Re: Low erythrocyte count/low Hemoglobin levels
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If you have low hemoglobin, iron deficiency is most likely the cause. This can be the case, even if you eat meat. I recommend the IronSorb supplement (iron protein succinylate).
When I did the 82m CW record in 2001, I was anemic with Hb = 13g/dl. After I started taking iron, it increased to over 16.5 g/dl during intense training. However, I had to take gigantic amounts of iron. It seemed almost impossible that this iron was being 'consumed' by hemoglobin production. Instead, I think much of the iron was 'vanishing' as it was incorporated into myoglobin in the muscles.
During one period of intense training, I was taking huge amounts of iron. I asked my doctor for a blood test including ferritin. My ferritin level was still near the lowest end of normal, DESPITE the huge amounts of iron supplements.
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Eric Fattah
Canada
http://www.liquivision.ca
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