08/24/2006: Ted from Bangkok, Thailand replies: "Lilyth: A condition of a disc disorder is a manganese deficiency. Manganese is an unusual supplements, it must be taken alone on an empty stomach and must be in the form of a powdered manganese sulfate. Because of such unusual requirement it is not surprising that the deficiency for such condition to exists quite common. However, for a much quicker recover taking vitamin B complex, of 100 mg. Each, with exception of biotin of 5 mg. And 100 mcg for vitamin B 12, taken twice or three times a day along with vitamin C. With the condition of a slip disc, vitamin C, magnesium, and silicon is important. Silicon dietary sources comes from oatmeal. Magnesium and zinc is extremely important, it is the bases that you always have to cover. Finally taking baking soda plus citric acid 1/4 teaspoon twice a day and colloidal silver 80% plus colloidal gold 20%, should help the body creates its own stem cells needed to regenerate. I haven't yet had the time but a very low amperage of picoamperage of low volt should also regenerate the needed stem cells. However, the colloidal silver/gold route is much more simpler. Once his condition is improved we can resolve the muscle atrophy quite easily. Taking 20, 000 I. U. Of vitamin D3 for about a month plus vitamin K2 should restore most of his atrophy within one month. Afterwards you can discontinue on the second month or so. Vitamin C and vitamin B complex, especially should help relieve most conditions of paralysis, but I suspect that vitamin B5 needs a much higher dosage in the form of panthenol, instead of the more popular calcium pantheol needed for the body to regenerate the disc (along with silicon, manganese and magnesium). I can't cover everything on Lou Gehrig's disease, I simply don't have enough time. However, you need to give magnesium in the form of magnesium citrate, manganese sulfate, and silicon (oatmeal or sodium metasilicate 200 mg/day will be o. K. ). DO NOT use tablet form only powdered or softgels. If you use tablet, grind them into powder, then add non-MSG Japanese Soy sauce or the American _____s Amino Acid Soy Sauce. They will chelate the mineral and make them bioavailable. Of course, the antidote for MSG is very likely to be its close safer cousin, the L-Glutamine, which should displace the more dangerous MSG. Basically depression can often be cured by taking a balanced soy protein supplements with a small amount of soybean oil. Usually one tablespoon of soy protein plus 1/4 teaspoon of soybean oil. To allow absorption, one teaspoon of soy lecithin. Improvement in depression and "giving up" should be noted within about an hour or so. If not, then give narcissus oil and put on the handkerchief it will dispel the negative thoughts almost immediately. Soy is a wonderful supplements since it is high in manganese and should help the slipped disc conditions. Healing of the back takes more time because of electrical paths lies in the center where most healings only occur in the extremities. In such cases providing positive electrical charges in that area using an extremely weak batteries using silver electrodes should help. I haven't gotten to experimenting this but you can try it." - See more at: http://www.earthclinic.com/CURES/als-natural-treatment-supplements2.html