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True, also good to balance phosphorus (liver) and calcium (cheese).Cheese.
Q. I can't avoid all those foods, especially the bread and grains. What can I do to keep the iron I ingest from harming me?
Iron destroys vitamin E, so vitamin E should be taken as a supplement. It shouldn't be taken at the same time as the iron-contaminated food, because iron reacts with it in the stomach. About 100 mg. per day is adequate, though our requirement increases with age, as our tissue iron stores increase. Coffee, when taken with food, strongly inhibits the absorption of iron, so I always try to drink coffee with meat. Decreasing your consumption of unsaturated fats makes the iron less harmful. Vitamin C stimulates the absorption of iron, so it might be a good idea to avoid drinking orange juice at the same meal with iron-rich foods. A deficiency of copper causes our tissues to retain an excess of iron, so foods such as shrimp and oysters which contain abundant copper should be used regularly.
Q: How does copper help us?
Copper is the crucial element for producing the color in hair and skin, for maintaining the elasticity of skin and blood vessels, for protecting against certain types of free radical, and especially for allowing us to use oxygen properly for the production of biological energy. It is also necessary for the normal functioning of certain nerve cells (substantia nigra) whose degeneration is involved in Parkinson's disease. The shape and texture of hair, as well as its color, can change in a copper deficiency. Too much iron can block our absorption of copper, and too little copper makes us store too much iron. With aging, our tissues lose copper as they store excess iron. Because of those changes, we need more vitamin E as we age.
Cheese blocks iron? I know calcium blocks the phosphorus in liver, but I have never heard of calcium blocking iron, only caffeine?Cheese.
It isn't anything Ray Peat has mentioned so I did not realize that. It sure will make life a little easier! Thanks Jam!(and iron also inhibits calcium absorption btw, can't find the refs right now)
It seems to me a good waste of calcium using it to block iron when caffeine could do the job. I have a hard enough time getting in enough calcium just to have it taken back out with iron, but good to know for that reason.(and iron also inhibits calcium absorption btw, can't find the refs right now)