ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, the early symptoms of which are very similar to the neuropathy caused by denture cream zinc poisoning. Like ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease, denture cream zinc poisoning results in difficulties with gait and strength. However, while the progression of denture cream zinc poisoning can sometimes be halted if zinc and copper levels are brought to normal range, ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease victims will eventually become totally disabled, and the disease nearly always proves fatal.

ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. Motor neurons reach from the brain to the spinal cord and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body. The progressive degeneration of the motor neurons in ALS or Lou Gehrig