David PerlmutterPresident,, Perlmutter Health Center · Board-Certified Neurologist | Functional Medicine Pioneer | #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author | International Speaker | Host of The Empowering Neurologist Podcast

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)

21 Aug 2014 · 1 min

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In this brief video, Dr. David Perlmutter introduces amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) as a serious neurodegenerative disease and discusses the recent ALS Ice Bucket Challenge fundraising campaign. He shares his personal stance on the challenge, issues a public challenge to fellow health commentator Dr. Joseph Mercola, Fox & Friends host Clayton Morris, and even his own wife, urging them to participate. Perlmutter also announces a pledge to donate $1 to ALS research for every Facebook share of the video, positioning himself as both an advocate for ALS awareness and a motivator for broader engagement.

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ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a serious neurodegenerative condition. Lately we've seen the bucket challenge for ALS to raise money for ALS research, and you're probably wondering how I feel about that. That said, I want to issue a challenge to my colleague, Dr. Joseph Mercola. To Clayton Morris at Fox and Friends, and to my wife. And I'd like you to know that we're going to go ahead and donate $1 for every Facebook share of this video to ALS research. I'm Dr. David Perlmutter.