| An Autism Intervention Specialist Doctor Explains | | | | porphyrin production our body's capacity to |
| Heavy Metal Testing For Porphyrins | | | | detoxify toxins in severely compromised. |
| Biomedical autism intervention uses a number of | | | | Porphyrins and Alzheimers Disease: |
| diagnostic tools to evaluate for underlying heavy | | | | Ongoing research into Alzheimer's Disease |
| metal toxicity. As a biomedical autism treatment | | | | indicates that the formation of a substance called |
| heavy metal detoxification therapy is an important | | | | beta-amyloid (referred to as "senile plaque") is |
| intervention to remove the toxic effect of things | | | | responsible for plaque formation in the brain, |
| like mercury, lead, arsenic and others from the | | | | specific to Alzheimer's. Heme is responsible for |
| body of a developing child with autism. These | | | | removing beta-amyloid. Without adequate heme |
| metals are known to be neurologically toxic. A | | | | formation you are at risk for beta-amyloid |
| unique way to assess cellular toxicity to heavy | | | | accumulation and possibly Alzheimer's Disease. |
| metals is to use a urine test called a porphyrin | | | | Porphyrins and Heavy Metals: |
| profile. A porphyrin analysis is an important | | | | There are a few rare genetic disorders that |
| component of biomedical autism intervention. | | | | cause a dysfunction in porphyrin production. These |
| What are Porphyrins? | | | | manifest as a specific genetic enzyme defect |
| Porphyrins are proteins in our body responsible for | | | | which directly impacts certain points in the |
| the formation of heme. Heme is the carrier | | | | porphyrin biochemistry. However, it is well known |
| protein for iron in hemoglobin. This hemogloblin | | | | that mercury (and other metals) can significantly |
| complex (heme + iron) is what carries oxygen | | | | impact porphyrin biochemisty as well, by |
| throughout our body. Without heme you have no | | | | interfering with the enzymes that help produce |
| way of conserving iron and no way of | | | | heme. Mercury and lead are the major offenders |
| transporting oxygen throughout your body. | | | | and if a porphyrin profile indicates a problem in |
| Obviously, this is not a positive thing for health as | | | | porphyrin production mercury and/or lead toxicity |
| oxygen is necessary for life. Porphyrins are also | | | | should definitely be high on the list for causative |
| involved in supporting cells in the liver which are | | | | factors. |
| responsible for detoxification. Without proper | | | | |