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April 12, 2016
Iron Toxicity Post #27: On the Iron-ic ignorance of blood testing
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042016 | Anemia | Copper | ferritin | hepatic

(Formerly #28)

This post is about how iron blood testing can be so ignorant. 

Please read this important article:

Fields, M. Bureau, I. Lewis, C.G. (1997). “Ferritin Is Not an Indicator of Available Hepatic Iron Stores in Anemia of Copper Deficiency in Rats.”

https://academic.oup.com/clinchem/article/43/8/1457/5640862

Please share with your healthcare practitioner to show the discernment to understand the metabolic difference between iron deficiency and iron dysregulation.

Please stop basing decisions on iron status using a ferritin only blood test and ask for involved testing. You can start basing decisions on iron status using a more complete assessment of your iron metabolism: 

Please start basing decisions on iron status using a more complete and responsible assessment of your iron metabolism:

https://requestatest.com/mag-zinc-copper-panel-with-iron-panel-testing

A votre sante!

MORLEY M. ROBBINS

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