what did you do to fix itGet it tested. I had really low iron following a “peat diet” for 6 months.
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what did you do to fix itGet it tested. I had really low iron following a “peat diet” for 6 months.
I personally don’t think so. Ray Peat has said anemia is a very rare situation and that being on the low side is healthier. He says the medical system needs to change their measurements as to what is considered good and bad levels.I was wondering today, could all my problems be due to an iron deficiency?
since I was basically coming from long years of one meal a day, low protein, then I started Ray Peat basically a lot of milk with coffee at every meal and high doses of aspirin, could all my problems be due to an iron deficiency ?
Stopped eating a dairy heavy diet and stopped drinking coffee while increasing red meat. My digestion was terrible and my hands and feet were always ice cold.what did you do to fix it
“Some researchers are concerned that the iron added to cereals is contributing to the incidence of leukemia and cancers of the lymphatic tissues in children. \[Goodfield, 1984.\] During the time of rapid growth, children are less likely than adults to store too much iron. At birth, they have a large amount of stored iron, and this decreases as they "grow into it." It is after puberty, when growth slows and the sex hormones are high, that the storage of iron increases. \[Blood, Sept., 1976.\] In a study of the "malnourished" children of migrant fruit pickers in California, these children who were "seriously anemic" were actually more resistant to infectious diseases than were the "well nourished" middle class children in the same region."- Ray PeatI personally don’t think so. Ray Peat has said anemia is a very rare situation and that being on the low side is healthier. He says the medical system needs to change their measurements as to what is considered good and bad levels.
yeah but i'm practically a huge amount of time actually restricting iron and consuming aspirin coffee and milk“Some researchers are concerned that the iron added to cereals is contributing to the incidence of leukemia and cancers of the lymphatic tissues in children. \[Goodfield, 1984.\] During the time of rapid growth, children are less likely than adults to store too much iron. At birth, they have a large amount of stored iron, and this decreases as they "grow into it." It is after puberty, when growth slows and the sex hormones are high, that the storage of iron increases. \[Blood, Sept., 1976.\] In a study of the "malnourished" children of migrant fruit pickers in California, these children who were "seriously anemic" were actually more resistant to infectious diseases than were the "well nourished" middle class children in the same region."- Ray Peat
"If the normal amount of dietary iron causes an increased susceptibility to infections even in children, and if a subnormal amount of iron slows the aging process, I think we are going to have to reconsider our ideas of nutritional adequacy, to look at the long range effects of diet, as well as the immediate effects. My current studies have to do with analyzing our ability to handle stress safely, in relation to our diet. I believe our nutritional recommendations for iron have to be revised sharply downward." -Ray Peay
Iron deficiency anemia does exist, in laboratory situations and in some cases of chronic bleeding, but I believe it should be the last-suspected cause of anemia, instead of the first. It should be considered as a possible cause of anemia only when very specific blood tests show an abnormally low degree of iron saturation of certain proteins. Usually, physicians consider the amount of hemoglobin or of red cells in the blood as the primary indicator of a need for iron, but that just isn't biologically reasonable." -Ray Peat
I have been blocking iron too for 5+ years, cutting out most meat, drinking coffee and avoiding vitamin C when I do eat it and I have not had even one day of any illness in more than 5+ years! Plus my skin looks better than ever, with my age spots gone, so I am thinking there is something to it.yeah but i'm practically a huge amount of time actually restricting iron and consuming aspirin coffee and milk
Just test your levels if you think it’s possible. I myself and other users have had this happen after taking extremes to block iron. If I recall you are also fairly young tooyeah but i'm practically a huge amount of time actually restricting iron and consuming aspirin coffee and milk
Try it?I can't deny that a non-starchy diet is perfect, especially cerebrally, but I can't deny that I need iron in my body, is there any way to reconcile that?
but I don't know if milk removes iron from the body, only if I consume it with meat or even if I consume it separately in different mealsTry it?
I don’t think milk removes much, The coffee is the one to avoid if you wanna keep your iron. Pair your iron foods with vitamin C sources and you will absorb three times as much iron than without the C.but I don't know if milk removes iron from the body, only if I consume it with meat or even if I consume it separately in different meals
I can't deny that a non-starchy diet is perfect, especially cerebrally, but I can't deny that I need iron in my body, is there any way to reconcile that?
Because you are very young and don’t need to remove a whole food group. Your body needs glucose. Orthorexia is very alive around this forum…girl I can't maintain a high level of energy without starch, even though I consume large amounts of calories and that makes me crave a lot of starches and today I consumed bread and butter, three eggs, cheese and two huge cups of coffee with sugar and that resulted in a lot of energy why does this happen