Re: Iron MiniMinerals Supplement

[Guest guest]

Do you mind saying why does he need iron? Iron is a very heavy metal, it can be

very consipating and can not be removed easily from the body if given in excess.

And it does taste horrible.

Having said that if it's drops you can refrigerate it, make it very cold and it

might be accepted better.

My kids are very oral defensive and spit out liquids.

Sometimes we can use a plastic syringe that came w/ motrin or something which

then can put the liquid at the back of the mouth where the taste buds are

different.

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> I am looking for ideas on how to give Iron MiniMinerals supplement to my 16

month old. I have to give 1/2 tsp a day but it tastes strong (like iron!) and I

don't want to add it to his pureed food and ruin the taste as he already eats so

little and is underweight. Any ideas on how to mask the taste of this iron

supplement?

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I wanted to ask the same question. " Do you mind saying why does he need iron? "

It might be worth trying this supplement yourself. I have found Iron supplements

to be quite harsh. The body has a hard time getting rid of excess Iron and it

can also interfere negatively with the immune system.

The body may also keep Iron low if there is oxidatave stress as a kind of

defence mechanism, giving Vit C can help with Iron absorption and if you really

feel the need to supplement Iron then possibly something like lactoferrin might

be a bit gentler. If you find after trying to increase Iron for a while and

ferretin levels drop back again then it would probably be best not to continue.

Cheers

Kenny

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> > I am looking for ideas on how to give Iron MiniMinerals supplement to my 16

month old. I have to give 1/2 tsp a day but it tastes strong (like iron!) and I

don't want to add it to his pureed food and ruin the taste as he already eats so

little and is underweight. Any ideas on how to mask the taste of this iron

supplement?

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[Guest guest]

My DAN said give her more spinache.She loves it buy organic baby leaf.Can a

child this age eat this?? Deb K

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> > > I am looking for ideas on how to give Iron MiniMinerals supplement to my

16 month old. I have to give 1/2 tsp a day but it tastes strong (like iron!)

and I don't want to add it to his pureed food and ruin the taste as he already

eats so little and is underweight. Any ideas on how to mask the taste of this

iron supplement?

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[Guest guest]

My son's blood iron levels are good but his ferritin is low so he is not

absorbing iron well. I give him steamed pureed spinach once every 4 days (he is

on a 4 day rotation diet due to food allergies) and he likes it but it is a

little hard for him to digest and he threw it up once.

Thank you for the lactoferrin recommendation. What do you mean by oxidative

stress on the body? My son has a compromised immune system (very low IgG's and

lower end of range Ig's overall) so I'm curious as to how Iron can interfere

negatively with the immune system. Thank you.

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> > > > I am looking for ideas on how to give Iron MiniMinerals supplement to my

16 month old. I have to give 1/2 tsp a day but it tastes strong (like iron!)

and I don't want to add it to his pureed food and ruin the taste as he already

eats so little and is underweight. Any ideas on how to mask the taste of this

iron supplement?

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[Guest guest]

> My son's blood iron levels are good but his ferritin is low so he is not

absorbing iron well.

Vitamin C helps iron to absorb. Rice and certain other grains will hinder its

absorption.

Dana

[Guest guest]

I've also read this as well -- that oxidative stress can keep the iron level

low, but we've been advised that it may also be a function of some medications.

Some foods are iron rich (meats) and others contain iron like oat bran,

apricots, some other berries, some nuts if he can tolerate them I'd advise

trying to give them on days when he also has C supplement or C rich foods. But

again, his body still may not take the iron for other reasons.

[> The body may also keep Iron low if there is oxidatave stress as a kind of

defence mechanism, giving Vit C can help with Iron absorption and if you really

feel the need to supplement Iron then possibly something like lactoferrin might

be a bit gentler. If you find after trying to increase Iron for a while and

ferretin levels drop back again then it would probably be best not to continue.

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> Kenny]

[Guest guest]

Ferritin levels I believe are a more accurate guide to body Iron levels, most

Iron Supps are too high in Iron and too much Iron can lower Zinc levels which

can impact on the Immune system, having said that low Iron can also effect the

immune system and development so I can understand why you would like to increase

Iron. If you decide to use miniminerals it might be best to start low, the RDA

for a 1-3 yr old is about 7mg per day and even this might be a bit high, giving

Vit C as Dana has suggested especially an acidic form should help with Iron

absorbtion, also give apart from vit E. There are a few reasons why Iron can be

low amongst them might be a lack of vit b12,A or E, possibly even low copper,

another reason might be heavy metal toxicity, heavy metals including Iron

increases oxidative stress if this is the case then the body will often try to

lower oxidative stress by dumping the heavy metals that it can control like Iron

and sometimes copper, supplementing Iron in this case would likely increase

oxidative stress making symptoms worse if you find that there is a temporary

increase in ferritin levels after supplementing followed by a falling back of

these levels then it may well be down to the body dumping Iron again in a bid to

lower oxidative stress, if this is the case then it would probably be better to

stop Iron Supps.

All the best

Kenny

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> > > > > I am looking for ideas on how to give Iron MiniMinerals supplement to

my 16 month old. I have to give 1/2 tsp a day but it tastes strong (like iron!)

and I don't want to add it to his pureed food and ruin the taste as he already

eats so little and is underweight. Any ideas on how to mask the taste of this

iron supplement?

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[Guest guest]

Our DAN at thoughtful house prescribed this iron supplement for my son.

Floradix Floravital Iron + Herbs: 2 tsp once daily

before a meal. He said it is non-constipating. I have been giving it to him

and it has not messed with his bowls. It is refrigerated and he takes it fine.

Unfortunately, next to the other supplements he takes, this one is not as bad.

Hope this helps.

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From: k.ozbo <k.ozbo@...>

Sent: Wed, November 25, 2009 5:30:29 AM

Subject: Re: Iron MiniMinerals Supplement

I wanted to ask the same question. " Do you mind saying why does he need iron? "

It might be worth trying this supplement yourself. I have found Iron supplements

to be quite harsh. The body has a hard time getting rid of excess Iron and it

can also interfere negatively with the immune system.

The body may also keep Iron low if there is oxidatave stress as a kind of

defence mechanism, giving Vit C can help with Iron absorption and if you really

feel the need to supplement Iron then possibly something like lactoferrin might

be a bit gentler. If you find after trying to increase Iron for a while and

ferretin levels drop back again then it would probably be best not to continue.

Cheers

Kenny

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> > I am looking for ideas on how to give Iron MiniMinerals supplement to my 16

month old. I have to give 1/2 tsp a day but it tastes strong (like iron!) and I

don't want to add it to his pureed food and ruin the taste as he already eats so

little and is underweight. Any ideas on how to mask the taste of this iron

supplement?

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I've read iron is huge in the matrix of biofilm protecting gut bugs.

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16 month old. I have to give 1/2 tsp a day but it tastes strong (like iron!)

and I don't want to add it to his pureed food and ruin the taste as he already

eats so little and is underweight. Any ideas on how to mask the taste of this

iron supplement?

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