[ConservativeMind]

Some positive news for ALS sufferers.

Note that a few antioxidant foods, such as blueberries, have also been shown to help grow neurons.

[ConservativeMind]

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[Bob434]

Had two friends die of Als. Terrible terrible disease. Both died young. One just recently. What a horrible way to go. Someone posted a vid on it, showing a man who kept marking awake gasping for air, over and over again. Totally frightened.

I sure hope they can use this terrible disease, or at least make it non lethal and manageable

[Faith65]

Thanks.
BKMK

[ConservativeMind]

“Researchers targeted the energy production of motor neurons as a potential therapeutic strategy for treating MND.”

Do note mitochondria are responsible for our cells’ energy production. Aside from a genetic defect, mitochondrial functions can be helped by mitophagy (getting rid of dysfunctional mitochondria) and reducing inflammation.

Two recent supplements have been found to directly impact these mitochondrial issues. Urolithin A induces mitophagy to clear out bad mitochondria even from cells that are senescent. GlyNAC (equal parts amino acids glycine and cysteine (NAC)) allows glutathione to be again produced within cells and mitochondria, which brings down most intracellular inflammation. Either can bring back cells that had dysfunction, due to either issue.

An antioxidant/amino acid that greatly helps mitochondria from getting damaged is ergothioneine. We can't make it, but it is almost exclusively available from mushrooms, with oyster mushrooms particularly high in it. This antioxidant uses its own custom, pre-existing ion channel to slide into cells’ mitochondria. Our mitochondria are capable of regenerating this for over three weeks’ worth of use. In essence, our bodies were made to get ergothioneine into every individual cell.

Finally, another cellular-level antioxidant, SOD, is dependent on the amino acid taurine. Supplementing taurine has been shown to increase SOD over 20%.

I have previously posted studies on each of these.

[Tupelo]

But. But. But.
I thought the CDC and their ‘scientists’ said repurposing drugs did not work.

[BigEdLB]

Lost an uncle to ALS. I am glad to see this

[ConservativeMind]

It looks like blueberries and spirulina were both found to help ALS:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101221101833.htm