Three Arrows taken with folate?

[GreenTealSeal_]

Hey all,

Just wondered if it’s okay to take Three Arrows iron at the same time as a methyfolate supplement?

I did google it as I know iron can affect absorption of other supps but can’t find an answer.

I’ve decided to go ahead and start supp’ing everything I’m lacking (results in prev post) I’m struggling so much to keep going at work and worried about losing my job tbh at the mo. When I feel better and more stable then I’ll stop my b12/complex/folate for 3 months and then do some more testing I think!

Anyway, trying to keep this brief!

Thanks,

GTS

[GlowCoach Administrator]

When you feel better and more stable then you need to continue the good work you have been doing and continue to take the supplements. If you stop the supplements then you will end up right where you are now.

Iron should really be taken 4 hours away from anything else as it affects absorption of other things.

[FallingInReverse in reply to GlowCoach]

Jaydee and GreenTealSeal_

Jaydee - iron and b (folate or other b’s in the complex) do not compete for absorption pathways.

I know we all, me included, quarantine iron like the plague : ) as a rule because we know it blocks so much…

Tagging humanbean for a second opinion, but iron and methylfolate have their own receptors and transporters so can be taken together. HB, am I overlooking something?

[greygoose in reply to FallingInReverse]

I think the blocking is in the gut, isn't it? Not at receptor level. Iron stops other things getting into the blood.

[FallingInReverse in reply to greygoose]

Iron is absorbed through the lower part of the small intestines, folate in the middle and upper. Each with their own specialized receptors and transporters that get them into the blood. They don’t compete or block each other.

I had to re-Google to check that, so open to challenge!

[greygoose in reply to FallingInReverse]

OK

[GreenTealSeal_ in reply to FallingInReverse]

Thanks FiR! I did wonder if it was okay as I see Three Arrows do a combo iron and folate supp but wanted to ask here just incase!

[helvella Administrator in reply to GreenTealSeal_]

I'd prefer to separate them so that you can adjust dosing independently.

[GreenTealSeal_ in reply to helvella]

thank you! Sorry poor wording I meant they do prescribe it as one so I presume they are okay to take separately but around the same time! I have separate supps for the folate and iron cos I arguably need more iron!

[helvella Administrator in reply to GreenTealSeal_]

Ah - right!

There are so many products which combine things which should have independently adjustable doses, I fell for it.

[GreenTealSeal_ in reply to GlowCoach]

Yes sorry I know, I meant in order to defo rely rule out pernicious anemia etc

[Catkin1234]

Three arrows is heme iron so the usual rules of non heme iron (needing to take it away from other supps etc) do not apply. You can even take three arrows with coffee/tea and the polyphenols/tannins will not block absorption! The only dietary factor that can slightly affect heme iron absorption is calcium- but to nowhere the same degree as it does non- heme iron.

[Judithdalston in reply to Catkin1234]

I’m glad you added that, I take 3 Arrows heme, and had in the back of my mind that I didn’t need to do the ‘4 hour rule’…I take t3 3 times a day plus numerous other drugs am/ pm which makes finding the gap virtually impossible, thus in part why I started heme!