Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as Amoyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Progressive Bulbar Palsy, (PBP), and Primary Lateral Sclerosis, is medically defined as: "A degenerative disease of the motor neurons, characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the hands, forearms, and legs spreading to involve most of the body. It results from degeneration of the motor neurons of the anterior horns and corticospinal tracts, beginning in middle age and progressing rapidly, causing death within 2 to 5 years. There is no known treatment. See also Aran-Duchenne muscular atrophy." Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 3rd edition, pg. 58
 Motor neuron is defined as: "One of various efferent nerve cells that transmit nerve impulses from the brain or from the spinal cord to muscular or glandular tissue. According to location, some kinds of motor neurons are peripheral motor neurons and the upper motor neurons." Ibid, pg. 772
Usually we can find out what we are really dealing with in very simple terms by breaking down or decoding a medical term. When we break down the term "Amoyotrophic", we get: A = "no or negative", + myo = "muscle" + trophic = nourishment. So amoyotrophic means "no muscle nourishment."
When a muscle receives no nourishment, it atrophies or wastes away. We call this 'degeneration.'
Next, we have the word 'lateral.' The word 'lateral' identifies the areas in a person's spinal cord where portions of the nerves cells that nourish the muscles are located. As this area degenerates, it leads to scarring or 'sclerosis' in the region.
Sclerosis simply means "a hardening of." Multiple sclerosis means a multiple hardening of the arteries in the brain. Arteriosclerosis means 'hardening of the arteries.'
In layman's terms, Lou Gehrig's disease is basically a situation or condition (disease) whereby the nerves become degenerative due to lack of nutrition and the muscles of the extremities atrophy or waste away. The disease was named after famed New York Yankees slugger, Lou Gehrig, who died of the insidious disease in 1941. Most who develop Lou Gehrig's disease are between the ages of 40 and 70 years old.
Pertaining to "sclerosis" (hardening), there are a few things that can actually cause hardening in the body and they are: MUCUS and PLAQUE!
Mucus and plaque are the result of a poor and insalubrious diet that is highly acid-forming in nature. This diet is high in animal flesh (meat), dairy products (liquidized cow snot/pus), and refined grains and refined starches which are usually served all together at one of America's numerous 'death food joints' and commonly called or referred to as 'fast food.'
Based upon the above, diet does play a role in the physical development of this insidious disease.
When Lou Gehrig's disease or LS victims become disabled (due to paralysis of the "voluntary" muscles), they have difficulty speaking and swallowing and are very vulnerable to other diseases, particularly pneumonia.
Because Lou Gehrig's disease is degenerative in nature, in the field of natural health and healing, this means Lou Gehrig's disease is 100% reversible or healable and preventable, contrary to what Western medicine says, thinks, and believes.
While true in Western medicine that "there is no known treatment", in natural healing and naturopathy, there is healing for every disease known to man. We are told in the Bible that: "God causes the herb to grow for the service of man" (Psalm 104:14) and "for the HEALING of the nations" (Revelation 22:2). So who are we to trust - God or man? I choose to trust God and Nature, personally! But to each his own
So now that we have established that God created herbs for the purposes of healing and that Lou Gehrig's disease is reversible, simply because "with God all things are possible", let us now deal with the cause(s) of Lou Gehrig's disease and prevention and remedy of this insidious pathology.
When a person has Lou Gehrig's disease, it is a sign from the body that the body is very acidic, the result from an acidic diet and lifestyle. The acids in the body from the decadent and degenerate American diet, better known as the Standard American Diet, begins to impair the nerve cells (the ones that connect directly to the muscles of the hands and legs) and the ramifications of this activity is that there is loss of communication with the brain and the muscles of the extremities (hands and legs) which in turn results in degeneration of these body parts. They simply atrophy.
What stops atrophy or degeneration? REGENERATION! But how do you get the human body to regenerate? Answer: 1. Give it live or living foods for purposes of nutrition by way of providing essential nutrients, 2. Reprogram your thoughts - think regeneration!
