Hi Deborah,
My mom and I fell for this book. We were overjoyed that we had found a way to slow my father's progression of ALS and we both read the book cover to cover. If someone gives you the book, you can judge for yourself. There is some common sense advice that's useful but nothing Earth-shattering.
Under the guidance of a homeopath, my dad followed an intense regime very very similar to Eric's consisting of vitamins, supplements, etc. My mom made the smoothies that Eric describes and my dad took clay foot baths etc etc etc... it cost between $1500 and $2000 per month to stay on this regime! Needless to say it did nothing for my dad. He continued to progress until finally he decided to stop taking the dozens of pills and vitamins that he could no longer swallow on his own anyway. His progression has neither slowed down nor sped up since he stopped the costly regime.
What helped him most, was gaining back the weight that he had lost before he got his PEG. It is so important to maintain a healthy weight and I wouldn't advise against getting as much healthy fat in you as possible. Like fish, avocado, etc (being a chef, I'm sure you know all about healthy fats.) I have heard that gluten is not good for people with ALS.
Other than that, Eric Edney advises that keeping a positive mental attitude is important. Duh! It's just common sense. You don't need to invest tons of cash to know that! And I agree my father's attitude towards his ALS has gotten him very far, that and his will to fight it, his commitment to greet each day with a smile, his gratitude towards my mom and just being a loving dad. He is an inspiration to us all.
If you enter Eric Edney's name into the search feature on this forum, you will get tons of first-hand opinions.
All the best to you, Deborah!
Rosella
I hope this helps.