Re: Teri's sugar cravings - you guessed it - anemic!

August 9, 2001

I heard Dr. Rabkin say once that folic acid might help fend off sugar

cravings. Not sure if I've heard this confirmed by anyone who has

actually tried it though.

> Re: Teri's sugar cravings - you

> guessed it - anemic!

>

> At 9:32 PM +0000 8/9/01, editorking@... wrote:

> >I was in the emergency room over the weekend with Parotidnitis (sp)

> >(infection of the saliva duct), they did a CBC and I found out I am

> >anemic, which make so much sense why I have had sugar cravings. I am

> >talking big time Snickers fiend. So now here is my question to the

> >post ops, what kind of iron should I be taking for maximum

> >absorbency?

>

> Many say ferrous gluconate. Many drug chains sell it cheaply under

> their own house brand name (CVS has their osn 30 mg Fe time-release).

> Also, take a vitamin C with it to enhance the absorption. Do not

> take with calcium, though many say that it ix OK with calcium citrate

> (Citrical). For 150 mg in Rx form, Chromagen Forte seems to be the

> ferrous gluconate de jour with the docs. It has 150 mg of elemental

> Fe per dose.

>

> --Steve (taking 30 mg CVS nightly)

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August 9, 2001

Steve,

I take Vita4Life and it says for the iron:

Iron (from iron fumerate)

and further down it also says for ingredients:

ferrous fumerate

whats with all the different irons?

this also is taken with calcium citrate.....it has all the vitamins you need

in 12 capsules!

Judie

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