I just got some lab tests done over the weekend and I have results back already! I used Directlabs.com like Vee mentioned. Fabulous service, no long wait, and quick turnaround. Need to mull them over. I did not have ferritin tested, so I may go off and find that out now.
I do eat a decent amount of grassfed beef, more so now than before since pastured chickens are harder to find. Forget about pork! Fish I have once a week or so. So, for the most part I pretty much rely on beef. Not much in organ meats, although I bought some grassfed bison liver this weekend. My diet is not high in phytates or turmeric. Hmm....
I have not been able to give blood in the past. I would get sick and feel run down for two weeks after I give blood. Wasn't worth the post-donation sickness. But it's been a few years. I wonder if that would change.
Is this a problem that other countries like Argentina or Australia have? I believe they both rely heavily on beef in their diets (but I could be wrong).
I heard from someone (probably Lita Lee) that raw cheese and raw dairy help pull iron out of your system. Not sure of the logic behind this.
Thanks for giving me stuff to ponder.
~Erica
> There is some relationship between a diet high in meat
> and T2 diabetes. Heresy, I know!
>
> The relationship, though, seems to have to do with ferritin
> levels. Pork, chicken, and fish don't raise ferritin levels.
> Beef does, esp. in diets that aren't high in phytates or
> turmeric. And it becomes a problem mainly after menopause,
> for women.
>
> There is a huge link between high ferritin levels and T2.
> Donating blood lowers insulin resistance. Of course the
> blood bank won't accept blood if you actually are sick
> (or for a number of other reasons). Which puts people
> in a bind: ferritin levels don't have to be out of bounds
> for this to be a problem.
> But my basic take is that "carbs" are not at the root
> of the diabetes problem. The US is one of the few countries
> where ferritin levels are HIGH (anemia is the problem in
> most countries). Japanese eat a LOT of simple carbs ...
> rice ... but most of their protein comes from fish.
>
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