Guest guest Posted February 27, 2002 Report Share Posted February 27, 2002 Thanks for the article Jody, it was very informative! Just as a follow-up, GNC has iron in 18 mg. strength. That's where I get mine. I was iron deficient, but now that I'm back to a normal level, I think I'll cut back to every other day after reading this! Iron Supplements >Thought I would share this on iron supplements, >J > >Dangers of Iron Supplements > >http://healthy.net/asp/templates/column.asp?PageType=Column & id=68 > >Leo Galland M.D., F.A.C.N. >Director, Foundation for Integrated Medicine > >(Author of Power Healing: Use The New Integrated Medicine to Heal Yourself, >Random House, 1997) >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >Iron is unique among essential minerals, because there is no mechanism for >its excretion once absorbed into the body. Whatever iron is absorbed must >either be used or stored and excessive storage of iron in the body promotes >the generation of free radicals. Excess dietary iron has been implicated by >some scientists as a cause of cancer and heart disease. It also increases >the risk of bacterial infection. >Except for the lactic acid bacteria like Lactobacilli, all microbes require >iron for growth. Many of them produce special binding proteins to secure >iron from their environments. Humans also produce iron-binding proteins >which have as their role the capture of free iron so that microbes can't use >it. An excess of iron overcomes this protective mechanism and in-creases >susceptibility to bacterial infection. The amount of iron needed for optimal >health reflects a delicate balance between deficiency and excess. > >The best known effect of iron deficiency is anemia, which is the name given >to a state in which the number of red blood cells is lower than normal. >Anemia is not the same as iron deficiency, however. There are many different >causes of anemia, which include folic acid deficiency, vitamin B12 >deficiency, disorders of the bone marrow and conditions which increase the >rate at which red blood cells are broken down in the spleen. Iron >deficiency, when mild, may not produce anemia but may still cause fatigue, >im-mune de-fects or fungal infections of skin. There are probably twenty >million people in the U.S. who are iron deficient and half of them are not >anemic. Wom-en with chronic fatigue and mild iron deficiency who are not >anemic improve their energy after taking low doses of iron. Twenty >milligrams per day is all that's needed, no more. Low-dose iron supplements >can cure people with recurrent boils on the skin, but only if those people >have mild iron deficiency. Presumably, correcting iron deficiency improves >metabolism and immunity. > >It is unfortunate that most commercial iron pills contain sixty to three >hundred milligrams of iron, far more than are needed or than can even be >absorbed from a single pill. High dose iron supplements, taken orally or by >injection, increase susceptibility to bacterial infec-tion. Studies in >southeast Asia and in Africa demonstrate that even low-dose iron can be >harmful. When Indonesian school children who are not iron deficient take >iron pills, they fail to grow normally. When iron supplements are given to >Somali nomads or Masai tribes-man, their rate of infection increases, even >though their iron deficiency is corrected. The high frequency of negative >responses to iron supplements in Africa and Asia may reflect the interaction >between iron and zinc. > >Iron in food or pills interferes with zinc absorption and supplemental iron >can aggravate zinc deficiency. The recommended daily allowance for zinc >(RDA) is based on the assumption that forty per cent of the zinc that is >swallowed is absorbed into the body. Actually, zinc absorption is only >seventeen to thirty-five per cent and depends upon what is eaten along with >zinc. Starch and fiber interfere with zinc absorption, as do calcium and >iron. Lack of stomach acid, which may be caused by infection or >acid-lowering drugs, also interferes with zinc absorption. Zinc deficiency >is common in Africa and Asia, where people consume large quantities of milk, >which is high in calcium and low in zinc, and of starches and fibres which >inter-fere with zinc absorption. Zinc deficiency profoundly depresses >immunity and administering iron to a zinc-deficient person is extremely >risky. Not only does iron stimulate bacterial growth, but, by aggravat-ing >zinc deficiency, it weakens the immune system of the person being >supplemented. > >No one should ever take iron supplements unless iron deficiency is present, >with the possible exception of pregnant women. The best test for iron >deficiency is a blood