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Raising ferritin FAST (a how-to, not a question)
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<blockquote data-quote="mcs" data-source="post: 253118" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>I'm not on TRT and now wonder how bad ferritin would plummet if I were to be!</p><p></p><p>I do not have HH (I have 1 copy of H63D, carrier of hemochromatosis, unaffected since I'm not also a C282Y hemochromatosis carrier). My electrophoresis test results are all within range.</p><p></p><p>Here's something I have to rethink and warn anyone with low iron/ferritin: <strong>BEWARE OF TURMERIC/CURCUMIN. It is a master chelator of iron.</strong></p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://lifespa.com/herbs-supplements/curcumin/[/URL]</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px">"Phenols in curcumin bind <a href="https://store.lifespa.com/product/ferritin-boost/" target="_blank">ferric iron</a> (Fe3+) to form ferric-curcumin complex. In mice, liver hepcidin and ferritin expression were strongly suppressed and iron concentrations in the liver and spleen were reduced by over 50% by curcumin. Curcumin represses synthesis of hepcidin, one of the peptides involved in iron balance, and has potential to induce iron deficiency."</span></p><p></p><p>It is also linked to anemia.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6414192/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I've expressed concern over the suppressive effects of curcumin on iron and ferritin as well. I have been taking ~ 1600mg/day of curcumin for joint issues. I am going to disconitnue all supplements containing turmeric/curcumin for at least 2 weeks, then retest and hope my ferritin/HGB/HCT levels will be repleted.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nature.com/articles/s41420-019-0234-y[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mcs, post: 253118, member: 12"] I'm not on TRT and now wonder how bad ferritin would plummet if I were to be! I do not have HH (I have 1 copy of H63D, carrier of hemochromatosis, unaffected since I'm not also a C282Y hemochromatosis carrier). My electrophoresis test results are all within range. Here's something I have to rethink and warn anyone with low iron/ferritin: [B]BEWARE OF TURMERIC/CURCUMIN. It is a master chelator of iron.[/B] [URL unfurl="true"]https://lifespa.com/herbs-supplements/curcumin/[/URL] [SIZE=12px]"Phenols in curcumin bind [URL='https://store.lifespa.com/product/ferritin-boost/']ferric iron[/URL] (Fe3+) to form ferric-curcumin complex. In mice, liver hepcidin and ferritin expression were strongly suppressed and iron concentrations in the liver and spleen were reduced by over 50% by curcumin. Curcumin represses synthesis of hepcidin, one of the peptides involved in iron balance, and has potential to induce iron deficiency."[/SIZE] It is also linked to anemia. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6414192/[/URL] I've expressed concern over the suppressive effects of curcumin on iron and ferritin as well. I have been taking ~ 1600mg/day of curcumin for joint issues. I am going to disconitnue all supplements containing turmeric/curcumin for at least 2 weeks, then retest and hope my ferritin/HGB/HCT levels will be repleted. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.nature.com/articles/s41420-019-0234-y[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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