Posted by Simus on July 4, 2004, at 0:11:30
In reply to Re: Pyroluria: Larry H., chemist, anyone...any help? » Simus, posted by Larry Hoover on July 3, 2004, at 11:38:19
> I'm sorry I dropped out of the discussion just when it was getting focussed. Real-life demands on my time, eh?
No problem. I am appreciative of any help.
> > work done by Dr. Pfeiffer and Dr. Walsh at the Pfeiffer Center. Have you heard of them or their work? It seemed to me to be credible.
> Yes, it is, to a point. It seems to have stalled out twenty years ago, though. Nothing new. That concerns me.That bothered me too...
> Second, I have had detailed interactions with people attending Pfeiffer, and I'm left with some serious concerns....lots of expensive tests, and lots of expensive supplements, less-than-ideal guidance (preprinted forms given by nurses, for example), and lack of efficacy over time.
I actually had an appointment and cancelled based on what I read here on PBA.> > > A positive test confirmed my suspicion.
> I was trying to understand what you meant by "a positive test confirmed my suspicion". I was wondering if you had actual fatty acid compositions tested.It was a urine pyrrole test.
> > My total cholesterol is 149, LDL is 69, HDL is 38, and Triglycerides are 206. I know it isn't what you asked for, but it may or may not be of help to you to know that my cholesterol levels have been very low (perhaps too low ?)all my life.
> Actually, long-term low cholesterol is its own risk factor. Cholesterol is the raw material for all the steroids, including e.g testosterone. Low cholesterol might be a unique trigger for depression.I have read that too. Do you think that increasing the GLAs will have a direct effect on cholesterol by any chance?
> Zinc in the gut reduces copper uptake from the gut. Zinc doesn't mobilize copper inside the body, as far as I have ever heard. Long-term zinc excess leads to copper deficiency (zinc is a treatment for Wilson's disease, which is excess tissue storage of copper). Zinc deficiency can lead to general increases in copper uptake (particularly where copper plumbing is common). It's an uptake regulation issue, not a biochemical one.I didn't know that. So is there something that actually can draw excess metals like copper or even mercury out of tissues?
> > Wow. Thanks! I will assume you can tolerate a stupid question here.
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> The only definition of stupid question that I will accept is one that is not asked.Now I see why you were so missed here at PBA for a while! Thanks for everything, Lar.
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