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might also help. Of course, | have always recommended Until a gene therapy cure is achieved, avoidance of irst testing, via kinesiology, the safety of any triggering factors—certain foods, environmental supplements. Sometimes the sufferer also has the chemicals, EMF, stress, unnecessary drugs, heavy possibly related haemoglobin disorder pyroluria, which metals, pesticides, moulds and infections—is crucial. may be aided by supplementing with zinc, vitamin B6, Helpful in combatting porphyria tendency are an biotin and evening primrose oil. The mainstay for organic diet, eating less meat and fat, and the use of people with these problems is that the amounts of _ this author's unique, new kinesiological tests and supplements and the frequency of taking them may _ energy-balancing techniques (related to the imbalance ave to be very different from the norm. Supplements— that porphyria creates in the body). My methods can ike foods—may have to be rotated, with lesser amounts _ also be used to detect foods or supplements that the aken. In the worst cases, avoidance of all or most person might react to porphyrically. supplements may be necessary. Food rotation can be a key here. There is often severe Testing for Porphyria ood addiction. Eating the same food(s) every day, or Laboratory testing for porphyria has been aking the same supplement(s) every day, causes documented to be sometimes either inaccurate or non- activation or up-regulation of the relevant cytochrome correlative with the intensity of symptoms, especially in P450 enzymes. This can result in excess porphyrins being — AIP, which may be linked to chronic or environmenta released. Remember, van Gogh illness. As its name implies, was likely addicted to his his potentially severe form o absinthe, and it drove him ‘ . hyri ly show itsel insane. But this could be If there is blood-brain via testing when ‘the sufferer is happening to hidden porphyrics barrier permeability, in a severe state of attack, such tom any food. en the sickes' as from a drug reaction. Even people are those who eat only even small amounts of hen, articles have revealed tha ihre to five foods oe dey. I porphyrins may get into ests Someries. were stil ave seen severe addiction to . normal. ifficulties arise beef, wheat, potatoes, beetroot, the brain and cause because (1) porphyrin carrots, coffee, cola, sugar, dairy severe symptoms. compounds react with light; (2 and other foods. A five-day "normal" values may include rotation diet helps break the many porphyrics; (3) complete addiction cycle and alleviates blood, urine and stool testing is reactions to foods. rarely done; and (4) complete testing of both enzymes Attacks may also be mitigated by going to a cool, dark, | and porphyrin compounds is also rarely done. Newer quiet room devoid of EMF as well. Stimulation needs to _ genetic testing is now available." be greatly reduced because kindling may exist. Kindling Likewise, testing the cytochrome P450 enzymes for occurs when parts of the brain are hyper-excited. It often defects or deficiency is also now available; but in the coincides with hyper-sensitisation of the senses: vision, USA some of this testing was recently halted by the hearing, smell, touch, taste. Sensory input needs to be = Food and Drug Administration: apparently it doesn't cut way down when kindling occurs. Oxygen therapy want people to know. If you want blood or urine testing may help as well. If there is flushing, it helps to place a or porphyrins, find a lab that does not come with an cold gel pack on the head or face. Learning to control interpretation from Big Brother claiming that above- breathing so as to stop hidden hyperventilation can be a —_— normal levels are okay unless they are several times big help. I have found that some porphyrics have very beyond the upper limit of normal. If your fasting blood low blood levels of carbon dioxide. So, do either the — sugar were "only" 50 per cent beyond the upper limit of Buteyko breathing methods of shallow breathing and normal, do you think your physician would say, "Forget breath-holding if possible, or the alternative of pursed- about it"? Use a lab that will allow your own physician lip, slow, long exhalations. But I may have found a o interpret the results, and, indeed, find a physician deeper level regarding Buteyko breathing and who will take the time to learn something about hypocapnia (low carbon dioxide levels). A deficiency ofa porphyria, hopefully from unbiased sources. glutathione-dependent enzyme (2,3-diphosphoglycerate) I have proposed one possible answer to the testing can actually cause hypocapnia. Porphyrin metabolites conundrum. This is the issue of blood-brain barrier use up the body's glutathione. So porphyria or other BBB) permeability. If there is blood-brain barrier metabolic disease, if present, may be causative of the — permeability, even small amounts of porphyrins may get need for Buteyko breathing—something also important into the brain and cause severe symptoms. Whereas if for asthmatics to know. Other helpful methods here he BBB is as impermeable as possible at the moment, include trigger-point manipulation, kinesiological arger amounts of circulating porphyrins may not get into balancing and vagus nerve balancing. he brain.” Until a gene therapy cure is achieved, avoidance of triggering factors—certain foods, environmental chemicals, EMF, stress, unnecessary drugs, heavy metals, pesticides, moulds and infections—is crucial. Helpful in combatting porphyria tendency are an organic diet, eating less meat and fat, and the use of this author's unique, new kinesiological tests and energy-balancing techniques (related to the imbalance that porphyria creates in the body). My methods can also be used to detect foods or supplements that the person might react to porphyrically. barrier permeability, even small amounts of porphyrins may get into the brain and cause NEXUS ¢ 35 If there is blood-brain severe symptoms. DECEMBER 2010 - JANUARY 20II www.nexusmagazine.com