Over on Vitamin C and Iron...

healthyliving4mee
healthyliving4mee Posts: 63
in Food and Nutrition
I take Renew...it includes a stress relief & energy supplement, along with a vitamin (multi-mega formula)...
It's from the Midwest center for attacking anxiety & depression...OK, soo on my nutrient summary:
I am -304% on Vitamin C, and -60% on my iron. No big deal, or should I care?

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,392 Member
    Vitamin C, not to worry.

    Google maximums on Iron, though. Metals can become toxic at high doses, but I don't know how high that would be.
  • sh4690
    sh4690 Posts: 169 Member
    A healthy woman usually carries around 2mg of iron in her body. 70% of that being in haemoglobin, and also healthily loses around 1.5-2mg every day (woman of fertile ages with regular menstrual cycles)

    Normal Iron levels in a woman can vary from 65-165 dL (micrograms per decilitre)

    If you are overly concerned ask your doctor to give you an iron test, depending on what the test concludes there are a whole range of things that the doctor may suggest :)

    Good luck!

    x
  • healthyliving4mee
    healthyliving4mee Posts: 63
    Idk if 60% is a lot over...I donate blood once a month and when I had my blood tests taken it actually said I was anemic, but that was two days after I donated. I know you're supposed to take all 3 pills everyday because they include other nutrients for your health, I wouldn't normally get.
  • healthyliving4mee
    healthyliving4mee Posts: 63
    bump?
  • sh4690
    sh4690 Posts: 169 Member
    Idk if 60% is a lot over...I donate blood once a month and when I had my blood tests taken it actually said I was anemic, but that was two days after I donated. I know you're supposed to take all 3 pills everyday because they include other nutrients for your health, I wouldn't normally get.

    Once a month?? You are joking right?? You should only be doing it minimum every 12 weeks, a month is not giving your body time to recuperate and generate new blood cells. I'm surprised they are letting you do it that often!!

    I donate blood as well, but it has to be exactly 12 weeks or over before I can give again.

    I think maybe you should hold off for longer periods between your donations and see if that makes a difference :)

    It would be different if you were only donating plasma that can be done every 4-6 weeks healthily, but a full blood donation every month??? No danger would you catch me even attempting to do it! (Not that I would be allowed anyway lol!)

    I know the laws are different in various countries but it is unhealthy in my opinion (I'm a student Nurse, I'm not saying that holds any validity but you know, thought I'd throw it in there haha!). You could try it out and see what happens :)

    Do you get your iron levels taken before you donate? I know for the way they do it for here it's a tighter criteria for Iron levels because they don't want you ill or turning anaemic temporarily after your donation?

    Sorry for the long paragraph haha!

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