absorption issues and supplements (WAS: Re: /zinc/Re: Looking at faces & feet)

[Guest guest]

Filippa,

I believe vitamin C taken with iron enhances the absorption. So

having OJ with your beef meal is an idea.

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> <<once you're deficient in something, you often need a lot more of

it for awhile in order to build up your reserves, and from what I've

read, zinc is definitely in that category. >>

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> I said before my zinc is normal after eating meat for a year but I

remember now I was supplementing for a while too.

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> <<Second, people with deficiencies, particularly mineral

deficiencies, tend to have impaired absorption, so merely adding some

food often will have little to no effect on the problem. >>

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> Well my problem now is iron. So this makes me wonder whether I DO

need to take iron tablets after all as the doctor recommended. meat

eating has not solved my low iron. I am now trying to boost my iron

count by eating a small amount of raw liver every day with black

strap molasses. I'm also taking Floradix herbal iron liquid several

times a day. I'm avoiding taking these with or near dairy intake.

Does this sound do-able or am I wasting my time? I thought iron

tablets were toxic?

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> - Filippa

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[Guest guest]

<<I believe vitamin C taken with iron enhances the absorption. So

having OJ with your beef meal is an idea.>>

thanks , yes I'd read about vit. C. I'm taking the Floradix along with the

liver and molasses. It's loaded with natural vit.C so I'm hoping that will have

an effect. Hadn't thought about vit. C with my meat meals though. Thanks for

the tip,

Filippa

[Guest guest]

Filippa-

>Does this sound do-able or am I wasting my time? I thought iron tablets

>were toxic?

I'm not aware of any iron supplements which are good, but that doesn't mean

there aren't some. However, iron's one of those nutrients which it's

easier to get from food (the raw liver is an excellent idea) provided

you're absorbing. You probably ought to look into your digestion (stomach

acid, enzymes, intestinal health, gut flora) before considering direct iron

supplementation.

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[Guest guest]

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>I believe vitamin C taken with iron enhances the absorption. So

>having OJ with your beef meal is an idea.

Due to the sugar content, OJ is a terrible source of any kind of

nutrient. As an occasional treat if made from organic oranges (ideally

home-juiced, obviously grown on good soil, yada yada yada) it's one thing,

at least for people without carb problems, but as a regular beverage it's a

recipe for disease.

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