Very Interesting! A Must Read!

I wanted to bring to your attention KryptoPyrrolUria (KPU) and/or HemoPyrrolLactamUria (HPU) which is basically a biochemical imbalance that has been associated with CFIDS/FM/Lyme, MS, ALS, autism, Parkinsons and other neurologic illnesses, also been implicated in schizophrenia.

KPU is caused by the defect of several of the 8 enzymes needed for the synthesis of heme. Heme is needed for liver detox reactions. In Lyme Disease, it has been postulated that the stealth-like lyme bacteria inactivates a specific enzyme that is critical for white blood cells in the role of the immune system; thereby shutting the immune system down and 'turning it off' completely. This further leads to significant loses of co-factors such as zinc and B6. One of the most common physical attributes to the related condition is 'leukodynia' - or white spots on the nails resulting from Zinc losses.

Diagnosis is difficult as it is performed through urine analysis, however the HPU/KPU compounds are very unstable and tend to breakdown by the time they make it to the lab, causing many false negative results. Nonetheless, there is testing available specifically at Vitamin Diagnostics:

http://www.klinghardtneurobiology.com/KPUtestinstructions.pdf [1]

Instructions are also listed above, however Vitamin Diagnostics has a new address at: 
540 Bordentown Avenue, Suite 4930, South Amboy, NJ 08879, Tel: +1 732-721-1234; Fax: +1 732-525-3288

Treatment, according to Dr Klinghardt, can be found here:
http://www.klinghardtneurobiology.com/KPUprotocol.pdf [2]

For more information there is an excerpt from a Dr K lecture here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8-yW9eNku0 [3]

There is also an article here:
http://betterhealthguy.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171:kryptopyrroluria-aka-hemopyrrollactamuria-a-major-piece-of-the-puzzle-in-overcoming-chronic-lyme-disease-explore&catid=37:publications&Itemid=131 [4]

I have been tested and found to be mildly positive. Treatment basically consists of high doses of Zn, B6 and other associated minerals. It is very important to detox heavy metals as you are treated, since the 'good' metals will displace the 'bad' (such as Mercury, Lead, etc) and these need to be shuttled out of the body in order to avoid 're-toxification' events.

I'm always here for any questions.
Best of health,
Katerina