Re: Got my iron up! Woohoo!

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> Thanks for the update, not heard from you for a while. I hope you are

> feeling OK.

I'm definitely getting there! It just always takes longer than we wish I had

the flu a couple weeks ago, so that set me back a bit. But overall I'm doing

pretty well. I have a lot of hope for things improving over the next few months

and finally getting optimized.

~Rainbow~

30 year old Female 5'6 " 136lbs

Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

Rx/OTC: Cynomel 68.75mcg, HC 27.5mg, Florinef 1tab,

Potassium 90mEq, Sea Salt 1/2tsp

My Log and Labs: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com

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Rainbow, I was reading about your iron reg.......I started Venofer IV Iron BUT the nurse that handles it was surprised I did not feel a whole lot better after the first 2 IVs as many people often do.

SO, I got to thinking about taking the Lactoferrin you were talking about.

Have you heard if anyone else has tried that with the IV's....It kind of make sense to me, I also understand from the Candida cure zone people that it works because it help in that area too which inhibits iron absorption and that is a problem for me (Candida and Iron absorption and very high RT3)

I was taking Iron for 5 years in high doses and trying many forms - I whish 5 years ago I would have had your information!

Any thought would be great.

Thank you -

Re: Got my iron up! Woohoo!

> Thanks for the update, not heard from you for a while. I hope you are> feeling OK.I'm definitely getting there! It just always takes longer than we wish I had the flu a couple weeks ago, so that set me back a bit. But overall I'm doing pretty well. I have a lot of hope for things improving over the next few months and finally getting optimized.~Rainbow~30 year old Female 5'6" 136lbsDx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat SensitivityRx/OTC: Cynomel 68.75mcg, HC 27.5mg, Florinef 1tab, Potassium 90mEq, Sea Salt 1/2tspMy Log and Labs: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmbMy Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com

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I am going to give it a try and I will post how it goes!

Re: Got my iron up! Woohoo!> > > > > Thanks for the update, not heard from you for a while. I hope you are> > feeling OK.> > I'm definitely getting there! It just always takes longer than we wish I had the flu a couple weeks ago, so that set me back a bit. But overall I'm doing pretty well. I have a lot of hope for things improving over the next few months and finally getting optimized.> > ~Rainbow~> 30 year old Female 5'6" 136lbs> Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity> Rx/OTC: Cynomel 68.75mcg, HC 27.5mg, Florinef 1tab, > Potassium 90mEq, Sea Salt 1/2tsp> My Log and Labs: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb> My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com> > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------> > > > No virus found in this incoming message.> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.437 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2842 - Release Date: 04/29/10 06:27:00>

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I came across lactoferrin because I have Candida and I read where iron feeds

them, and the bad bacteria and tumors, but lactoferrin keeps the iron from them

and starves them to death. I have been taking iron now for almost 2 months

(almost to test ferritin), and my Candida has been acting up a little more. I

ordered my lactoferrin today and hopefully this brand I can take because I am

allergice to bovine milk. The company told me I should be able to tolerate it

since it was highly purified. I found it in Canada.

This is their answer to me about their product:

Lactoferrin by AOR is free of hormones, pesticides, antibiotics and rBSTs.

Also the product can be taken by people who are lactose intolerant as the

product is highly purified. We have never had any reported allergic reactions

from people who may be intolerant to lactose or milk.

I ordered it from here:

http://www.nationalnutrition.ca/detail.aspx?ID=2763

I am hoping I can take it with no reactions.

-R

>

> I wanted to give ya'll an update. Here were my horrible iron labs from a

couple months ago:

>

> 02.22.10 Iron - 28 L (range 35 - 155)

> 02.22.10 Iron Saturation (SAT) - 16 (range 15 - 55)

> 02.22.10 Iron TIBC - 175 L (range 250 - 450)

> 02.22.10 Iron UIBC - 147 L (range 150 - 375)

>

> And here are my results from yesterday!

>

> 04.27.10 Iron - 144 (range 35 - 155)

> 04.27.10 Iron Saturation (SAT) - 49 (range 15 - 55)

> 04.27.10 Iron TIBC - 293 (range 250 - 450)

> 04.27.10 Iron UIBC - 149 L (range 150 - 375)

>

> If any of you are curious as to how I did it, this has been my iron regimen

for the past 2 months:

>

> Breakfast - Devil's Claw 500mg, Vitamin C 2,000mg

> 1 hr later - Lactoferrin 100mg, Energizing Iron Liver Extract 1,100mg (25mg

elemental heme iron I think)

> Lunch - L-Histidine 500mg, Vitamin C 2,000mg

> 1 hr later - Lactoferrin 100mg, Chelated Iron Bisglycinate 25mg, Ferrous

Gluconate 27mg

> Dinner - Vitamin C 2,000mg

> Bedtime - L-Lysine 500mg, Ferrous Fumarate (from blackstrap molasses) 29mg,

Ferrous Sulfate 65mg, Vitamin C 2,000mg

>

> I didn't bother testing ferritin, as I still have back issues that my chiro is

working on so I knew the inflammation would throw off the results.