Metaphysically, people with Lou Gehrig's disease are individuals who in a previous existence chose a certain body that will allow them to experience certain life lessons in their present dispensation of life on earth. They will derive karmic lessons if you will. Because the physical human body is built from the etheric blueprint, which follows us from lifetime to lifetime, past life disease and injury gets stored into this blueprint and physically manifest during the duration of our present life or perhaps in a future life. It all depends.
People who experience diseases such as "sclerosis" are usually individuals that in a past life (as well as individuals in the present life) who were "hardened" in life in some area.
People with nervous problems are people who may in a past life destroyed their nerves, perhaps with harmful chemical substances, or who may have lived very unrighteous which created much stress and taxed the nerves as a result.
While I do subscribe to genetic predispositions in certain cases, I do not rule out past-life karma. Never! Many healthy parents can give birth to a child born blind, deaf or mute, or deformed. In cases such as these, one would have to turn to past-life karma in my opinion for understanding less they go crazy trying to figure out how two healthy or seeming healthy individuals produced such a sickly and/or deformed child. If the fruit don't fall far from the tree, then two healthy parents have some explaining to do as to why their child was born deformed and/or sickly.
Healing Lou Gehrig's Disease Naturally
The diet must become alkaline in nature which requires consumption of fresh, raw (and preferably organic) fruits and vegetables. A switch to a mostly raw foods diet would be best, or 75% raw and 25% vegan.
 All meats, dairy products, refined grains and starches should be left alone (not eaten). Avoid processed foods, junk foods, and fast food.
Avoid unhealthy oils, especially when cooking. These oils include Canola, Corn, Soy, Peanut, and Vegetable. All hydrogenated oils should be avoided. Shortening or lard should be avoided. These insalubrious oils destroy the myelin sheath, the protective covering of the nerves, which cause impairment to nervous activity and thus impairs certain muscles that lead to twitching and shaking, in addition, to mild or full paralysis of certain parts of the body. The best oils to consume and/or to cook with include Olive, Grape seed, Macadamia, and Safflower.
The best water to drink on a daily basis is alkaline water. If alkaline water is not available or affordable for you, just make sure the water is filtered (copper and/or carbon filtration) and if possible, ozonated.
Herbs that counteract 'sclerosis' are ideal in the healing process. So are herbs that repair the nerves.
Herbs that counteract 'sclerosis' include: Cayenne, Ginger, Cinnamon, Periwinkle, Butcher's Broom, Manjistha, Chaparral, Goldenseal Root, and Comfrey Root to name a few.
Herbs that repair the nerves include Nerve Root (Lady's Slipper), Kava Kava, Valerian Root, Cinnamon, Chamomile, Blue Vervain, and Passionflower to name a few.
Seaweeds such as Spirulina, Chlorella, Blue Green algae, Dulse, Kelp, Irish Moss, Iceland Moss, and Bladderwrac are very nutritious and help repair damaged cells, nerves, and muscle tissue.
Mono-atomic Gold (white powder) is also helpful for this condition due to its affect on the brain and nervous system.
Dherbs.Com products that are helpful in healing from Lou Gehrig's disease include: Full Body Detox, Nerves Cleanse (coming soon), 10-Day Supreme Blood Cleanse, 10-Day Supreme Colon Cleanse; Nerves Formula, Nerves Tea, Brain Tuner, Brain Tuner Tea, Blood and Lymphatic Formula, Electric Greens Cell Food, and Sixth Chakra Elixir.
Mental science is very important in healing from any disease. The mind is all. Start using your mind for physical results (healing). See/visualize your results in the present! Visualize your healing. See yourself doing what you desire to do, i.e. walking, moving, etc.
Other helpful modalities to help heal Lou Gehrig's disease include yoga, vibrational healing (including chakra balancing), colon hydrotherapy, acupressure/acupuncture, chiropractic, and hyperbaric oxygen chamber to name a few.
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