Kundalini Yoga for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis/Motor Neurone Disease

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam all,

 

I have a friend who's father was recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic

Lateral Sclerosis or Motor Neurone Disease, although I'm not sure what

particular strain of the disease he has. Just to explain, " The motor

neurone diseases (or motor neuron diseases) (MND) are a group of

progressive neurological disorders that destroy motor neurones, the

cells that control voluntary muscle activity including speaking,

walking, breathing, swallowing and general movement of the body. "

Although the intellect of the person with this disease remains intact,

they will lose their ability to move any part of their body and be left

in a vegetable state. There is currently no known cure for this disease.

 

I wanted to know if anyone has had any experiences with people with this

disease and whether you know of any Kundalini diets, kriyas, meditations

or mantras that may help to cure or slow down the effect of this

disease?

 

For those who may not be familar with ALS/MND, this disease affects the

lateral horn <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lateral_horn> of the spinal

cord. Two possible causes for it may be Oxidative stess or

Excitotoxicity. Oxidative stress is caused by an imbalance between the

production of reactive oxygen and a biological system's ability to

readily detoxify the reactive intermediates or easily repair the

resulting damage. All forms of life maintain a reducing environment

within their cells. This reducing environment is preserved by enzymes

that maintain the reduced state through a constant input of metabolic

energy. Disturbances in this normal redox state can cause toxic effects

through the production of peroxides and free radicals that damage all

components of the cell, including proteins, lipids, and DNA.

 

Excitotoxicity is the pathological process by which nerve cells are

damaged and killed by glutamate and similar substances. This occurs when

receptors for the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate such as the NMDA

receptor and AMPA receptor are overactivated. Excitotoxins like NMDA and

kainic acid which bind to these receptors, as well as pathologically

high levels of glutamate, can cause excitotoxicity by allowing high

levels of calcium ions[1] (Ca2+) to enter the cell. Ca2+ influx into

cells activates a number of enzymes, including phospholipases,

endonucleases, and proteases such as calpain. These enzymes go on to

damage cell structures such as components of the cytoskeleton, membrane,

and DNA. Excitotoxicity may be involved in spinal cord injury, stroke,

traumatic brain injury and neurodegenerative diseases of the central

nervous system.

 

I would appreciate it if anyone could provide any information that would

help. I intend to pass these words of advice to my friend's father.

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Kind regards and blessings to all,

 

Jasdeep Hari Bhajan Singh Khalsa.

Email: j4zzyb

United Kingdom

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sat Nam Jasdeep,

 

My advice is use the reciatation of Anand Sahib Paat continuously.  Either

through some device (ie. ipod) or someone reading the paat itself.  The daily

bani's are also essential.

 

The other usage will be fresh live set yoghurt for the person to eat, (I would

speak to the doctor before administering this as calcium is present).  The

yoghurt will be a good method to help the body cleanse itself.  The elderly

punjabi sikhs in your area can give you advice also on which foods to use.

 

Blessings,

 

Goldie Singh.

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Sat nam,

Perhaps there would be some information in this book-

" Meditation as Medicine "

http://www.drdharma.com/Public/Bio/MeditationasMedicine/index.cfm

 

good luck,

 

Kartar Kaur

 

 

Kundaliniyoga , " singh101uk " <j4zzyb wrote:

>

> Sat Nam all,

>

> I have a friend who's father was recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic

> Lateral Sclerosis or Motor Neurone Disease, although I'm not sure what

> particular strain of the disease he has.