test called the serum ferritin level. Ferritin is a >protein that carries iron, and low ferritin levels are a common sign of iron >deficiency. Like all laboratory tests, the interpretation of ferritin levels >is subject to interpretation. Because the body has a limited capacity for >iron absorption, it does not make any sense to administer more than twenty >milligrams of elemental iron at a time. Iron should not be taken as part of >a multivitamin or multimineral preparation. Iron interferes with the >absorption of the essen-tial minerals zinc, manganese and molybdenum; it >destroys vitamin E; its own absorption is blocked by calcium and magnesium. >Iron is best absorbed after a meal, with a small quantity of vitamin C >(between one hundred and five hundred milligrams). > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > > >------------------------------------- >The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace expert medical care. >Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. >---------------------------------------- > DISCLAIMER > >Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list does not have the endorsement of >the listowner. 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Guest guest Posted February 27, 2002 Report Share Posted February 27, 2002 Hi Jody, iThyroid.com has some info about iron as well: http://www.ithyroid.com/iron.htm Iron depletes copper and copper deficiency causes hypterT symptoms. One of my many theories about why I'm hyperT is that I was told to take so much iron while I was pregnant. That is when my hotflashes started, I think. Of course I have many more theories... none proven. :)Pam B. > Thought I would share this on iron supplements, > J > > Dangers of Iron Supplements > > http://healthy.net/asp/templates/column.asp?PageType=Column & id=68 > > Leo Galland M.D., F.A.C.N. > Director, Foundation for Integrated Medicine > > (Author of Power Healing: Use The New Integrated Medicine to Heal Yourself, > Random House, 1997) > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Iron is unique among essential minerals, because there is no mechanism for > its excretion once absorbed into the body. Whatever iron is absorbed must > either be used or stored and excessive storage of iron in the body promotes > the generation of free radicals. Excess dietary iron has been implicated by > some scientists as a cause of cancer and heart disease. It also increases > the risk of bacterial infection. > Except for the lactic acid bacteria like Lactobacilli, all microbes require > iron for growth. Many of them produce special binding proteins to secure > iron from their environments. Humans also produce iron-binding proteins > which have as their role the capture of free iron so that microbes can't use > it. An excess of iron overcomes this protective mechanism and in- creases > susceptibility to bacterial infection. The amount of iron needed for optimal > health reflects a delicate balance between deficiency and excess. > > The best known effect of iron deficiency is anemia, which is the name given > to a state in which the number of red blood cells is lower than normal. > Anemia is not the same as iron deficiency, however. There are many different > causes of anemia, which include folic acid deficiency, vitamin B12 > deficiency, disorders of the bone marrow and conditions which increase the > rate at which red blood cells are broken down in the spleen. Iron > deficiency, when mild, may not produce anemia but may still cause fatigue, > im-mune de-fects or fungal infections of skin. There are probably twenty > million people in the U.S. who are iron deficient and half of them are not > anemic. Wom-en with chronic fatigue and mild iron deficiency who are not > anemic improve their energy after taking low doses of iron. Twenty > milligrams per day is all that's needed, no more. Low-dose iron supplements > can cure people with recurrent boils on the skin, but only if those people > have mild iron deficiency. Presumably, correcting iron deficiency improves > metabolism and immunity. > > It is unfortunate that most commercial iron pills contain sixty to three > hundred milligrams of iron, far more than are needed or than can even be > absorbed from a single pill. High dose iron supplements, taken orally or by > injection, increase susceptibility to bacterial infec-tion. Studies in > southeast Asia and in Africa demonstrate that even low-dose iron can be > harmful. When Indonesian school children who are not iron deficient take > iron pills, they fail to grow normally. When iron supplements are given to > Somali nomads or Masai tribes-man, their rate of infection increases, even > though their iron deficiency