ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease Cause and Cure?

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2015
  • This video explores a highly compelling cause of ALS, how it may have given Lou Gehrig himself ALS, and how the ALS Association is ignoring it all.
    Sources:
    Guam ALS Data, BMAA Brain Tissue Number, etc.:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19...
    BMAA in Flying Foxes Study:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12...
    BMAA & cyanobacteria:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
    Animal Feeding Studies of BMAA:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18...
    BMAA Kills Motor Neurons:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16...
    BMAA Leads to MIsfolding of Proteins:
    www.plosone.org/article/fetchO...
    More BMAA in Hair of ALS Patients:
    www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10...
    BMAA in Canadian ALS Brains, not Huntingtons:
    onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10...
    Florida Seafood BMAA Study:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
    Lou Gehrig's PIckled Eels News Clip:
    news.google.com/newspapers?id...
    ALS Clusters:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
    ALS Cluster in Maryland and Crabs:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23...
    Wisconsin ALS Cluster and Lake Michigan Fish:
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22...
    Oceania Report on Mislabeled Fish:
    oceana.org/sites/default/files...
    Cornell - over half of grain in US fed to livestock:
    www.news.cornell.edu/stories/1...
    BMAA in Shark Fins and "...it may be prudent to limit exposure of BMAA in the human diet.":
    www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/artic...
    95% of Persistent Organic Pollutants are from animal fat:
    www.sciencedirect.com/science/...

КОМЕНТАРІ • 406

  • @webstche
    @webstche 7 років тому +144

    I was debating to myself whether I should watch this video or not. My father passed away from ALS in 2012. Ironically we are from Two Rivers, Wi where that study took place (this is the first I have even heard of it). He was born and raised there. It breaks my heart thinking if we had known this, how that information could have varied his treatment plan and potentially saved or extended his life. Thank you for making incredibly science based and informative videos. I have recently begun a vegan lifestyle and videos like yours help me educate my friends and family better than any I have seen on UA-cam.

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  7 років тому +27

      Hey, I applaud you for having the courage to face the information head on. It's always easier not to. I wish everyone knew about the seafood risk but most people are only now just learning what ALS is.
      Thanks for the kind words.

    • @lamontirving7854
      @lamontirving7854 7 років тому +5

      hey how you doing my name Lamont Irving I need help I wanna reverse als please help me I need instructions please give me some advice

    • @aprilpaula3790
      @aprilpaula3790 7 років тому +1

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    • @AdvancellsThePowertoCure
      @AdvancellsThePowertoCure 7 років тому +1

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    • @Amy-tl2xe
      @Amy-tl2xe 7 років тому +6

      This crackpot stuff needs to go away.....horrible to say this to victims of ALS. We know this is an AD disguised as a personal story. We weren't born yesterday.

  • @tomstoughton
    @tomstoughton 7 років тому +48

    yeah, they cant make money off telling people to stop eating fish

  • @Phoenix-uy7nm
    @Phoenix-uy7nm 8 років тому +61

    My dad died from ALS three years ago. I wish we could have known about this before, maybe he could have been saved. He fished all the time. :(

    • @bigkfromtx9526
      @bigkfromtx9526 6 років тому

      Gavin Smith damn my varsity coach has it now

    • @_DrDrakeRamoray
      @_DrDrakeRamoray 5 років тому

      You do not get ALS from eating meat or fish. It's clearly a genetic trait that researchers haven't discovered yet. Futhermore lately NFL players are being diagnosed. Obviously traumatic brain injuries can be a cause of ALS. Maybe Mic the vegan can search wikipedia for that answer.

    • @simonkeel3030
      @simonkeel3030 3 роки тому

      @@_DrDrakeRamoray I am definitely not a doctor, but it would makes sense that there would be a toxin-related cause in relation to a neurodegenerative disease. Also how do we know if something is genetic or the people in the family are eating a similar diet? He referenced a lot of legitimate studies in this video and to overlook that is a bit biased. Genetics probably do play a role but I would venture to guess that certain genetic markers make someone's reaction to bmaa more adverse.

  • @JoshuaOtusanya
    @JoshuaOtusanya 6 років тому +3

    So much value in this video!! Fantastic channel man. I'll be binge watching your videos. Life changing

  • @ImHavinaHoot
    @ImHavinaHoot 8 років тому +23

    What the what??? My Grandfather had ALS and passed away from complications after living several years paralyzed and on a ventilator. I've never heard of this correlation, thank you for the information!

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому +14

      +ImHavinaHoot My condolences to your family. I can't imagine having a relative with ALS, my grandmother's Alzheimer's was bad enough. Hopefully the information will help somebody somewhere.

    • @holahola-gp6vd
      @holahola-gp6vd 7 років тому

      can you name marine animals that contain that bmaa? so we can know what not to eat

  • @denisemontgomery5600
    @denisemontgomery5600 5 років тому +13

    This is a cruel and devastating disease. My heart and soul breaks for anyone suffering from ALS. I'm so skeptical about this. It just seems too good to be true.