>

> Any idea how much iron I should continue taking to maintain these levels?

Since it shouldn't interfere with me raising Cynomel anymore, I'm going to try

going up on it again. My temps still aren't where they should be. Wish me luck

with that!

>

> I also tested electrolytes and they're not great:

>

> 04.27.10 Sodium - 138 (range 135 - 145)

> 04.27.10 Potassium - 3.7 (range 3.5 - 5.2)

>

> I'm not worried about the sodium - it never gets much higher than that. But

the potassium has gone down from a previous level of 4.0 on the same dose, so

I'll go ahead and add back in that second dose of magnesium that I cut out a

couple months back. Obviously it was helping me hold onto the potassium.

>

> ~Rainbow~

> 30 year old Female 5'6 " 136lbs

> Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity

> Rx/OTC: Cynomel 68.75mcg, HC 27.5mg, Florinef 1tab,

> Potassium 90mEq, Sea Salt 1/2tsp

> My Log and Labs: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb

> My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com

>

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Have you tried caprylic acid and olive leaf extract for the candida?Sent from my BlackBerry SmartphoneDate: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:45:01 -0000To: <RT3_T3 >Subject: Re: Got my iron up! Woohoo! I came across lactoferrin because I have Candida and I read where iron feeds them, and the bad bacteria and tumors, but lactoferrin keeps the iron from them and starves them to death. I have been taking iron now for almost 2 months (almost to test ferritin), and my Candida has been acting up a little more. I ordered my lactoferrin today and hopefully this brand I can take because I am allergice to bovine milk. The company told me I should be able to tolerate it since it was highly purified. I found it in Canada.This is their answer to me about their product:Lactoferrin by AOR is free of hormones, pesticides, antibiotics and rBSTs. Also the product can be taken by people who are lactose intolerant as the product is highly purified. We have never had any reported allergic reactions from people who may be intolerant to lactose or milk.I ordered it from here:http://www.nationalnutrition.ca/detail.aspx?ID=2763I am hoping I can take it with no reactions.-R>> I wanted to give ya'll an update. Here were my horrible iron labs from a couple months ago:> > 02.22.10 Iron - 28 L (range 35 - 155)> 02.22.10 Iron Saturation (SAT) - 16 (range 15 - 55)> 02.22.10 Iron TIBC - 175 L (range 250 - 450)> 02.22.10 Iron UIBC - 147 L (range 150 - 375)> > And here are my results from yesterday!> > 04.27.10 Iron - 144 (range 35 - 155)> 04.27.10 Iron Saturation (SAT) - 49 (range 15 - 55)> 04.27.10 Iron TIBC - 293 (range 250 - 450)> 04.27.10 Iron UIBC - 149 L (range 150 - 375)> > If any of you are curious as to how I did it, this has been my iron regimen for the past 2 months:> > Breakfast - Devil's Claw 500mg, Vitamin C 2,000mg> 1 hr later - Lactoferrin 100mg, Energizing Iron Liver Extract 1,100mg (25mg elemental heme iron I think)> Lunch - L-Histidine 500mg, Vitamin C 2,000mg> 1 hr later - Lactoferrin 100mg, Chelated Iron Bisglycinate 25mg, Ferrous Gluconate 27mg> Dinner - Vitamin C 2,000mg> Bedtime - L-Lysine 500mg, Ferrous Fumarate (from blackstrap molasses) 29mg, Ferrous Sulfate 65mg, Vitamin C 2,000mg> > I didn't bother testing ferritin, as I still have back issues that my chiro is working on so I knew the inflammation would throw off the results.> > Any idea how much iron I should continue taking to maintain these levels? Since it shouldn't interfere with me raising Cynomel anymore, I'm going to try going up on it again. My temps still aren't where they should be. Wish me luck with that!> > I also tested electrolytes and they're not great:> > 04.27.10 Sodium - 138 (range 135 - 145)> 04.27.10 Potassium - 3.7 (range 3.5 - 5.2)> > I'm not worried about the sodium - it never gets much higher than that. But the potassium has gone down from a previous level of 4.0 on the same dose, so I'll go ahead and add back in that second dose of magnesium that I cut out a couple months back. Obviously it was helping me hold onto the potassium.> > ~Rainbow~> 30 year old Female 5'6 " 136lbs> Dx: Hashi's, AF, Wheat Sensitivity> Rx/OTC: Cynomel 68.75mcg, HC 27.5mg, Florinef 1tab,> Potassium 90mEq, Sea Salt 1/2tsp> My Log and Labs: http://tinyurl.com/pvgjmb> My Blog: http://hyporainbow.wordpress.com>