Re: Don't obsess about iron

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Andy explains iron and being toxic really well in HTI, pages 128-129 and

254-255. You are correct that your body is probably keeping your iron low to

protect itself from more oxidative stress. This is probably a sign that you

need more antioxidants, and that is what Andy recommends. He says being on the

low end of normal is probably best, and suggests a ferritin between 30-70. So

you are correct in a sense about not obsessing about iron, but mine was

*extremely* low, only 4 two years ago, so I felt I needed to do something about

it. And I think it is something that is reasonable to work on once you have

done some chelation and are taking plenty of antioxidants. My body got to a

point this past year when it was ready to start correcting this, because I was

craving red meat like mad. I have also been taking a very absorbable form of

iron with plenty of stomach acid, and I now have my ferritin up to 51. So your

body will allow you to correct this, when it is ready. Otherwise, being low in

the normal range is probably best for toxic people.

Nell, to answer your question below, according to HTI page 129, excess iron can

cause all the typical nonspecific symptoms of any heavy metal problem, such as

fatigue, malaise, liver problems, digestive disturbances, or psychiatric issues.

So, I think trying some iron is reasonable, and if it helps, then continue, but

if you don't seem to tolerate it, then stop.--------Jackie

In frequent-dose-chelation corvulusthemighty wrote:

My MD checked ferritin of his own accord. It was very low, but still

within the normal range. He told me I'd do a lot better after some

iron shots. They got my ferritin up to the max for men my age, but my

serum iron is still slightly below normal. In other words, my body is

intent on maintaining low iron levels. I may be thinking slightly

clearer, but I'm * EXTREMELY * tired, and have other new complaints.

My counsel would be to avoid obsessing about iron, other than to

perhaps ingest a few iron tablets, and see if you do better. I

suspect that you'll do a lot better with a low, perhaps abnormally

low, iron level.

Sometimes forbidden fruit is harmful.

S.

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> > If low ferritin confirms iron deficiency, correcting it may fix

> > the chest pain and may help your poor thyroid function, too.

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> My doc refused to do the ferritin test too. I had the feeling he was

just trying to assert some

> authority since I'm always bossing him around.

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> Since it's impossible for me to get a ferritin test anytime soon, if

I have those same symtoms

> of chest pain and poor thyroid function, along with fatigue, would

doing a trial of iron make

> any sense? Do any of you know what the signs of too much iron are?

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> Nell

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