for the patient who has a genetically acquired disease. If a family member has the disease, these adaptogenic herbs may not produce the desired result.

Treating and curing ALS with ordinary amino acids and botanicals is the foundation of orthomolecular medicine. Large doses of natural proteins called amino acids stop the brain from attacking and repair malfunctions. These amino acids and botanicals are affordable and used in therapeutic doses much higher than levels normally found in food. The concept of orthomolecular medicine is based on the use of very high doses of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, or botanical extracts for cell repair and enhancement of normal brain activities.

The ALS patient should receive a three-week parasite cleanse with one of the many herbal parasite cleanses that are available at your local health food store. This patient should be treated for heavy metal toxins with oral chelation for up to five weeks. You may consider extending oral chelation for another two weeks if the patient improves with this treatment. This patient should be treated very conservatively and any treatment in which the patient does not improve should be discontinued.

This patient may be a good candidate for adrenal or thyroid glandular support. You can try an organic product and closely monitor the progress. Proprietary Chinese herbs would be very good for this patient and could delay the progression of this disease for several years.

Lymphatic therapy or massage therapy would be a good addition to the patient’s overall care. This should be attempted once or twice a week. Reflexology can also benefit ALS.

This progressive and degenerative disease can be treated with Orthomolecular Medicine and may be curable. Conventional medicine does not believe that this disease can be cured. The onset of some symptoms can be delayed or kept at bay by very intensive use of intravenous amino acids, vitamins, and minerals along with oral orthomolecular medications two to four times a day. There are several key amino acids for amino acid therapy and they include NAC, threonine, glutamine, methionine, and tryptophan. Glutamine and NAC are very valuable tools to combat progressive and degenerative neurological diseases.

It is very important to change the diet very quickly to try a gluten-free diet like the GARD Diet for a period of one month. If this does not help the patient, you may want to try the Rotation Diet for at least seven weeks. The Rotation Diet alternates each food so that it is not eaten more than once during a four-day period. Try to cut out saturated fats and increase unsaturated fats like salmon, sardines and mackerel. The implementation of snacks such as organic fruits, nuts, pistachios, avocados and macadamia nuts will support good glucose stabilization for better energy. It is advisable to reduce the consumption of coffee, switch to an organic variety and decaffeinated coffee with the Swiss water method. They can be ordered online if you are in an area where they are not available.

Noni, acai or pomegranate are good additional supplements that are available in liquid or capsule form. Vitamin E, Calcium, Magnesium, Vitamin D, Malic Acid, Food-Based Multivitamins, and German Digestive Enzymes can help provide the nutritional support needed for rapid progress. Quantum Orthomolecular Medicine has several other suggested ideas to help ALS.