is corrected. The high frequency of negative > responses to iron supplements in Africa and Asia may reflect the interaction > between iron and zinc. > > Iron in food or pills interferes with zinc absorption and supplemental iron > can aggravate zinc deficiency. The recommended daily allowance for zinc > (RDA) is based on the assumption that forty per cent of the zinc that is > swallowed is absorbed into the body. Actually, zinc absorption is only > seventeen to thirty-five per cent and depends upon what is eaten along with > zinc. Starch and fiber interfere with zinc absorption, as do calcium and > iron. Lack of stomach acid, which may be caused by infection or > acid-lowering drugs, also interferes with zinc absorption. Zinc deficiency > is common in Africa and Asia, where people consume large quantities of milk, > which is high in calcium and low in zinc, and of starches and fibres which > inter-fere with zinc absorption. Zinc deficiency profoundly depresses > immunity and administering iron to a zinc-deficient person is extremely > risky. Not only does iron stimulate bacterial growth, but, by aggravat-ing > zinc deficiency, it weakens the immune system of the person being > supplemented. > > No one should ever take iron supplements unless iron deficiency is present, > with the possible exception of pregnant women. The best test for iron > deficiency is a blood test called the serum ferritin level. Ferritin is a > protein that carries iron, and low ferritin levels are a common sign of iron > deficiency. Like all laboratory tests, the interpretation of ferritin levels > is subject to interpretation. Because the body has a limited capacity for > iron absorption, it does not make any sense to administer more than twenty > milligrams of elemental iron at a time. Iron should not be taken as part of > a multivitamin or multimineral preparation. Iron interferes with the > absorption of the essen-tial minerals zinc, manganese and molybdenum; it > destroys vitamin E; its own absorption is blocked by calcium and magnesium. > Iron is best absorbed after a meal, with a small quantity of vitamin C > (between one hundred and five hundred milligrams). > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2002 Report Share Posted February 27, 2002 Hi Jody, iThyroid.com has some info about iron as well: http://www.ithyroid.com/iron.htm Iron depletes copper and copper deficiency causes hypterT symptoms. One of my many theories about why I'm hyperT is that I was told to take so much iron while I was pregnant. That is when my hotflashes started, I think. Of course I have many more theories... none proven. :)Pam B. > Thought I would share this on iron supplements, > J > > Dangers of Iron Supplements > > http://healthy.net/asp/templates/column.asp?PageType=Column & id=68 > > Leo Galland M.D., F.A.C.N. > Director, Foundation for Integrated Medicine > > (Author of Power Healing: Use The New Integrated Medicine to Heal Yourself, > Random House, 1997) > -------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Iron is unique among essential minerals, because there is no mechanism for > its excretion once absorbed into the body. Whatever iron is absorbed must > either be used or stored and excessive storage of iron in the body promotes > the generation of free radicals. Excess dietary iron has been implicated by > some scientists as a cause of cancer and heart disease. It also increases > the risk of bacterial infection. > Except for the lactic acid bacteria like Lactobacilli, all microbes require > iron for growth. Many of them produce special binding proteins to secure > iron from their environments. Humans also produce iron-binding proteins > which have as their role the capture of free iron so that microbes can't use > it. An excess of iron overcomes this protective mechanism and in- creases > susceptibility to bacterial infection. The amount of iron needed for optimal > health reflects a delicate balance between deficiency and excess. > > The best known effect of iron deficiency is anemia, which is the name given > to a state in which the number of red blood cells is lower than normal. > Anemia is not the same as iron deficiency, however. There are many different > causes of anemia, which include folic acid deficiency, vitamin B12 > deficiency, disorders of the bone marrow and conditions which increase the > rate at which red blood cells are broken down in the spleen. Iron > deficiency, when mild, may not produce anemia but may still cause fatigue, > im-mune de-fects or fungal infections of skin. There are probably twenty > million people in the U.S. who are iron deficient and half of them are not > anemic. Wom-en with chronic fatigue and mild iron