  • @TommyHoare
    @TommyHoare 8 років тому +2

    Very well researched video as always. Love this channel.

  • @727MEOW
    @727MEOW 8 років тому +1

    Wow, great video! NutritionFacts brought me here. Your video came up after Dr. Gregor's on this issue. Subscribed to your channel :)

  • @bonniehoke-scedrov4906
    @bonniehoke-scedrov4906 6 років тому

    Brilliant post-thank you! Keep all this great information coming. You rock!

  • @justocamacho4908
    @justocamacho4908 7 років тому +1

    thanks so much for taking the time to make this video it helps a lot

  • @bobcatt2294
    @bobcatt2294 Рік тому +1

    I complement you on your great work for the betterment of society. Thumbs up and subscribed. Impressed with the amount of source material you provide.

  • @Millennial_Mike
    @Millennial_Mike Рік тому +1

    This is absolutely fascinating. I feel like it's not discussed nearly enough.

  • @fairyaya17
    @fairyaya17 8 років тому

    Woah, had no idea about this. Thanks for your amazing research!

  • @DrJanTaplin
    @DrJanTaplin 5 років тому

    Wow, thank you so much for your research and for putting this info out for the world!!

  • @deepakhiranandani6488
    @deepakhiranandani6488 5 років тому

    Wow! Keep up the good work, my best wishes.

  • @lisanloves
    @lisanloves 8 років тому +4

    Thank you so much for this informative video. I will share it.

  • @borgullet3376
    @borgullet3376 5 років тому

    Mic, you're The Man... GOD Bless you brother.

  • @thinkingman07
    @thinkingman07 8 років тому

    Nice work! Thanks for sharing!

  • @tamcon72
    @tamcon72 8 років тому

    This was absolutely riveting to watch--I felt as though I were getting a secret history. Also, I love how clearly geeked you are about getting the information across in your delivery. Thanks so much for doing the critical discovery work necessary for this post : )

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому

      +tamcon72 Yes I did geek out on this one! I went a little too hard into the studies. Trying to make a shorter, less information-intensive video next.

    • @tamcon72
      @tamcon72 8 років тому +2

      Mic. the Vegan
      No, that's not what I meant! We LIKE that you are as intent about researching deeply and making citations as Nutrition Facts.org. And I like that you are so enthusiastic--it's gripping! Please keep doing things the way you feel you should : )

    • @Equinox1.5
      @Equinox1.5 8 років тому

      +Mic. the Vegan I agree with tamcon72 :-). I've just discovered your channel and I love it.

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому +1

      +Rose Viola Thanks Rose! Glad you like it. Feel free to suggest any topics :)

    • @Equinox1.5
      @Equinox1.5 8 років тому +1

      Mic. the Vegan Cheers :-)

  • @leslieortiz9611
    @leslieortiz9611 7 місяців тому

    I’m waiting to be tested and this info was so helpful.

  • @theresabeville4420
    @theresabeville4420 6 років тому +5

    I have a friend who quit smoking pot and was diagnosed with ALS.. I thought that he should go back to smoking weed but he wanted to die sober.
    So he did.
    This was a Very sad loss of a great human being, a courageous Dad and good friend and artist.

    • @debbiearnold9805
      @debbiearnold9805 5 років тому

      I am so sorry for your loss..........

    • @mriyke4719
      @mriyke4719 2 місяці тому

      Did he have breathing problems

  • @joeyfreshie
    @joeyfreshie 8 років тому

    Amazing video !!!

  • @meowglab7702
    @meowglab7702 7 років тому +1

    Thank you for this video!

  • @B1cam
    @B1cam 8 років тому

    This is important information!

  • @balderdashery1
    @balderdashery1 8 років тому

    Excellent video! Thank you!

  • @robpriv3014
    @robpriv3014 4 роки тому +1

    Wow. This one hits close to home. My dad was a friend and occasional hunting buddy of the famous baseball player Jim “Catfish” Hunter who also died of ALS. Hunter spent all of his non-baseball life on the coast of North Carolina, eating a lot of seafood and also hunting and eating the animals (ducks especially) that survived by getting their water and food from that same coastal area. Makes sense now.

  • @melidaanyiespinal996
    @melidaanyiespinal996 5 років тому +6

    My father has ALS. He has been a committed vegan yogi for over 30 years. He has spent a large part of his life following the healthiest approaches and still got the disease. I wish I could help but he already does not eat or follow any animal products and has even grow his own organic food. It’s taking over very fast.

