Guest guest Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Pete you are so right,, here is what you said: I suppose it would be hard to fund a study like that, however. There's more money in selling drugs than selling vegetables and vitamins. Well there is no truer statement made...and most of the docs dont study nutrition,, maybe a couple of hours in their training.... and all one has to do is to follow the money,, brain_child846 wrote: Just an update on my discussion with the clinic: They had prescribed iron and folic acid for my light anemia about a month ago so for a month I took an iron supplement twice a day. It also had some 'deivery enhancing' things besides iron, apparently. Anyway, after two weeks I felt great but after a month I felt more anemic. Then several people advised me here that iron was not a good idea for hep c, UNLESS your iron levels are shown to be low, or you need to boost iron for Procrit to work, etc. I got my blood test results back friday where they had me tested again for my hemo count and it came back slightly better and since then I've felt much better. But I also stopped taking iron about the same time I started feeling better. I asked the nurse if she could explain why iron was being recommended, when everything I'd read said to avoid iron. She said she would ask the doctor and called me back. She's been an angel to me and I still like her, but I'm afraid she or anybody can make a mistake. She said the doctor said as long as my iron intake wasn't massive, I'd be ok, but I should be taking straight iron, not the iron complex. But then I asked her if my iron levels were being monitored, saying that some people thought that unless iron levels were low, then just taking iron will probably not help. She said no, my iron levels were not being measured. So I told her that I would not be taking iron daily, not unless I was becoming anemic again, and that I'd prefer to take iron through natural foods and not a supplement. So anyway, I'm now iron free and feeling a whole lot better. Just thought somebody else here might be interested. While we may be on treatment, there are still plenty of gray areas such as nutrition and vitamins that are left to us. In my opinion, nutritional therapy should be an integral part of drug therapy. I'd like to see statistics on success rate among those who practice excellent nutrition with their treatment. I suppose it would be hard to fund a study like that, however. There's more money in selling drugs than selling vegetables and vitamins. Pete It's a pleasure having you join in our conversations. We hope you have found the support you need with us. If you are using email for your posts, for easy access to our group, just click the link-- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hepatitis_C_Central/ Happy Posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2005 Report Share Posted September 17, 2005 Pete you are so right,, here is what you said: I suppose it would be hard to fund a study like that, however. There's more money in selling drugs than selling vegetables and vitamins. Well there is no truer statement made...and most of the docs dont study nutrition,, maybe a couple of hours in their training.... and all one has to do is to follow the money,, brain_child846 wrote: Just an update on my discussion with the clinic: They had prescribed iron and folic acid for my light anemia about a month ago so for a month I took an iron supplement twice a day. It also had some 'deivery enhancing' things besides iron, apparently. Anyway, after two weeks I felt great but after a month I felt more anemic. Then several people advised me here that iron was not a good idea for hep c, UNLESS your iron levels are shown to be low, or you need to boost iron for Procrit to work, etc. I got my blood test results back friday where they had me tested again for my hemo count and it came back slightly better and since then I've felt much better. But I also stopped taking iron about the same time I started feeling better. I asked the nurse if she could explain why iron was being recommended, when everything I'd read said to avoid iron. She said she would ask the doctor and called me back. She's been an angel to me and I still like her, but I'm afraid she or anybody can make a mistake. She said the doctor said as long as my iron intake wasn't massive, I'd be ok, but I should be taking straight iron, not the iron complex. But then I asked her if my iron levels were being monitored, saying that some people thought that unless iron levels were low, then just taking iron will probably not help. She said no, my iron levels were not being measured. So I told her that I would not be taking iron daily, not unless I was becoming anemic again, and that I'd prefer to take iron through natural foods and not a supplement. So anyway, I'm now iron free and feeling a whole lot better. Just thought somebody else here might be interested. While we may be on treatment, there are still plenty of gray areas such as nutrition and vitamins that are left to us. In my opinion, nutritional therapy should be an integral part of drug therapy. I'd like to see statistics on success rate among those who practice excellent nutrition with their treatment. I suppose it would be hard to fund a study like that, however. There's more money in selling drugs than selling vegetables and vitamins. Pete It's a pleasure having you join in our conversations. We hope you have found the support you need with us. If you are using email for your posts, for easy access to our group, just click the link-- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hepatitis_C_Central/ Happy Posting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Excellent, Sylvia! I had to save this information for later reference. So insulin resistance is an important part of hep c. I don't recall ever hearing that. You should be very proud to have made some important connections. We are so lucky to have you here among us. I'm going to be eating more protein and exercising much earlier from now on! I learned years ago that by regular strenuous exercise I raised my basal matabolism, and in that way I burned excess calories 24-7. Then about 6 years ago hep c made me too tired to keep up that level of exercise. I also found that exercising too much would send me into a tailspin, somehow burning up my reserves and screwing me up for a week or so. It all could be related to what you explained. Awesome. You go girl! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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