Re: Legal Iron Supplement

[Guest guest]

At 03:38 PM 5/20/2010, you wrote:

I'm realize proponent of iron

supplements and considers them illegal (unless they can't be avoided),

but I'm pretty much out of options...I've been eating red meat and

spinach like it's my job and my Blood level was a pathetic 5.7 (I think

~24 - 250 is considered normal). I can't handle the chicken liver route,

any suggestions on a quasi-legal supplement? Thanks in

advance.

Well, first of all, let me say that I truly and sincerely dislike liver.

Elaine used to tease me about it.

However, two years ago, when I had my cancer surgery, my oncologist said

that she would have two units of blood standing by for after the surgery

if it was needed, and I might very well need to take an iron supplement.

I said, " No iron supplement. I do... liver... "

So I figured if I had to do... liver... it had better be the best quality

I could find, and I settled on the notion of grass-fed bison liver.

(Usinger's Sausage in Milwaukee has two liverwursts, one which appears to

be legal, and one which clearly lists sugar on the label. I can't tell

from the website which one is which.)

Anyway, I came up with a decent recipe, and made bison pate. I recommend

Black Wing Meats for your bison liver.

I also recommend ostrich filet ($$$) from Black Wing. It's a red meat,

with very high protein, and super good for building the blood.

I can state that I needed no units of blood, and my surgeons were stunned

at how quickly I recovered from the surgery.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

I saw Bison ground meat at WF the other day.  I did not even check the price but is that any good for iron?  If (big if) I managed to get some bison and ostrich meat, would you share a recipe for each because I've never really heard of eating ostrich. 

 

Thanks,

Debbie 41 cd

On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:49 PM, Wizop Marilyn L. Alm wrote:

 

At 03:38 PM 5/20/2010, you wrote:

I'm realize proponent of iron supplements and considers them illegal (unless they can't be avoided), but I'm pretty much out of options...I've been eating red meat and spinach like it's my job and my Blood level was a pathetic 5.7 (I think ~24 - 250 is considered normal). I can't handle the chicken liver route, any suggestions on a quasi-legal supplement? Thanks in advance.

Well, first of all, let me say that I truly and sincerely dislike liver. Elaine used to tease me about it.However, two years ago, when I had my cancer surgery, my oncologist said that she would have two units of blood standing by for after the surgery if it was needed, and I might very well need to take an iron supplement. I said, " No iron supplement. I do... liver... "

So I figured if I had to do... liver... it had better be the best quality I could find, and I settled on the notion of grass-fed bison liver. (Usinger's Sausage in Milwaukee has two liverwursts, one which appears to be legal, and one which clearly lists sugar on the label. I can't tell from the website which one is which.)

Anyway, I came up with a decent recipe, and made bison pate. I recommend Black Wing Meats for your bison liver.I also recommend ostrich filet ($$$) from Black Wing. It's a red meat, with very high protein, and super good for building the blood.

I can state that I needed no units of blood, and my surgeons were stunned at how quickly I recovered from the surgery.

— Marilyn    New Orleans, Louisiana, USA    Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001    Darn Good SCD Cook

    No Human Children    Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund     Babette the Foundling Beagle       

[Guest guest]

At 05:27 AM 5/21/2010, you wrote:

Thanks for the replies, I may

try the bison.

I would like to try the ostrich lol. Will check into it, sounds

easy enough to cook.

I've been taking 500mg Vit C since I read that here on the list.

One pill twice per day after I eat. Could be coincidental but when

I was doing the illegal iron supplements, I craved grape juice and drank

a lot of it everyday. My iron shot up to 13.6 or something crazy

high for me. It just won't stay there...

Yes, the Vitamin C can really help -- one of the things I did before and

after my surgery was to get a powdered Vitamin C which I could dissolve

in water. It was... uhm... VERY tart, shall we say, but since it was a

clear liquid, I could start sipping that as soon as they let me have

anything by mouth.

The ostrich is really quite tasty. I ate a good bit of it before and

after the surgery, but now it's a treat, not a staple, as the price has,

sadly, gone up significantly.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

I don't have any of those stores except WF near me.  If I buy any, it would have to be ocassional and into the freezer.  Maybe someday I can try ostrich lol.  I just saw it a couple of times on Foodnetwork.  They wrapped it in bacon and pan fried it.  It looked dark red.

 

The pecanbread recipe with avocado sounds great.

 

I love buffalo burgers! You can get them for a great price at Trader Joes. Here is my favorite ground buffalo recipe (by the way, I've even found ground buffalo at the " regular " grocery store).I believe this is from the pecanbread site except they use regular beef...

