I'm trialing Oral Sodium Chlorite (OSC) to help slow or stop the progression of Motor Neuron Disease (ALS).
I will be keeping a daily log of my experiences with OSC, good and bad, and publish them on this website
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neuromuscular disease that affects about 130,000 people worldwide a year. The vast majority of patients are isolated cases with no known family history of the disease. They usually start developing symptoms of the loss of motor neurons in middle age and die within five years of diagnosis. Researchers know very little about what causes ALS.
My name's Paul, I'm 54 years old and from the UK. I was diagnosed with Bulbar Onset Motor Neuron Disease in June 2011. My symptoms began in December 2010 when I noticed my speech becoming slurred and I sounded like I'd had too many drinks.
My voice got progressively worse and by March I was unable to speak at all, but loss of speech was my only symptom.
It's now January 2012 and my pre-OSC symptoms are: total loss of speech, limited tongue movement, limited mouth movement, difficulty swallowing (especially liquids), swollen and stiff right hand and fingers, pain in shoulders and elbows, weakness in both arms, and balance problems when trying to stand or walk (have had one bad fall so far).
Due to my swallowing problems, I have to follow the 'High Concentration' dosage. The calculators can be found here. The amount you drink per day depends on your body weight which works out for me:
Mix 17ml of 5% Sodium Chlorite into 483ml of Distilled Water, add 0.3ml lemon juice and a pinch of sea salt, then let the mix stand in a cool dark place for 24 hours. I need to drink 31ml of the Sodium Chlorite/Distilled Water mix per day for 10 days straight.
The 31ml is not consumed in one dose, but spread into at least 3 doses. ie: 2 x 10ml and 1 x 11ml and taken throughout the day.
After 10 days on the OSC I need to stop the dosing for 6 days to allow my body to recover. So it's 10 days on, 6 days off, then begin again.
I also need to watch out for dehydration (so need to try and drinks lots of fluids), sickness and diarrhea. Some have also reported feeling very tired after dosing, and bad headaches.
To follow my daily progress, please click HERE