Re: Re: Help with porphyria?

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Thanks, Dr. Mike, for responding. I like your suggestions. I have

forwarded your response along with the others. (Thanks Kat, and

Kris.) I'll keep my eye out for any other suggestions/posts to forward to

her. Dr. Mike, as far as the low carb " causing " her porphyria, I agree with

you, it probably didn't cause it. I realize now that my post wasn't clear

on that. The porphryia was probably already there or building up to where

it got, but the low carb diet evidently aggravated it. (Unfortunately, to

the point of nerve damage! She said it took a while before they gave her a

diagnosis, so she didn't know to change her diet. She feels that had she

known sooner, she may have been able to avoid the nerve damage. Hopefully,

the nerve damage is reversible?) I found this very interesting and very

helpful to know to remind me be cautious of the one-size-fits-all diet. I

guess for relatively healthy people it's okay, but if we're already sick

then evidently, not until recovered. I forwarded your whole post including

your website address so she can e-mail you personally if she has any other

questions of you.

Thanks again,

Marla