It is not totally free (some of the steps/materials cost, the cheapest fee for the conference is $529 and there are other means, including donations and referrals, where money changes hands one way or the other), but that is not my major concern.
Several of the methods suggested, such as "detox," including various supplements, can cause kidney and liver damage, malnutrition, and medication interactions, among other issues. The hypotheses are a very familiar list from my cancer center days, where quackery enters cancer "treatment," resulting in preventable deaths.
The questionnaire measures they are using to assert success are entirely self-reported and therefore subject to "placebo effects" where hope can influence what a person perceives as truth. Their site is not even proofread, but they are conducting a "study" with N=1000? I think you can guess what the results will be.
I am sorry, I would classify it as a scam. The ratio of junk to real science in naturopathy and the site is uncomfortably high, and false hope keeps P/CALS from seeing tactics with a greater chance of benefit.
We have science- and experience-based strategies, from BiPAP and mobility devices to feeding tubes and social/natural interaction, to live a longer, better life with ALS than without them.
But I do not see that the resources at that site reflect what PALS already have access to, as much as they recycle what I call "Santa Claus guilt" -- have a more positive attitude, de-mold yourself, etc. and you can be a "reversal." Fail at any of the 47 points and you die like everyone except the 60 reversals. Very cynical and cruel, if you think about it.
