Iron, vit C and magnesium

[greygoose]

I think this might just be the solution I'm looking for, for my iron problem.

Hope it helps someone else here, too.

gotmag.org/magnesium-defici...

[rebekah40]

This is interesting and I am wondering whether it would be more beneficial for us all to have not just ferritin levels checked but also a serum iron panel as well to assess the wider picture.

Hope it works for you.

[greygoose in reply to rebekah40]

Well, ideally we should. It's just that some doctors thing that ferritin and serum iron are the same thing! Or else they won't test because of costs. Sigh.

[Marz]

Thank you GG - x

[greygoose in reply to Marz]

You're welome, Marz.

[Hidden]

Well that's interesting. When they say to take Vitamin C with iron tablets, maybe that hasn't been effective in the way we all thought. I.e., the Vit C alone is what raises our levels, whether taken with iron or without. Maybe that's the real reason Vit C can sometimes seem to boost our immunity.

Or maybe I'm just overthinking this.

[greygoose in reply to Hidden]

I don't know, but I think it needs a lot of thinking about. Anyway, keep taking the pills! Magnesium and vit C, that is, not iron! lol

[shambles]

Good find thanks.

[Hidden]

Thanks grey. More to ponder!

[greygoose in reply to Hidden]

[Jessiepup]

Hi, I have recently started taking whole Vit C to Try and raise my everlasting low Ferritin. Let me know how you get on Greygoose, will be interesting if we get a result.

[greygoose in reply to Jessiepup]

Well, don't think I'll be trying it any time soon. I've got a huge jar of ordinarly vit C to finish up first!

[Flowers2]

That is very interesting. My iron is fine but ferritin always low. Will start taking a bit more Vic C. Thanks for the article.

[greygoose in reply to Flowers2]