About Iron

[Guest guest]

About Iron,

It's Vitamin C you take with iron to make it absorb and you never take

it with other meds or calcium. I have learned this over many years of

combatting borderline anemia. I am very interested to find out if this

wls procedure will help with the iron or make it harder to deal with.

I found some Nature Plus Chewable Iron from Vitamin Shoppe for 11.20

for 3 months. It has other stuff in with it like rosehips and herbs

and tastes pretty good.

Here is what the Whole Health MD says on the subject.

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/refshelf/substances_view/1,1525,10148,00.html

Special Tips:

--To boost the amount of iron your body absorbs, take the supplement

with small amounts of meat or with foods and drinks rich in vitamin C,

such as broccoli or orange juice. For the same reasons, it's also

smart to take an iron supplement along with your daily multivitamin.

Vitamin A and the trace mineral molybdenum also aid iron absorption.

--Have your doctor test your blood levels in a month or two; never

take iron for more than six months without retesting, so that iron

overload can be avoided.

# For iron deficiency anemia, ask your doctor about the most

appropriate dose for your needs.

Guidelines for Use

# Take iron supplements with meals to minimize the chance of stomach

upset. Taking the supplement with traditional breakfast foods may not

be the best choice, however; even though vitamin C enhances iron

absorption, coffee can interfere with it. Soy protein isolates, often

used in fruit " smoothies, " can also reduce iron absorption.

# Calcium as well as large doses of chromium can interfere with iron

absorption, so take these supplements at least two hours apart from

iron.

I love the Whole Health MD site, you can search by any food or

supplement and they recipes they give all have nutritional breakdowns:

http://www.wholehealthmd.com/

Enjoy, Gracie