An integrative approach to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Ken Sharlin

November 22, 2019
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The earliest description of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) goes back to 1869, and is attributed to the father of neurology, Jean-Martin Charcot. Most famously in the United States, ALS is referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The New York Yankees first baseman died of the condition at the young age of 37, but many other icons of the American cultural landscape, including jazz virtuoso Charles Mingus, playwright and actor Sam Shephard, and perhaps most interesting to integrative…
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About the Author:

Ken Sharlin

Ken Sharlin

Ken Sharlin is a board-certified neurologist, consultant, functional medicine practitioner, Assistant Clinical Professor, researcher, author, and speaker. His medical degrees are from Emory University, The University of Virginia, and Vanderbilt University. His functional medicine certification is through The Institute for Functional Medicine.

He is author of the #1 best-seller The Healthy Brain Toolbox: Neurologist-Proven Strategies to Improve Memory Loss and Protect Your Aging Brain. His most recent publication, Reversal of Cognitive Decline: 100 Patients, can be found in the peer-reviewed Journal of Alzheimer’s & Parkinsonism, and he has been the primary investigator in several pharma-sponsored clinical trials that have helped bring new therapeutics to market.

Dr. Sharlin practices general neurology, and directs his functional medicine program, Brain Tune Up!, in Ozark, Missouri.

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