Hi Colorado,
Dr. Jernigan (who only uses natural supplements) wrote many articles as well as books. He had chronic lyme disease himself and understands this disease quite well..
In one the articles he wrote that he finds more Ammonia in people who were diagnosed with ALS compared to chronic lyme patients. Oh, DRT stand for Direct Resonance Testing.
"I have found through DRT that every person suffering from ALS has not only Lyme disease as its instigator; they all have global accumulations of ammonia. In other words, most people with typical Lyme disease have ammonia only in the liver, heart, brain, and gums; ALS sufferers have ammonia in every part of their bodies.
In most people with typical Lyme, the ammonia is converted virtually instantly into nitric oxide in the extremities, muscles, and joints. In ALS, the conversion of ammonia into nitric oxide appears to be blocked by some unknown biochemical defect.
The first time I tested a person with ALS, I was shocked to find global ammonia accumulations. Upon questioning, every ALS sufferer I have encountered has told me that when they perspire, they smell ammonia.
One woman said that when her husband with ALS would come out of their infra-red sauna at home, his towels would wreak of ammonia, but no other doctor had ever picked up on this fact.
Another fascinating finding is that the muscle fasciculations of ALS--the worming, twitching of the individual muscle that leads to the nerve-ending dying--has been dramatically improved when the person soaks in a bath with four ounces of NeuroAntitox II Formula.
This finding is remarkable in that if one could completely stop the muscle fasciculations, the nerve-endings would not continue to die, and the ALS would be brought to a halt.
However, the reality is still that the cause of the lack of biochemical breakdown of ammonia must be corrected, the source of ammonia (Lyme spirochetes) must be brought to controllable levels, and the tissues must be repaired. So far, the "cure" for ALS is still elusive, but the Lyme-ammonia connection is a profound revelation.
Good results are also being reported in ALS using intravenous (IV) glutathione, peroxide drips, and IV phosphatidylcholine.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0ISW/is_285/ai_n19170382/pg_7/?tag=content;col1
Below is another article about ammonia and Leaky Brain Syndrome:
http://www.hansacenter.com/pdfs/AmmoniaBloodBrainBarrier.pdf
Hope this helps!
Denise