1 lb. ground buffalo1 egg1/2 avocado1/4 cup pureed squashMash everything together and bake in loaf pan or 9x9 pan for about 40 minutes at 350- so easy and good!-Joanna

[Guest guest]

LOL! I brought some bison when we visited my sister last year. My B-i-L grumbled because it wasn't beef. So, like your hamburgers, the next time, we didn't say anything until after he'd finished. Whereupon he " knew there was something wrong with

it. "

Marilyn

Isn't it the truth? My uncle always loved cakes and my Grandmother

loved baking them for him (and I guess he didn't have gut troubles as he

ate what he wanted for 94 years). One time she baked a cherry cake

for him and he said it was the most delicious thing he'd ever had, and

please tell him what went into it? She refused, she said he wouldn't like

it if she told him. He said that was ridiculous, he already thought it

was the best cake in the world, etc etc. She finally told him that

what gave the cake that little extra zing was black pepper. He

never touched another bite of it.

[Guest guest]

Ahh, so my mom was wise to keep me from blabbing :-).

Holly

Crohn's

SCD 12/01/08

> >Bison is pretty indistinguishable from beef. My

> >difficult dad refused eat the bison roast my mom

> >cooked. So when we made bison burgers, we just

> >said it was hamburgers. He didn't know the

> >difference, but my mom still won't let me tell him that he's been tricked

;-).

>

> LOL! I brought some bison when we visited my

> sister last year. My B-i-L grumbled because it

> wasn't beef. So, like your hamburgers, the next

> time, we didn't say anything until after he'd

> finished. Whereupon he " knew there was something wrong with it. "

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

> Babette the Foundling Beagle

>

[Guest guest]

Hey,this sounds great. I'm wondering, does this work with other organ meats? freezing raw for 14 days? Can I go nuts with my chicken giblets? (honestly, I can't tell which one is the liver anyways :-/

Thanks so much!!

 

Hi Jim,

I can't help you specifically on your query. (Well I guess I could suggest another option- have you considered iron shots?). I just wanted to mention that although spinach is very high in iron, it is also an extremely high oxalate veggie. Oxalates tend to prevent the absorption of iron, and my guess is that the oxalates in spinach are so high, that they probably negate the iron actually in the spinach. Another thing that I think is important to keep in mind is that high levels of oxalates may also take iron from the body :0 I have low ferritin levels and generally avoid veggies that are high in oxalates for this reason. Also, I just thought of this, have you heard of raw liver pills, which you can make yourself?

Here are some instructions:

" There are two basic methods. One calls for freezing the liver for 14 days in large chunks. (Fourteen days will ensure the elimination of pathogens and parasites.) You can then grate the liver on the small holes of a grater and add it to milk or juice, or even hot cereal. A teaspoon or two of grated raw liver can be added to baby's egg yolk, or even to mashed vegetables.

The second method turns liver into pills! Cut fresh liver into pea-sized pieces and freeze for 14 days. Swallow like vitamin pills.

For both methods, the liver should be of the highest quality available and very fresh. "

source: http://www.healingnaturallybybee.com/articles/foods37.php

HTH

Meli

>

> Hi all,

>

> I'm realize proponent of iron supplements and considers them illegal (unless they can't be avoided), but I'm pretty much out of options...I've been eating red meat and spinach like it's my job and my Blood level was a pathetic 5.7 (I think ~24 - 250 is considered normal). I can't handle the chicken liver route, any suggestions on a quasi-legal supplement? Thanks in advance.

>

>

> Thanks,

> Jim

>

[Guest guest]

At 02:14 AM 6/3/2010, you wrote:

" There are two basic

methods. One calls for freezing the liver for 14 days in large chunks.

(Fourteen days will ensure the elimination of pathogens and parasites.)

You can then grate the liver on the small holes of a grater and add it to

milk or juice, or even hot cereal. A teaspoon or two of grated raw liver

can be added to baby's egg yolk, or even to mashed

vegetables.

Please note that neither milk nor cereal is SCD-legal.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

Thank you for pointing that out. I had just done a quick copy and paste

regarding the instructions and overlooked the milk/cereal suggestion. I did not

mean to lead anyone astray regarding SCD. Next time I'll be sure to double

check for non-SCD suggestions [and delete them] so as not to throw anyone off.

Sorry 'bout that.

> > " There are two basic methods. One calls for

> >freezing the liver for 14 days in large chunks.

> >(Fourteen days will ensure the elimination of

> >pathogens and parasites.) You can then grate the

> >liver on the small holes of a grater and add it

> >to milk or juice, or even hot cereal. A teaspoon

> >or two of grated raw liver can be added to

> >baby's egg yolk, or even to mashed vegetables.

>

> Please note that neither milk nor cereal is SCD-legal.

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

> Babette the Foundling Beagle

>