tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post2743143815175550597..comments2024-03-05T21:20:18.080+13:00Comments on Letters from Wetville: The iron reduction projectSandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00679010667380926214noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post-55894129135276200832012-06-25T22:40:20.748+12:002012-06-25T22:40:20.748+12:00I your health is "normal" red meat is pr...I your health is "normal" red meat is probably the best source of most food the body needs. I reduced red meat and found not long after that I had a B12 deficiency. A woman doctor tested me when I complained of having a lot of nightmares!) (This is not necessarily caused by diet it is partly due to absorption). It has been consumed by humans for thousands of years and has no bad effects. Alcohol does. Iron overload will not be due to what you eat as such. But alcohol has a negative effect on many many things - it is a major cause of cancer. <br /><br />In your case you need to get expert advice. You wont be able to master advanced biochemistry by yourself (well, you may be a genius for all I know!). But the internet and Wiki are brilliant in providing information and it is good you are studying it.<br /><br />Mitochondria have fascinated me since I was teenager. They, as you probably know, are he "engine" rooms of the cells!<br /><br />The problem is that the body is so hugely complex. <br /><br />For you, with Fe2 etc overload, probably less red meat (fish instead and chicken is good...so we have say steak twice a week* and fish on other days), and less alcohol will help. Tannin comes probably via tea but unless you have 100 cups a day it is probably all alright. If your BMI is good and you reduce or stop drinking your health will at least have a chance. <br /><br />If you are unwell in any way drinking alcohol is like putting water into petrol. Alcohol is a strong poison.<br /><br />*So red meat might not be good for those with "too much iron" but it is great for anyone who is "normal"...but of course one needs to balance it with some vegetables and fibre etc. I have natural bran every morning on wheatbix and some fruit tinned or fresh and coffee...and so on.<br /><br />But get good medical advice and best of luck!Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10272507198753290435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post-60030412207799293782012-06-17T21:28:50.457+12:002012-06-17T21:28:50.457+12:00Thanks Deborah.Thanks Deborah.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00679010667380926214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-428170755441322829.post-8104222178982729032012-06-15T21:42:04.290+12:002012-06-15T21:42:04.290+12:00I find it quite odd to think that bloodletting rea...I find it quite odd to think that bloodletting really does serve a genuine need. As do leeches, apparently! It turns out that they can be quite good for relieving swelling around a wound.<br /><br />Hope you can get a treatment plan sorted out soon.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14182573274494086468noreply@blogger.com