    • @christianr8799
      @christianr8799 2 роки тому +2

      Hello I’m sorry to hear that, I’m curious to know did he take spirulina

    • @mriyke4719
      @mriyke4719 2 місяці тому

      Does have breathing problems

    • @whiteclouds26
      @whiteclouds26 2 місяці тому

      ​@@christianr8799🤨 what's that

  • @juliajoseph3710
    @juliajoseph3710 7 років тому +1

    Bless you for this video

  • @j.fabricioelias227
    @j.fabricioelias227 7 років тому

    Great video.

  • @goldiefreeman8693
    @goldiefreeman8693 5 років тому +1

    Thanks for information 👍❤️

  • @billthorne1
    @billthorne1 5 років тому

    Good show!

  • @donaldstanfield3486
    @donaldstanfield3486 Рік тому

    Very informative thank you very much.

  • @cindya2082
    @cindya2082 6 років тому +3

    My husband was diagnosed with ALS 15 years ago. We both went plant based three years ago. I wish I would have known all that I know now about the dangers of animal products. I have never heard of BMAA before this video. Thank you for this information. I’m going to discourage my adult kids from eating fish.

    • @thehoop74
      @thehoop74 Рік тому +4

      How has your husband survived 15 years with it?

  • @jamesbennie1846
    @jamesbennie1846 8 років тому +3

    Very well done! Great job! I still haven't heard any earth shattering news that the ALS society has promoted not eating seafood in any meaningful way. It's 'Inconceivable!' said with reference to The Princess Bride

    • @whiteclouds26
      @whiteclouds26 2 місяці тому

      Seafood 🤨 I thought it was good for you

  • @tirsohscificartoons762
    @tirsohscificartoons762 5 років тому +10

    ALS is a symptom diagnosed illness, not a caused based diagnosis. It has enough differences between people where there is not likely any one cause. I personally hate seafood. I always have. Rarely I will eat tuna, but usually no. My symptoms started in my hands and feet, and then moved up then now it is going for my throat.
    My type of ALS appears to be related to toxins, not to what you are talking about. I lived next to a cotton farm for many years. If you look into it, there is also a connection between toxins like agent Orange, and many diseases. ALS is supposedly not one according to the VA website, but there is enough people exposed to Agent Orange and other toxins that get ALS that it is hard not too see some relationship there.
    Getting back to me, in my case the M.D. that I am seeing linked mine most probably to toxins. Luckily we caught it early. I cut out all artificial colors, preservatives, and am trying to reduce the amount of food with Glyphosate. Oats have tons in them, as does wheat. I am not allowed oats anymore, even organic. I get heritage grain organic wheat from a local farm. It is very hard to do on my budget, but I am way obsessed with cutting out all chemicals I can. Yes, this has not included cutting out fish, but I never eat fish much anyways. Organic as much as possible, and beware of all cheaper meats.
    In my life, this is certainly not a cure. The disease is still progressing, but far slower than it had been. My symptoms are 100% better. I cheated once with a few brownies and I was stiff and sore for days afterwards. If anyone is getting ALS that reads this, I would also immediately cut out ALL food that has high levels of Glyphosate or that has artificial colors or preservatives. Yes I personally know that is very hard, but I do that myself because it makes a night and day difference for me. Again, everyone may have different triggers, but there is NO good reason to eat artificial chemicals. Distilled water helps for me as well. It has no added fluoride, as many brands of water can (Even though it is not labelled). Fluoride is a neurotoxin, and not a nutrient. Much of the fluoride you get is not medical grade, but rather industrial waste grade anyways.
    Do what you will, but this works for me. Cut out artificial chemicals as immediately and drastically as you can. Also, check your environment. Do you live near a farm or some business that uses a lot of chemicals? Do you use a lot of weed killer or other chemicals yourself? These are important questions. Doctors will not admit the cause for the most part. It is up to us to be extra careful.

    • @standforhumanitariancauses4756
      @standforhumanitariancauses4756 9 місяців тому +1

      How are you doing?

    • @philipdriss6999
      @philipdriss6999 4 місяці тому

      My best friend have the same symptoms for three months. Not diagnosed yet as Als but cramps getting worse day by day. Hoe do you feel now. Thank You for these advices, I'll show him all your information 🙏

    • @mriyke4719
      @mriyke4719 2 місяці тому

      Does he have breathing problems

  • @ionamcbrid
    @ionamcbrid 8 років тому

    you deserve more viewers.

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому +1

      +ionamcbrid Thanks. Sadly nobody wants to watch a video about ALS...out of sight out of mind. Maybe more sex related videos would do it.

    • @IAMGiftbearer
      @IAMGiftbearer 8 років тому +1

      +Mic. the Vegan That's a shame because these people usually have family and friends. It doesn't seem like such a small population to me. I'll tweet this for you. It really should be getting much more coverage!

  • @nitsan
    @nitsan 7 років тому +29

    How the hell can something be called a non-profit if they are pocketing millions?

    • @gallectee6032
      @gallectee6032 5 років тому +3

      So he must have done a study then?

  • @liberdedeum6748
    @liberdedeum6748 8 років тому +1

    God bless you!

