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Timed Release Iron
Time Release Iron tablets, supplied by Douglas Laboratories®, are specially designed to provide 54 mg of carbonyl iron (Ferronyl®) per serving for a 6 to 8 hour period. Carbonyl iron is easily absorbed and has a low toxicity.
Low total body iron levels are relatively common in women, children, teenagers, the elderly, vegetarians, athletes & the poor. One third of the world's population is iron deficient. Iron deficiency is the most common deficiency in the world.
It is important you ask for a blood test of your total iron storage levels, This test is called serum ferritin. I recommend you keep serum ferritin levels at least above 60. This needs to be included in any yearly blood test checkup if you have some of the symptoms of low iron such as:
- Depression
- Fatigue
- Listlessness, weakness, decreased work productivity
- Impaired learning and cognitive function
- ADD and ADHD type behavioral disturbances
- Developmental delay in infants and young children
- Poor memory
- Decreased attention span and increased distractibility
- Impaired reactivity and coordination
- Irritability
- Dizziness
- Appetite loss
- Cravings for non foods such as ice, dirt or clay
- Constipation
- Difficulty swallowing (because low iron may cause a thin membrane to grow across the esophagus)
- Joint soreness
- Night time leg cramps
- Asthma
- Sores on skin, or itching
- Poor wound healing
- Can cause excessive menstrual bleeding
- Hair loss (LOW IRON IS A FREQUENTLY OVERLOOKED CAUSE OF HAIR LOSS)
- Headaches
- Sore or burning tongue
- Soreness in corners of the mouth
- Brittle, flat, or spoon shaped nails
- Longitudinal ridges on nails
- Heart palpitations on exertion
- Shortness of breath
- Cold extremities, with decreased resistance to cold and poor regulation of body temperature
- Tendency to recurrent infections
- Chronic bladder infections
- Anemia (hypo chromic, microcytic) paleness, weakness, drowsiness, fatigue
- Numbness & tingling
- Night sweats
- Fragile bones
- Growth impairment in children
- Eye soreness
- Vague gastrointestinal symptoms: belching, gas, nausea
- Vitiligo (light blotches on the skin)
- Swelling in the ankles
- Bluish tint to the whites of the eyes
- Visual disturbances
- Papilledema (swelling inside the eye)
- Enhanced heavy metal absorption and risk for toxicity.Those with low iron will have an increased GI absorption of metals which is not specific for iron, so will absorb more lead, cobalt, cadmium, mercury.
- High blood levels of lead are more common in children with low iron.
All of those at high risk SHOULD TAKE SOME FORM OF DAILY IRON SUPPLEMENT, and focus on eating iron rich foods,
Foods with high iron:
- Animal liver, kidney and heart
- Oysters, clams, caviar
- Iron-fortified bread and cereal, wheat germ and bran, rice bran
- Lean red meat
- Nuts/seeds (pistachio, pinon nuts, black walnuts, sesame, sunflower, pumpkin)
- Egg yolks
- Dried beans and legumes
- Blackstrap molasses, sorghum syrup, brewer's yeast
- Dried fruit (apricots)
- Dark leafy green vegetables (chives, parsley)
- Nettle tea
- Foods cooked in an iron skillet
Foods with medium iron:
- Seafood ( herring, mackerel, sardines, tuna, swordfish, scallops, shrimp. Abalone)
- Meat/Organs (chicken, duck, goose, eggs, pork, veal, beef tongue, heart)
- Nuts/seeds (almonds, brazils, cashews, chestnuts, peanuts, coconut, pecans, walnuts)
- Grains (barley, brown rice, rye, wheat, buckwheat)
- Fruits (gooseberries, dates, figs, raisins, prunes, olives)
- Vegetables (beets, radishes, beet greens, brussel sprouts, chard, endive, kale, spinach, watercress, artichokes, lima beans, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, peas, lentils, red kidney beans, garbanzos)
- Dairy (cheddar cheese)
- Misc ( maple sugar, brown sugar, baker's yeast, mushrooms)
The iron can be part of a multivitamin mineral supplement. Women who are not menstruating and men should not supplement iron unless they have a known problem or are at high risk for deficiency.
For those who want an immediate release iron, I recommend:
Ferrasorb is a complete blood-building formula containing folate, B12 and iron and is less irritating to the gastrointestinal tract than many forms of iron, so it may be more tolerable for those who are sensitive to the other forms of iron.
Peace and Health,
Priscilla Slagle M.D.
ALTERNATIVE HEALTH PRODUCTS & ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
PRISCILLA SLAGLE, M.D. or Cathy Jones, Assistant
Email: thewayup@dc.rr.com Phone: 1 (760) 322-7797, Fax: 760-322-7608
Check out the following list of those at risk for low iron levels, and you will see at least half of the population is at risk. Only males are relatively safe, unless quite elderly and malnourished, or with specific risk factors. |
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