Re: mercury, iron, ferritin and fatigue

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> My mercury problems are pretty bad; when this doctor checked my serum

> ferritin, it was something like 39, which was just above the cutoff of

> 30, but nowhere near what would be expected in a male of my age.

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> ---------If it makes you feel any better, my ferritin was 4 two

years ago, so 39 isn't that bad. I am now up to 51. I believe Andy

recommends between 30-70.--------Jackie

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Bear in mind that per Wikipedia, the reference ranges for ferritin

differ among men and women. For men between 20 and 50, you'd expect

34-310 ng/ml; women would be expected to have 22-112 ng/ml.

S