  • @user-mh4uh5td3k
    @user-mh4uh5td3k 5 місяців тому +1

    Everyone should watch this

  • @marybellskellon4536
    @marybellskellon4536 7 років тому +2

    Thank you for the info !!I m greaful still a life i have LAS for 4 years!

    • @marybellskellon4536
      @marybellskellon4536 7 років тому

      Thank you so much for your info !!I m very much appreciate yur sharing with me !!

    • @mohanmadakari2741
      @mohanmadakari2741 5 років тому

      You will be saved by God don't worry

  • @IAMALITABRIZI
    @IAMALITABRIZI 8 років тому

    Just seen this shout out in "The Vegan Revolution"'s latest video. Great job on this video! I learned a lot!

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому +1

      +The Friendly Activist Thanks! That's cool I didn't know Vegan Revolution plugged my channel. Love your stuff too man.

  • @crazyoldvegan9035
    @crazyoldvegan9035 8 років тому +1

    Another really great video. I'm sharing. I have family members that eat seafood.

  • @gnomeinc972
    @gnomeinc972 6 років тому +1

    Why does this video only have 20k views?!?!

  • @Matthew-iq6yt
    @Matthew-iq6yt 7 років тому

    Liked this video.

  • @nagev7239
    @nagev7239 8 років тому

    nice one!

  • @superbettynow
    @superbettynow 5 років тому +5

    It’s called Motor Neuron Disease (MND) here in Australia. My mum died of it in 2006. She rarely if ever ate seafood, so unfortunately this video doesn’t do much to shed light on what caused it in her case.

    • @savannahwhitemaclin5452
      @savannahwhitemaclin5452 Рік тому +1

      Same with my grandmother. I'm trying to figure a way to help her but this video did nothing for me.

    • @benopie7772
      @benopie7772 3 місяці тому

      i think as he mentioned mercury is linked to ALS and I have seen studies recently regarding pesticide consumption and links to ALS . I think the BMaA connection is just one MAJOR cause of this disease but might not be the ONLY cause. Also it may only take one bad piece of seafood that is loaded with this stuff to cause this disease. Im sure there are different mechanisms at play within each persons body also. Also of note is I saw a study where it showed that some animals didnt exhibit symptoms of ALs until many years after consumption of BMaA

  • @HKK402
    @HKK402 5 років тому +1

    Hello micthevegan, my dad is diagnosed with ALS two weeks ago. What do you recommend for a cure?

  • @pbunyan100
    @pbunyan100 8 років тому +2

    once again, the best, informative and useful videos, have the the least views...hmmmm

    • @LenkaSaratoga
      @LenkaSaratoga 5 років тому

      pbunyon100 sadly, you are right! Some useless stupid bullshit gets tons of views, and gems of good info go largely unnoticed by UA-cam viewers.

  • @whateveryousaypeople
    @whateveryousaypeople 8 років тому +4

    Thank you so much. This makes a lot of sense. My brother has ALS and he was eating so much sea food.

  • @moonlight3059
    @moonlight3059 3 місяці тому +1

    Two of my sisters died of ALS😢. One ate a lot of sea fish and shell fish, crab and lobsters. My second sister didn't eat any.

  • @livingincrete7157
    @livingincrete7157 5 років тому

    I am guessing this advice works for motor neuron disease too? thanks for all you do.

  • @milenadeltorto2324
    @milenadeltorto2324 5 років тому

    God bless you! I've got someone with ALS. Anything newer to know?

  • @PotatoStrong
    @PotatoStrong 8 років тому +11

    Amazing info. A great guitarist Jason Becker developed ALS at about 18. I wonder if he ate lots of those fish.

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому +1

      +Potato Strong Dang he got it young, that's really sad. It's not impossible, being raised on the San Francisco bay and all.

    • @MrChristophSchmidt
      @MrChristophSchmidt 8 років тому +1

      +Potato Strong love jasons music ! posted this on his discussionboard on YT

    • @PotatoStrong
      @PotatoStrong 8 років тому +1

      Christoph Schmidt cool yeah I sent a tweet, it's always about research but never diet. Would be interesting to know if he ate a lot of fish in san fran, although a lot of people in the world eat fish every day hence the depleted oceans!

    • @MrChristophSchmidt
      @MrChristophSchmidt 8 років тому +1

      +Potato Strong thats great ! I hope he will respond in some way.
      do you have any music online ? I saw you in a vegangains video playing guitar back in december i think :-)

    • @MrChristophSchmidt
      @MrChristophSchmidt 8 років тому +1

      +Potato Strong thank you ! ill have a listen

  • @guersomfalcon7544
    @guersomfalcon7544 5 років тому

    thanks mike

  • @vegtopia241
    @vegtopia241 8 років тому

    Thank you so much for this information! You may have saved at least one life with it. My cousin's dad and his dad both died from ALS (there must also be some genetic element to it) and of course we worry he may end up with it too. Oddly enough, we are Chamorro (Guamanian) on our mom's side of the family.