deficiency who are not > anemic improve their energy after taking low doses of iron. Twenty > milligrams per day is all that's needed, no more. Low-dose iron supplements > can cure people with recurrent boils on the skin, but only if those people > have mild iron deficiency. Presumably, correcting iron deficiency improves > metabolism and immunity. > > It is unfortunate that most commercial iron pills contain sixty to three > hundred milligrams of iron, far more than are needed or than can even be > absorbed from a single pill. High dose iron supplements, taken orally or by > injection, increase susceptibility to bacterial infec-tion. Studies in > southeast Asia and in Africa demonstrate that even low-dose iron can be > harmful. When Indonesian school children who are not iron deficient take > iron pills, they fail to grow normally. When iron supplements are given to > Somali nomads or Masai tribes-man, their rate of infection increases, even > though their iron deficiency is corrected. The high frequency of negative > responses to iron supplements in Africa and Asia may reflect the interaction > between iron and zinc. > > Iron in food or pills interferes with zinc absorption and supplemental iron > can aggravate zinc deficiency. The recommended daily allowance for zinc > (RDA) is based on the assumption that forty per cent of the zinc that is > swallowed is absorbed into the body. Actually, zinc absorption is only > seventeen to thirty-five per cent and depends upon what is eaten along with > zinc. Starch and fiber interfere with zinc absorption, as do calcium and > iron. Lack of stomach acid, which may be caused by infection or > acid-lowering drugs, also interferes with zinc absorption. Zinc deficiency > is common in Africa and Asia, where people consume large quantities of milk, > which is high in calcium and low in zinc, and of starches and fibres which > inter-fere with zinc absorption. Zinc deficiency profoundly depresses > immunity and administering iron to a zinc-deficient person is extremely > risky. Not only does iron stimulate bacterial growth, but, by aggravat-ing > zinc deficiency, it weakens the immune system of the person being > supplemented. > > No one should ever take iron supplements unless iron deficiency is present, > with the possible exception of pregnant women. The best test for iron > deficiency is a blood test called the serum ferritin level. Ferritin is a > protein that carries iron, and low ferritin levels are a common sign of iron > deficiency. Like all laboratory tests, the interpretation of ferritin levels > is subject to interpretation. Because the body has a limited capacity for > iron absorption, it does not make any sense to administer more than twenty > milligrams of elemental iron at a time. Iron should not be taken as part of > a multivitamin or multimineral preparation. Iron interferes with the > absorption of the essen-tial minerals zinc, manganese and molybdenum; it > destroys vitamin E; its own absorption is blocked by calcium and magnesium. > Iron is best absorbed after a meal, with a small quantity of vitamin C > (between one hundred and five hundred milligrams). > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2002 Report Share Posted February 27, 2002 Hi , how old is your babe? Mine is 16 months. He was born 2 months early... about 1 month after I started taking the super iron supplements. They don't know why he was early though. Here is another one of my theories: My husband went on the eat right 4 your blood type diet to see if it would lower his cholesterol - we eat very low fat anyway, so we though maybe it was the types of foods... plus he is only in his late 30's and he already has osteo-arthritis... which the diet says is caused by potatos in blood type O's. So with this diet we started eating salads every night in addition to the regular vegis... and started having rice instead of potatos. Both are supposed to be good for type A (me) so I thought I was doing a good thing... but as the months went on (looking back) I was getting very hyperT. And it was in October and I had bought a big Costco bag of chocolate for halloween and over the month I ate the whole thing and had to run out for another for the big night... which hardly anyone came so I HAD to eat that bag as well and now, reading on iThyroid.com, chocolate, rice, and green salads in quantity are big no-no's for hyperT. And another: We went to Belize in March 2000, and I came home pregnant... Many of my pregnancy symptoms were also hyperT but my dr. dismissed them as pregnancy related. No tests were run... and I haven't gotten around to ask my dr. about this yet.. but I'm wondering if I caught some parisites in this third world