Myasthenia Gravis Regimen

Follow the General Maintenance regimen and The Water Cure.  If there is not a significant improvement within one week, add Sauna Therapy.

The most important part of this regimen is likely the Multimineral in the General Maintenance regimen and this can be used alone along with the Water Cure initially. MG appears in some cases to simply be a mineral deficiency - calcium and especially magnesium are crucial for muscle control and nerve function so try to find Solaray Cal-Mag Citrate, Now Full Spectrum Mineral Caps or other 1:1 calcium magnesium ratio supplement. However, potassium may also be necessary and this should be obtained by eating plenty of fruits and vegetables.

It is also possible there is toxin involvement from mercury or other toxic metals. The multimineral helps reduce this, but it may be necessary to take additional measures such as using a multivitamin, vitamin C, and sauna therapy. Do NOT use vitamin C or sauna therapy without using a multimineral in full serving sizes since these therapies deplete the body of minerals. This is the action that is desired for removing toxic metals, but beneficial minerals must be supplemented concurrently.

The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest. Certain muscles such as those that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, chewing, talking, and swallowing are often, but not always, involved in the disorder. The muscles that control breathing and neck and limb movements can also be affected.

Although myasthenia gravis may affect any voluntary muscle, muscles that control eye and eyelid movement, facial expression, and swallowing are most frequently affected. The onset of the disorder may be sudden or rapid. Symptoms often are not immediately recognized as myasthenia gravis; a proportion only receives a diagnosis after more than a year.

In most cases, the first noticeable symptom is weakness of the eye muscles. In others, difficulty in swallowing and slurred speech may be the first signs. The degree of muscle weakness involved in myasthenia gravis varies greatly among patients, ranging from a localized form, limited to eye muscles (ocular myasthenia), to a severe or generalized form in which many muscles - sometimes including those that control breathing - are affected. Symptoms, which vary in type and severity, may include asymmetrical ptosis (a drooping of one or both eyelids), diplopia (blurred or double vision) due to weakness of the muscles that control eye movements, unstable or waddling gait, weakness in arms, hands, fingers, legs, and neck, a change in facial expression, dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing) and shortness of breath, and dysarthria (impaired speech, often nasal due to weakness of the pharyngeal muscles).

A myasthenic crisis may give rise to a generalized paralysis, including those of the respiratory muscles, and assisted ventilation may be required to sustain life. In patients whose respiratory muscles are already weak, crises may be triggered by infection, fever, an adverse reaction to medication, or emotional stress (Bedlack & Sanders 2000).