    • @marcusvaldes
      @marcusvaldes 2 роки тому

      Families often have similar diets. Could be that the gene is expressed with diet. Who knows? Tragic.

    • @thehoop74
      @thehoop74 Рік тому

      5% is familial the rest is sporadic

  • @joshn3158
    @joshn3158 6 років тому

    Hi Mic,
    A quick question;
    i wanted to buy BCAAs, but heard that they can cause ALS, is that true?
    did some research, but i cant read studies correctly and cant distinguish between good and bad designed studies.
    Thanks

  • @Fjerid
    @Fjerid 5 років тому +2

    There goes my goal of going pescitarian(am full meateater atm) I have nerve inflammation and afraid of developing ALS of other neurological diseases. Herbal teas like sage give me huge relief from symptoms! Sage happens to be anti-bactarial ;)

  • @Dankapotamus918
    @Dankapotamus918 8 років тому +8

    One of my favorite vegan UA-cam channels!

  • @markymarkandthecanadianele1524
    @markymarkandthecanadianele1524 8 років тому +1

    You do realize, you will have literally cured people by sharing this information. Thank you so much, keep up with lengthy informative vids like these.

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому

      +MarkyMark and the Canadian Election I can only hope this information helps someone. Glad to know you appreciate the more information dense ones!

    • @allisongehrig2906
      @allisongehrig2906 6 років тому

      If only that were true :(

  • @PrisonPlanett
    @PrisonPlanett 7 років тому +1

    bro.. have you ever considered sentience in viruses single celled organisms and everything is sentient .. sensed stored electrical waves. and it makes sense in how certain molecule 'trickily? what are they conscious of what they are doing or...? disguise themselves as other molecules.. or do you think the disguising which iv heard many times for many molecules, is happenstance ?

  • @IAMGiftbearer
    @IAMGiftbearer 8 років тому

    I am going to give this info to my doctors, and post it on some of the message boards I belong to.

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому

      +IAMGiftbearer Awesome! I would love to hear a doctor's response, particularly an ALS specialist.

  • @laurahenry4375
    @laurahenry4375 5 років тому

    Hi Mic, after learning that most cyanobacteria produce BMAA, I am very worried that my B12 supplements could be introducing unsafe levels of BMAA into my body-- owing to the fact that cyanocobalamin and others are harvested from bacteria and it begins with "cyano." I'm not sure if the bacteria that produce cyanocobalamin and methylcobalmin also produce BMAA. Could B12 supplements pose a risk, especially the cyanocobalamin kind? I'm very troubled over this as I've stopped taking my B12 supplement for now, but I don't want to become deficient either. 😕
    I know you said water laced with cyanobacteria probably isn't posing a harm and that it's the meat that is the real source of BMAA, but could the B12 vitamins have higher concentrations than plain water that's been contaminated?

  • @Emma-wl8bv
    @Emma-wl8bv 8 років тому +24

    you should send your research to kip andersen for the new "what the health" documentary! I'm sure they're almost done with the research for the movie but you've done such huge amounts of research, might as well check if they can use it.

    • @_DrDrakeRamoray
      @_DrDrakeRamoray 6 років тому +2

      It's not research it's an opinion of a vegan who is against eating meat and fish and is using ALS as a way to promote his lifestyle. ALS is very rare. Millions and millions of people each day eat fish all over the world. Do millions and millions of people have ALS?

    • @gregbernard4466
      @gregbernard4466 6 років тому +1

      Dr. Drake Ramoray, as in General Hospital TV-doctor fame.
      I think some people are wary when medical professionals can't find help for their loved ones. It is possible that people are fed up with the closeness of doctors and prescription drug manufacturers.
      Mic. is a science journalist and he is creating a lot of interesting buzz on some of these topics. It is a good review of the literature.

    • @_DrDrakeRamoray
      @_DrDrakeRamoray 6 років тому

      That's not the point of this guy's agenda. It's all about being Vegan and how it will cure diseases and eating meat is the problem with everything. Laughable videos. His facts are all wrong. In one of his videos he states people with MS die within 5 years.

    • @gregbernard4466
      @gregbernard4466 6 років тому +6

      Dr. Drake Ramoray from General Hospital on TV.
      There is no agenda. I never wanted to hurt animals though I only recently stopped eating meat. Now, I see an abundance of truth and logic in Mic's videos. If you want to challenge what is said present some science videos on your channel showing research. The truth is impartial to anyone's agenda.

    • @_DrDrakeRamoray
      @_DrDrakeRamoray 6 років тому

      Whatever. You guys only see what you want to see. Have fun being hungry.