country. We didn't drink the water, but we did swim in it. and cook in it. And another: Stress... way too much of it while pg. House remodel that ran late, baby that was early, inlaws got nutty about baby stuff(stupid), trying to run a home business with a baby that wouldn't let me put him down for the first 8 months of his life and still makes me hold him for much of the day. Sept. 11th gripped me for more than a week. Having a baby 3000 miles away from family... (good thing concering the inlaws . Well, this is long! :)Pam > >> Thought I would share this on iron supplements, > >> J > >> > >> Dangers of Iron Supplements > >> > >> http://healthy.net/asp/templates/column.asp?PageType=Column & id=68 > >> > >> Leo Galland M.D., F.A.C.N. > >> Director, Foundation for Integrated Medicine > >> > >> (Author of Power Healing: Use The New Integrated Medicine to Heal > >Yourself, > >> Random House, 1997) > >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- --- > >-- > >> Iron is unique among essential minerals, because there is no > >mechanism for > >> its excretion once absorbed into the body. Whatever iron is > >absorbed must > >> either be used or stored and excessive storage of iron in the body > >promotes > >> the generation of free radicals. Excess dietary iron has been > >implicated by > >> some scientists as a cause of cancer and heart disease. It also > >increases > >> the risk of bacterial infection. > >> Except for the lactic acid bacteria like Lactobacilli, all microbes > >require > >> iron for growth. Many of them produce special binding proteins to > >secure > >> iron from their environments. Humans also produce iron-binding > >proteins > >> which have as their role the capture of free iron so that microbes > >can't use > >> it. An excess of iron overcomes this protective mechanism and in- > >creases > >> susceptibility to bacterial infection. The amount of iron needed > >for optimal > >> health reflects a delicate balance between deficiency and excess. > >> > >> The best known effect of iron deficiency is anemia, which is the > >name given > >> to a state in which the number of red blood cells is lower than > >normal. > >> Anemia is not the same as iron deficiency, however. There are many > >different > >> causes of anemia, which include folic acid deficiency, vitamin B12 > >> deficiency, disorders of the bone marrow and conditions which > >increase the > >> rate at which red blood cells are broken down in the spleen. Iron > >> deficiency, when mild, may not produce anemia but may still cause > >fatigue, > >> im-mune de-fects or fungal infections of skin. There are probably > >twenty > >> million people in the U.S. who are iron deficient and half of them > >are not > >> anemic. Wom-en with chronic fatigue and mild iron deficiency who > >are not > >> anemic improve their energy after taking low doses of iron. Twenty > >> milligrams per day is all that's needed, no more. Low-dose iron > >supplements > >> can cure people with recurrent boils on the skin, but only if those > >people > >> have mild iron deficiency. Presumably, correcting iron deficiency > >improves > >> metabolism and immunity. > >> > >> It is unfortunate that most commercial iron pills contain sixty to > >three > >> hundred milligrams of iron, far more than are needed or than can > >even be > >> absorbed from a single pill. High dose iron supplements, taken > >orally or by > >> injection, increase susceptibility to bacterial infec-tion. Studies > >in > >> southeast Asia and in Africa demonstrate that even low-dose iron > >can be > >> harmful. When Indonesian school children who are not iron deficient > >take > >> iron pills, they fail to grow normally. When iron supplements are > >given to > >> Somali nomads or Masai tribes-man, their rate of infection > >increases, even > >> though their iron deficiency is corrected. The high frequency of > >negative > >> responses to iron supplements in Africa and Asia may reflect the > >interaction > >> between iron and zinc. > >> > >> Iron in food or pills interferes with zinc absorption and > >supplemental iron > >> can aggravate zinc deficiency. The recommended daily allowance for > >zinc > >> (RDA) is based on the assumption that forty per cent of the zinc > >that is > >> swallowed is absorbed into the body. Actually, zinc absorption is > >only > >> seventeen to thirty-five per cent and depends upon what is eaten > >along with > >> zinc. Starch and fiber interfere with zinc absorption, as do > >calcium and > >> iron. Lack of stomach acid, which may be caused by infection or > >> acid-lowering drugs, also interferes with zinc absorption. Zinc > >deficiency > >> is common in Africa and Asia, where people consume large quantities > >of milk, > >> which is high in calcium and low in zinc, and of starches and > >fibres which > >> inter-fere with zinc absorption. Zinc deficiency profoundly > >depresses > >> immunity and administering iron to a zinc-deficient person is > >extremely > >> risky. Not only does iron stimulate bacterial growth, but, by > >aggravat-ing > >> zinc deficiency, it weakens the immune system of the person being > >> supplemented. > >> > >> No one should ever take iron supplements unless iron deficiency is > >present, > >> with the possible exception of pregnant women. The best test for > >iron > >> deficiency is a blood test called the serum ferritin level. > >Ferritin is a > >> protein that carries iron, and low ferritin levels are a common > >sign of iron > >> deficiency. Like all laboratory tests, the interpretation of > >ferritin levels > >> is subject to interpretation. Because the body has a limited > >capacity for > >> iron absorption, it does not make any sense to administer more than > >twenty > >> milligrams of elemental iron at a time. Iron should not be taken as > >part of > >> a multivitamin or multimineral preparation. Iron interferes with > >the > >> absorption of the essen-tial minerals zinc, manganese and > >molybdenum; it > >> destroys vitamin E; its own absorption is blocked by calcium and > >magnesium. > >> Iron is best absorbed after a meal, with a small quantity of > >vitamin C > >> (between one hundred and five hundred milligrams). > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > >http://mobile.msn.com > > > > > >------------------------------------- > >The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and is not > intended to replace expert medical care. > >Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new treatments. > >---------------------------------------- > > DISCLAIMER > > > >Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list does not have the > endorsement of > >the listowner. 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Guest guest Posted March 1, 2002 Report Share Posted March 1, 2002 In large quantities. They contain CADMIUM which is, acording to ithyroid.com a major contributor to thyroid disease. http://www.ithyroid.com/cadmium.htm > > >> Thought I would share this on iron supplements, > > >> J > > >> > > >> Dangers of Iron Supplements > > >> > > >> http://healthy.net/asp/templates/column.asp?PageType=Column > <http://healthy.net/asp/templates/column.asp?PageType=Column & id=68> & id=68 > > >> > > >> Leo Galland M.D., F.A.C.N. > > >> Director, Foundation for Integrated Medicine > > >> > > >> (Author of Power Healing: Use The New Integrated Medicine to Heal > > >Yourself, > > >> Random House, 1997) > > >> --------------------------------------------------------------- -- > --- > > >-- > > >> Iron is unique among essential minerals, because there is no > > >mechanism for > > >> its excretion once absorbed into the body. Whatever iron is > > >absorbed must > > >> either be used or stored and excessive storage of iron in the > body > > >promotes > > >> the generation of free radicals. Excess dietary iron has been > > >implicated by > > >> some scientists as a cause of cancer and heart disease. It also > > >increases > > >> the risk of bacterial infection. > > >> Except for the lactic acid bacteria like Lactobacilli, all > microbes > > >require > > >> iron for growth. Many of them produce special binding proteins to > > >secure > > >> iron from their environments. Humans also produce iron-binding > > >proteins > > >> which have as their role the capture of free iron so that > microbes > > >can't use > > >> it. An excess of iron overcomes this protective mechanism and in- > > >creases > > >> susceptibility to bacterial infection. The amount of iron needed > > >for optimal > > >> health reflects a delicate balance between deficiency and excess. > > >> > > >> The best known effect of iron deficiency is anemia, which is the > > >name given > > >> to a state in which the number of red blood cells is lower than > > >normal. > > >> Anemia is not the same as iron deficiency, however. There are > many > > >different > > >> causes of anemia, which include folic acid deficiency, vitamin > B12 > > >> deficiency, disorders of the bone marrow and conditions which > > >increase the > > >> rate at which red blood cells are broken down in the spleen. Iron > > >> deficiency, when mild, may not produce anemia but may still cause > > >fatigue, > > >> im-mune de-fects or fungal infections of skin. There are probably > > >twenty > > >> million people in the U.S. who are iron deficient and half of > them > > >are not > > >> anemic. Wom-en with chronic fatigue and mild iron deficiency who > > >are not > > >> anemic improve their energy after taking low doses of iron. > Twenty > > >> milligrams per day is all that's needed, no more. Low-dose iron > > >supplements > > >> can cure people with recurrent boils on the skin, but only if > those > > >people > > >> have mild iron deficiency. Presumably, correcting iron deficiency > > >improves > > >> metabolism and immunity. > > >> > > >> It is unfortunate that most commercial iron pills contain sixty > to > > >three > > >> hundred milligrams of iron, far more than are needed or than can > > >even be > > >> absorbed from a single pill. High dose iron supplements, taken > > >orally or by > > >> injection, increase susceptibility to bacterial infec-tion. > Studies > > >in > > >> southeast Asia and in Africa demonstrate that even low-dose iron > > >can be > > >> harmful. When Indonesian school children who are not iron > deficient > > >take > > >> iron pills, they fail to grow normally. When iron supplements are > > >given to > > >> Somali nomads or Masai tribes-man, their rate of infection > > >increases, even > > >> though their iron deficiency is corrected. The high frequency of > > >negative > > >> responses to iron supplements in Africa and Asia may reflect the > > >interaction > > >> between iron and zinc. > > >> > > >> Iron in food or pills interferes with zinc absorption and > > >supplemental iron > > >> can aggravate zinc deficiency. The recommended daily allowance > for > > >zinc > > >> (RDA) is based on the assumption that forty per cent of the zinc > > >that is > > >> swallowed is absorbed into the body. Actually, zinc absorption is > > >only > > >> seventeen to thirty-five per cent and depends upon what is eaten > > >along with > > >> zinc. Starch and fiber interfere with zinc absorption, as do > > >calcium and > > >> iron. Lack of stomach acid, which may be caused by infection or > > >> acid-lowering drugs, also interferes with zinc absorption. Zinc > > >deficiency > > >> is common in Africa and Asia, where people consume large > quantities > > >of milk, > > >> which is high in calcium and low in zinc, and of starches and > > >fibres which > > >> inter-fere with zinc absorption. Zinc deficiency profoundly > > >depresses > > >> immunity and administering iron to a zinc-deficient person is > > >extremely > > >> risky. Not only does iron stimulate bacterial growth, but, by > > >aggravat-ing > > >> zinc deficiency, it weakens the immune system of the person being > > >> supplemented. > > >> > > >> No one should ever take iron supplements unless iron deficiency > is > > >present, > > >> with the possible exception of pregnant women. The best test for > > >iron > > >> deficiency is a blood test called the serum ferritin level. > > >Ferritin is a > > >> protein that carries iron, and low ferritin levels are a common > > >sign of iron > > >> deficiency. Like all laboratory tests, the interpretation of > > >ferritin levels > > >> is subject to interpretation. Because the body has a limited > > >capacity for > > >> iron absorption, it does not make any sense to administer more > than > > >twenty > > >> milligrams of elemental iron at a time. Iron should not be taken > as > > >part of > > >> a multivitamin or multimineral preparation. Iron interferes with > > >the > > >> absorption of the essen-tial minerals zinc, manganese and > > >molybdenum; it > > >> destroys vitamin E; its own absorption is blocked by calcium and > > >magnesium. > > >> Iron is best absorbed after a meal, with a small quantity of > > >vitamin C > > >> (between one hundred and five hundred milligrams). > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> _________________________________________________________________ > > >> Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: > > > http://mobile.msn.com <http://mobile.msn.com> > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------- > > >The Graves' list is intended for informational purposes only and > is not > > intended to replace expert medical care. > > >Please consult your doctor before changing or trying new > treatments. > > >---------------------------------------- > > > DISCLAIMER > > > > > >Advertisments placed on this yahoo groups list does not have the > > endorsement of > > >the listowner. 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Guest guest Posted August 4, 2002 Report Share Posted August 4, 2002 I'll go ahead and post this again, since I didnt even receive one response. Maybe everyone is gone for the weekend. Hope all is well. Marcy Wallis Hi everyone, I had a question regarding iron supplements. Can you all tell me what you take daily? I take ferrous SO4 325 MG (5gr) and I take one daily. That WAS working for me, but lately I am SOOOO tired again. I am 21-22 weeks and I definately went through major fatigue in my first trimester, but was getting better, and the past week, I'm exhausted again. I was wondering if I should take 2 of these iron supps a day. Thanks! Marcy Wallis edd 12/08/02 ps- I DO have a doctors appt this week so I will ask my doctor too, I just wanted an idea of what everyone took. