Speaking of poop…

(Betsy) #21

Research has shown that riboflavin deficiency can alter iron absorption and cause anemia , which leads to fatigue. Riboflavin is involved in red blood…

Folic acid is important, too, as someone said earlier.

What is folate-deficiency anemia? Folate-deficiency anemia is the lack of folic acid in the blood . Folic acid is a B vitamin that helps your body make red blood cells. If you don’t have enough red blood cells, you have anemia.

I have to remember this because I just quit dairy and I that can be a good source of riboflavin.

See how beef can leave you short on some vitamins, and then if you have a negative genetic predisposition, it can be difficult to overcome without some supplemental vitamins.

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Do you take a B complex, Robin?

(Robin) #22

I take a B12.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #23

Are we sure all the lab test ranges for these vitamins are optimal, or are they merely the middle of the observed curve of readings from an unhealthy carb-burning population?

We already know that the body’s requirement for Vitamin C is much less on a ketogenic diet, and many clinicians believe that the lower readings of thyroid hormones in people on a keto diet are not abnormal, bur rather a sign that the body is using thyroid hormones more efficiently. It is beginning to look as though lower testosterone levels might possibly not be a problem on keto, either, though that is still very speculative.

I also wouldn’t be surprised if it were determined that the body needed more of certain vitamins or minerals on keto, though I consider that a highly unlikely outcome.

#24

I like me some sparkling water with a small shot of lemon juice in the eves. If I need any C, it’s in there. I just find it refreshing and uplifting. Beats any sugary soda drink on any day.

(Malin Hallett) #25

For once I think I can actually provide some tips rather than just asking for some :rofl: I have been hypothyroid for two years (probably a lot longer but that’s when I was diagnosed) and one of the side effects is low absorption of nutrients including iron. My ferritin was on the floor only a few months ago. I can’t take normal iron, my doctor prescribed me the “creme de la creme” of iron and laxatives and I still couldn’t go. So I did loads of research and got recommended these heme iron tablets.

I ordered them from the US to the UK as they don’t do them here and my ferritin doubled (from a low base, granted) in 2 months. I will test again in a month or do.

The website is very basic but this product is fantastic and doesn’t impact your digestive system at all (albeit your poo may still be darker, which is a natural consequence of iron).

(Bob M) #26

Interesting. Most of the iron places recommend combining iron tablets with other stuff (Vitamin C? I can’t remember).

Why is your ferritin low, and what was the level?

I had very low ferritin (20s-30s in US units, ng/ml), which I thought was good initially. I knew that high ferritin is one marker of high inflammation, so I thought low was good. But then I realized that too low ferritin is bad.

I had too low ferritin because (1) I gave blood too often; (2) I’m part MTHFR, which means I don’t do well converting iron to a usable form. I stopped giving blood, took some methylated B vitamins (I have methylization problems), and ate beef. Got my ferritin to 119 last time I checked.