  • @kittycatobsession
    @kittycatobsession 6 років тому

    Hey Mic, a friend of my mom's was recently diagnosed with ALS. She only speaks Finnish but I would love for this important information to reach her. Would it be somehow possible to caption this video? I'd provide the translation!

  • @Equinox1.5
    @Equinox1.5 8 років тому +1

    Great video. On a related note, do algae-based omega-3 supplements contain BMAA? Or seaweeds? Or blue-green algae?

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому +7

      +Rose Viola DHA Omegas usually come from golden algae which doesn't have BMAA

    • @Equinox1.5
      @Equinox1.5 8 років тому

      Mic. the Vegan That's great. Thanks, Mic.

  • @canadianamerican90
    @canadianamerican90 Рік тому +2

    The Bible specifically says not to eat any of these unclean animals including shrimp , crab , shellfish , bats , eels etc way before science found this link....

  • @ryanbrinkerhoff5107
    @ryanbrinkerhoff5107 8 років тому +3

    Mic, where would a individual get testing done for BMMA ? Hair , serum any would be nice.

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому +2

      +Ryan Brinkerhoff that's a good question. I have looked around online but I haven't found anything yet.

  • @christyboatwright3942
    @christyboatwright3942 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you for the information. My 24 year old daughter Dixie has ALS. Diagnosed 2018. So now I have loads of questions for her drs. and the ALS association. Mercury was not a problem for her. DNA test showed it's not hereditary. It has progressed very quickly. Dr. said it just happens.That's so hard to understand. Please keep spreading the research,thoughts never know what may be discovered.

    • @michaelsinnott2226
      @michaelsinnott2226 9 місяців тому +1

      So young its awful.

    • @mriyke4719
      @mriyke4719 2 місяці тому

      So sorry about that does she have breathing problems

    • @christyboatwright3942
      @christyboatwright3942 2 місяці тому

      @@mriyke4719 yes she did. She had a cpap machine for awhile in the journey. My sweet Dixie passed in July 2022.

    • @christyboatwright3942
      @christyboatwright3942 Місяць тому

      Yes she did. Unfortunately we lost Dixie in 2022.

    • @iykegideon8199
      @iykegideon8199 Місяць тому

      I'm so sorry it really progressed so fast despite her young age

  • @simonkeel3030
    @simonkeel3030 3 роки тому

    Fascinating video and definitely seems like a pretty solid theory.... I wouldn't be drinking spirulina either. If it came out that seafood was a cause for even 10 percent of als cases, it would destroy the seafood industry and there is no way they would let that happen.

  • @MrSangeetharaja
    @MrSangeetharaja 7 років тому +8

    I have been a vegetarian since 2005 but I have been diagnosed with ALS; now in 2017!

    • @leonidassaber7335
      @leonidassaber7335 5 років тому +3

      Gamini Jayasuriya do you eat a lot of eggs/diary?

    • @Denniss7420
      @Denniss7420 5 років тому +4

      Vaccines?

    • @cupcakeyummy6125
      @cupcakeyummy6125 5 років тому +1

      I am thinking vaccines too but nobody talking about it

    • @mohanmadakari2741
      @mohanmadakari2741 5 років тому

      My father is diagnosed too. Hope Kerala helps you.

    • @Weesson
      @Weesson 4 роки тому

      Denniss7420 what’s wrong with vaccines?

  • @AngelinaAlexMusic
    @AngelinaAlexMusic 8 років тому +1

    Umm. My new favorite vegan you tuber? YES! Nice to meet you :P
    Great videos

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому +1

      +Angelina Alexandra Ⓥ Aww gee thanks! Much appreciated and good to meet you too.

  • @dropj3
    @dropj3 7 років тому +12

    What does this mean for the consumption of spirulina (since it's a cyanobacteria)?
    thanks for the video mic!

    • @dropj3
      @dropj3 7 років тому

      TheFengLord thx!

    • @woody3307
      @woody3307 7 років тому +6

      EXCELLENT question! This may be one of the reasons why Dr. Greger advises against spirulina. Not because spirulina itself produces the toxin, but other competing algae can live in the same water and do produce toxic compounds. It all depends on where and how it is grown, but how does one know for sure? Eat your kale and leave the expensive supplements alone.

    • @milenadeltorto2324
      @milenadeltorto2324 5 років тому

      @@woody3307 how about chlorella? Isn't that good for removing metals?

  • @theemarcellus
    @theemarcellus 7 років тому

    What about BMAA's in algae products like microalgae Omega-3 fats and spirulina??