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2002 Report Share Posted August 4, 2002 Sorry, Marcy -- I don't take any extra iron. I'll be watching the repsonses! > I'll go ahead and post this again, since I didnt even receive one response. Maybe everyone is gone for the weekend. Hope all is well. > > Marcy Wallis > > > Hi everyone, > > I had a question regarding iron supplements. Can you all tell me what you take daily? I take ferrous SO4 325 MG (5gr) and I take one daily. That WAS working for me, but lately I am SOOOO tired again. I am 21-22 weeks and I definately went through major fatigue in my first trimester, but was getting better, and the past week, I'm exhausted again. I was wondering if I should take 2 of these iron supps a day. Thanks! > > Marcy Wallis > edd 12/08/02 > > ps- I DO have a doctors appt this week so I will ask my doctor too, I just wanted an idea of what everyone took. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2002 Report Share Posted August 4, 2002 Sorry, Marcy -- I don't take any extra iron. I'll be watching the repsonses! > I'll go ahead and post this again, since I didnt even receive one response. Maybe everyone is gone for the weekend. Hope all is well. > > Marcy Wallis > > > Hi everyone, > > I had a question regarding iron supplements. Can you all tell me what you take daily? I take ferrous SO4 325 MG (5gr) and I take one daily. That WAS working for me, but lately I am SOOOO tired again. I am 21-22 weeks and I definately went through major fatigue in my first trimester, but was getting better, and the past week, I'm exhausted again. I was wondering if I should take 2 of these iron supps a day. Thanks! > > Marcy Wallis > edd 12/08/02 > > ps- I DO have a doctors appt this week so I will ask my doctor too, I just wanted an idea of what everyone took. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2002 Report Share Posted August 4, 2002 I do not take any extra. I did feel the fatigue the same as you at about the same time you are at now. I had my labs done and my iron was fine. Come to find out, the fatigue was caused by me being slightly dehydrated!! I never dreamed that not drinking enough would cause me to feel exhausted. Just a thought! Trina > > I'll go ahead and post this again, since I didnt even receive one > response. Maybe everyone is gone for the weekend. Hope all is > well. > > > > Marcy Wallis > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I had a question regarding iron supplements. Can you all tell > me what you take daily? I take ferrous SO4 325 MG (5gr) and I > take one daily. That WAS working for me, but lately I am SOOOO > tired again. I am 21-22 weeks and I definately went through > major fatigue in my first trimester, but was getting better, and the > past week, I'm exhausted again. I was wondering if I should take > 2 of these iron supps a day. Thanks! > > > > Marcy Wallis > > edd 12/08/02 > > > > ps- I DO have a doctors appt this week so I will ask my doctor > too, I just wanted an idea of what everyone took. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 4, 2002 Report Share Posted August 4, 2002 I do not take any extra. I did feel the fatigue the same as you at about the same time you are at now. I had my labs done and my iron was fine. Come to find out, the fatigue was caused by me being slightly dehydrated!! I never dreamed that not drinking enough would cause me to feel exhausted. Just a thought! Trina > > I'll go ahead and post this again, since I didnt even receive one > response. Maybe everyone is gone for the weekend. Hope all is > well. > > > > Marcy Wallis > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > I had a question regarding iron supplements. Can you all tell > me what you take daily? I take ferrous SO4 325 MG (5gr) and I > take one daily. That WAS working for me, but lately I am SOOOO > tired again. I am 21-22 weeks and I definately went through > major fatigue in my first trimester, but was getting better, and the > past week, I'm exhausted again. I was wondering if I should take > 2 of these iron supps a day. Thanks! > > > > Marcy Wallis > > edd 12/08/02 > > > > ps- I DO have a doctors appt this week so I will ask my doctor > too, I just wanted an idea of what everyone took. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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