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[wyntir_knight]

I have found out why it is that I am so exhausted all the time. My iron levels have dropped again.

My doctor has prescribed two iron pills a day now.

I have to increase my dark green vegetables, red meat, liver, and clam intake. I have to figure out what else has a large amount of iron.

I think I may make some clam chowder this weekend.

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Please excuse the intrusion...

[lynedd.livejournal.com]

I'm surfing off corradus's fpage.

I'm chronically anaemic myself. One of the tricks I've learned is that iron and calcium must be taken at separate times, as the two minerals bind to the same cell receptors, and when your body is starved for iron, it's not great to offer an alternative at the same time.

My morning regime is 300mg iron (60mg elemental), 200 IU vit E, and a hefty B-complex. Vit E assists in iron absorbtion, the B-vitamins assist in red blood cell production. I take calcium supplements on the flip side of the clock, putting 12 hours between concentrated consumption of the two minerals.

Good dietary sources of iron: duck, beef, liver, and oysters. Jerusalem artichokes, pumpkin, potatoes in their skins (also an excellent source of potassium), all legumes, soybeans, carob, and dried fruit.

This may be information you already know, and if so, I apologize for my presumption. ...but if I can be helpful, feel free to drop by my journal and ask, any time.

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[tiker-tape.livejournal.com]

I did not know about alot of that. The Pumpkin especially surprises me. I never associated orange vegetables with Iron, only Keratin.

Thank you also for the information on the Calcium. I don't usually take my iron pills with any form of calcium, since I am taking them with Orange juice (vitamin C increases the absorbtion rate of iron), but I will keep that information in my mind for the future.