  • @DeanJohnson67
    @DeanJohnson67 8 років тому

    coworker was diagnosed about 8 years ago --- he was 40 then and died about 4 years later and I do not recall this topic ever coming up though we talked a lot over those last few years. I do not recall if he ate a lot of seafood etc. though he was in the navy for many years I suppose he could have been in the position to eat more when he was at port etc . Also anyone who was ever in to salt water / reef tank husbandry will tell you as I was until about 10 years ago that Cyano was the arch enemy of a healthy tank! We generally called it Red Slime and once you got it well you had better take drastic steps to rid your tank of it quickly before it took over the tank.... I had a 300 gallon tank and got it once and ended up doing massive daily water changes for a month (which is not cheap when you throw in the cost of salt and the hour plus a day spent vacuuming out every spec of it that appeared before it spread) ....There were for sure toxins in there that would kill things that ate it pretty quickly (within weeks) as well as it taking over any coral.... So I for one have no doubt this is a candidate for sure as to root cause or at least a contributor to ALS

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому

      +Dean Johnson Aww man sorry hear about your coworker. Yeah cyanobacteria seems to a pretty gruesome, but widely overlooked issue. I wonder if some people are more sensitive to BMAA than others. He could have been eating a normal amount of seafood but reacted to it. Who knows.

  • @denisedube2340
    @denisedube2340 6 років тому +2

    Is anyone aware if L-glutamine has been tried as a supplement to take up the space L-BMAA occupied in ALS patients? as a means of crowding out L-BMAA from the glutamate receptors?

    • @FalonElise
      @FalonElise 11 місяців тому

      L-Serine is supposed to counteract BMAA and protect the brain.

  • @lydiam9323
    @lydiam9323 6 років тому

    What about Familial ALS.? Is there high BMAA too.?

  • @NicolesNaturals
    @NicolesNaturals 8 років тому

    Does algae like spirulina contain BMAA?

  • @mariaangelova8275
    @mariaangelova8275 6 років тому

    Wow!!!!

  • @kovacsdavidistvan4715
    @kovacsdavidistvan4715 6 років тому

    I became concered with cyanocobalamin (b12). Maybe better to have methyl?

  • @edwarddench5342
    @edwarddench5342 7 років тому

    OK, so what about Hawking and BMAA?

  • @candyazz28
    @candyazz28 8 років тому +29

    You must have a really high I.Q. If I was a zombie I'm heading right to your house lol.

    • @gregbernard4466
      @gregbernard4466 6 років тому +1

      TJ B He is building a movable tiny house on another youtube channel
      Really some cool work. He will probably will just move it during the zombie apocalypse though

    • @leonidassaber7335
      @leonidassaber7335 5 років тому

      Greg Bernard which channel?? do share?

    • @nataliesurinova6812
      @nataliesurinova6812 4 роки тому

      😂😂😂

  • @tofujelly
    @tofujelly 6 років тому

    What about bluegreen algae? Chlorella, spirulina?

  • @betzib8021
    @betzib8021 5 років тому

    How about the famous spirulina ?

  • @budbundy8028
    @budbundy8028 7 років тому +4

    Good info. Will have to investigate more. I'm showing both upper and lower motor neuron symptoms. I'm a very big seafood eater. More in the last 5-10 years of my life than the rest. Maybe there is a genetic predisposition if this is part of the cause.
    Otherwise we'd have a lot more people than just 30,000 out of 320,000,000+. I'm studying Nervous System Introduction through Khan Academy to help put this all into perspective. If you're going through this and searching for answers, I highly recommend this. It's really helpful understanding what's going on on a cellular level.

    • @allisongehrig2906
      @allisongehrig2906 6 років тому +1

      It is a puzzle. Does BMAA contribute to ALS? Yes. If you were to completely remove BMAA from the planet (impossible), would people still get ALS? Yes. Would less people get ALS? Most likely. It is absolutely dependent on the genetic composition of your own DNA and your susceptibility to toxins (neurotoxins) and contributing factors in the environment that lead to your ALS. If your als is sporadic. If it is Familial, it's different- which is very very interesting. How can something that can be caused by environmental factors also be genetic? *not* *so* *wise* to polarize everything like this video did.

    • @mohanmadakari2741
      @mohanmadakari2741 5 років тому

      @@allisongehrig2906 intelligent you are.

  • @leefunk
    @leefunk 6 років тому +4

    WHAT IF IT'S NOT SEA FOOD

  • @shieldofpistis9557
    @shieldofpistis9557 5 років тому

    What about Chorella? Are 2 serving sizes of that unhealthy?

  • @1964TP
    @1964TP 5 років тому

    What about those who get the DHA from algae.

  • @donnieraveling188
    @donnieraveling188 7 років тому +3

    how can anyone say there is a cure for this awful disease. It breaks my heart as an als sufferer and have watched others die from this that others are so careless and awful to NOT accept and help sufferers. NOBODY lives without dying so embrace death instead of running away from it..

    • @dexterlacroy4132
      @dexterlacroy4132 5 років тому +1

      ayahuascatreatment.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/ayahuasca-ethnobotanical-medicine-for-treatment-of-als/

  • @TheSydguy30
    @TheSydguy30 6 років тому

    What about 100% Organic Grass fed beef etc?

