Reported Iron Deficiency [Erin] (WAS: Working Out)

[Guest guest]

Erin:

 

1. What is the actual number? What was it 2 years ago? I ask because: (1) we

need to know the direction, not just a snapshot, and (2) what the medical

world says is a deficiency may not, in fact, be a deficiency at all ... in a

more healthy person than they study.

 

2. How physically active are you?

 

3. How heavy/long are your monthly periods?

 

The diet you consume is quite a bit different from the diet I describe.

 

A person can only consume so many calories, at a given level of physical

activity, and maintain a steady body weight and body composition. The more

calories one consumes as starch and fat, the less calories one CAN consume

as high water-content foods. And since the vast majority of our nutrients

.... including iron ... are either water soluble or water transportable, when

you eat as you describe, you will definitely undernourish yourself in many

ways.

 

Best,

Elchanan

_____

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Erin

Sunday, July 01, 2007 7:22 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Working Out

 

 

rawfood@ <rawfood%40> .com, " Joe

Postma " <joepostma wrote:

 

[...]

 

> I just found out I am iron deficient, this after 2 years of eating the

> best quality organic produce and a wide, wide variety of it, and also

> grains and nuts etc. Every person I ask about getting my iron levels

> back up, even the strict vegetarians, say the easiest way is to eat

> some red meat. NOT LIVE ON IT, just have some until the iron levels

> are back up. This is quite possibly a very obvious evolutionary

> adaptation, from millions of years of occasionally eating meat.

 

They don't sound very strict.

I would have recommended molasses. LOL.

 

-Erin

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> Erin:

>

3. How heavy/long are your monthly periods?

>

 

LOL! I can't wait to see how Erin answers that one:-)

 

besides I thought it was Joe that is iron deficient

I like the taste of molasses

Em

[Guest guest]

Elchanan,

 

Please reread the exchange below. It was Joe who was reporting an

iron deficiency. It was claim that even " strict vegetarians " were

recommending he eat meat that prompted my response.

 

Re: #3), I must laugh along with Em, as I am male!

[i thought you knew that E, from my trial days on your group.]

 

 

-Erin

http://www.zenpawn.com/vegblog

 

 

rawfood , " Elchanan " <Elchanan wrote:

>

> Erin:

>

> 1. What is the actual number? What was it 2 years ago? I ask

because: (1) we

> need to know the direction, not just a snapshot, and (2) what the

medical

> world says is a deficiency may not, in fact, be a deficiency at

all ... in a

> more healthy person than they study.

>

> 2. How physically active are you?

>

> 3. How heavy/long are your monthly periods?

>

> The diet you consume is quite a bit different from the diet I

describe.

>

> A person can only consume so many calories, at a given level of

physical

> activity, and maintain a steady body weight and body composition.

The more

> calories one consumes as starch and fat, the less calories one CAN

consume

> as high water-content foods. And since the vast majority of our

nutrients

> ... including iron ... are either water soluble or water

transportable, when

> you eat as you describe, you will definitely undernourish yourself

in many

> ways.

>

> Best,

> Elchanan

> _____

>

> rawfood [rawfood ] On

Behalf Of

> Erin

> Sunday, July 01, 2007 7:22 PM

> rawfood

> [Raw Food] Re: Working Out

>

>

> rawfood@ <rawfood%

40> .com, " Joe

> Postma " <joepostma@> wrote:

>

> [...]

>

> > I just found out I am iron deficient, this after 2 years of

eating the

> > best quality organic produce and a wide, wide variety of it, and

also

> > grains and nuts etc. Every person I ask about getting my iron

levels

> > back up, even the strict vegetarians, say the easiest way is to

eat

> > some red meat. NOT LIVE ON IT, just have some until the iron

levels

> > are back up. This is quite possibly a very obvious evolutionary

> > adaptation, from millions of years of occasionally eating meat.

>

> They don't sound very strict.

> I would have recommended molasses. LOL.

>

> -Erin

>

[Guest guest]

Oops, you are correct, of course, on all points. (Yes, I did " know " that,

planted firmly someplace in my brain.

 

I hope the iron info was constructive for people, in any case!

 

Best,

Elchanan

_____

 

rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Erin

Monday, July 02, 2007 6:34 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Reported Iron Deficiency [Erin] (WAS: Working Out)

 

 

Elchanan,

 

Please reread the exchange below. It was Joe who was reporting an iron

deficiency. It was claim that even " strict vegetarians " were recommending he

eat meat that prompted my response.

 

Re: #3), I must laugh along with Em, as I am male!

[i thought you knew that E, from my trial days on your group.]

 

-Erin

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