  • @Mskywalker24
    @Mskywalker24 7 років тому +11

    thank you my father is ill in bed with this deseasse he used to work with shrimp boats liked seafood lives tuna and is crazy about pickles fkn!!!!

  • @SciSciToys
    @SciSciToys 5 років тому +1

    Why then Dr Wahl cure her MS on paleo type diet? She ate 9 cups veggies and some meat/fish, seaweed but no grains?
    Man thats Fish and seafood off my shopping list!!!
    How about SEAWEED?? I eat it to chelate mercury/lead etc but I wonder if it could be doing me more harm??

  • @wandmayeslupik6302
    @wandmayeslupik6302 4 роки тому

    how do we get the BMAA out? eat greens, seaweed,? what herb, what vegan foods will chelate and remove it ?the problem is from the blue green algae....the solution is maybe in the ocean too.....like with arthritis, swamps, willow bark.

  • @jcm9698
    @jcm9698 8 років тому +17

    I have to disagree. I hate seafood, I don't eat it! Though I believe I got ALS from my time in the military as the vaccines are loaded with neurotoxins like mercury and aluminum, amongst the other insidious adjuncts they add to vaccines. Also, 60% of ALS patients are veterans irrespective of age, gender, length of service etc... I am curious to your thoughts on that?

    • @MictheVegan
      @MictheVegan  8 років тому +13

      +Janet Marcella Glad you brought this up! There is speculation that the same neurotoxin, BMAA, that accumulates in seafood also accumulates in deserts, i.e. Desert Storm. It is breathed in as dust. But as you say, irrespective of length of service means that's probably not the main reason and that dust just isn't concentrated enough - especially when compared to fish. Any neurotoxin probably increase the risk of ALS, so toxic load from vaccines could certainly do it. There is no denying that there is mercury in the vaccines. They absolutely need to test toxin brain levels in soldiers before and after vaccines. That could give the answer. However, I do not believe that this discredits the BMAA cause. It probably didn't cause your ALS, but not everyone slips on a banana peel :)

    • @dexterlacroy4132
      @dexterlacroy4132 5 років тому

      ayahuascatreatment.wordpress.com/2014/09/01/ayahuasca-ethnobotanical-medicine-for-treatment-of-als/

    • @midgemathis1286
      @midgemathis1286 5 років тому +1

      So sorry to hear that... Bastards.
      Mercury is lethal.
      Did you think about the connection there in relation to the Mercury levels also contained in fish.?

    • @thehoop74
      @thehoop74 Рік тому +1

      @@MictheVegan they do say that military personnel are more likely to get ALS.

  • @caupoli
    @caupoli 6 років тому

    what about eating spiruline ?

  • @frielspirit1819
    @frielspirit1819 5 років тому

    Mic: can I ask what are your medical qualifications?

  • @wandmayeslupik6302
    @wandmayeslupik6302 5 років тому +3

    an interesting study would be of Orthodox Jews who do, by law, not consume shellfish, compared to a control group, who had the higher ALS rates?

    • @LenkaSaratoga
      @LenkaSaratoga 5 років тому

      Wandmaye Slupik what a great idea!

    • @greatgambino
      @greatgambino 5 років тому

      Hmmm, I wonder if that was the basis for the original ban on shellfish by the Jews? Its common knowledge that the prohibition of pork was well founded on the occurrence of trichinosis.

  • @pyrielinfinity
    @pyrielinfinity 7 років тому +17

    I have ALS and I don't eat seafood and am allergic to shellfish

    • @andriykhavro107
      @andriykhavro107 7 років тому +1

      genetic?

    • @pyrielinfinity
      @pyrielinfinity 7 років тому +1

      +Andriy Khavro no one in my family seems to have it (3 generations back and I'm one of 8 siblings and over 100 cousins) but I am awaiting genetic testing

    • @andriykhavro107
      @andriykhavro107 7 років тому +5

      Pyriel Infinity
      I am sorry for you :( But keep fighting! Maybe try some experimental clinics or so.. Good luck!

    • @pyrielinfinity
      @pyrielinfinity 7 років тому +1

      +Andriy Khavro thank you

    • @meowglab7702
      @meowglab7702 7 років тому +11

      Do you eat a lot of meat? Most factory farms feed their animals large amounts of seafood to fatten them up and give them easy protein. So the BMAA builds up in them too. Maybe try cutting out meat for a while and see if it helps anything.

  • @MyMlittleFriends
    @MyMlittleFriends 5 років тому

    I researching all I can for my mom she's been diagnosed with ALS/ motor neuron desease.I'm trying so much to help her she's 72.I know from my own experience diet maybe can help her.

  • @user-ms8yn6oi7e
    @user-ms8yn6oi7e 4 місяці тому +1

    Please help me sir I'm 35 year old I'm suffering ALS disses one year

  • @dr.bigsister4809
    @dr.bigsister4809 4 роки тому

    Do plants have these toxins?