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Posted by Deneb on December 12, 2009, at 17:29:37
OK, I know this belongs in Health, but Health is deserted right now. Maybe we can re-direct to Health later.
OK, so I got my blood test results back and absolutely everything is normal, even vitamin D, which is great because it was low before but then I started taking vitamin D supplements.
I got a copy of the results and noticed that my ferritin is 62 and normal is 80 to 300. Now my doctor didn't tell me anything was low or anything, but I know from researching hair loss that under 70 ferritin levels will cause excessive hair loss in some people.
I want to increase my ferritin to 100-200. What are some ways to do this?
I'm currently taking a multivitamin with some iron. I drink a glass of orange juice with my multivitamin to increase iron absorption.
Should I also add a couple spoonfuls of blackstrap molasses?
Posted by 2nd xylophone on December 12, 2009, at 18:55:11
In reply to How do I increase my ferritin levels?, posted by Deneb on December 12, 2009, at 17:29:37
> OK, I know this belongs in Health, but Health is deserted right now. Maybe we can re-direct to Health later.
>
> OK, so I got my blood test results back and absolutely everything is normal, even vitamin D, which is great because it was low before but then I started taking vitamin D supplements.
>
> I got a copy of the results and noticed that my ferritin is 62 and normal is 80 to 300. Now my doctor didn't tell me anything was low or anything, but I know from researching hair loss that under 70 ferritin levels will cause excessive hair loss in some people.
>
> I want to increase my ferritin to 100-200. What are some ways to do this?
>
> I'm currently taking a multivitamin with some iron. I drink a glass of orange juice with my multivitamin to increase iron absorption.
>
> Should I also add a couple spoonfuls of blackstrap molasses?You could try that. How much IUs of Vit D do you take, btw?
Posted by Deneb on December 12, 2009, at 19:52:17
In reply to Re: How do I increase my ferritin levels? » Deneb, posted by 2nd xylophone on December 12, 2009, at 18:55:11
I've been taking 1000 I.U. of vitamin D3 for a long time, maybe a year. Right now I also take a multivitamin which has 400 I.U. of vitamin D3, so now I'm getting 1400 I.U.
My vitamin D is 119 and normal range is 76-250. I figure I can take a little more vitamin D without harm.
Posted by 2nd xylophone on December 12, 2009, at 20:29:52
In reply to Re: How do I increase my ferritin levels? » 2nd xylophone, posted by Deneb on December 12, 2009, at 19:52:17
> I've been taking 1000 I.U. of vitamin D3 for a long time, maybe a year. Right now I also take a multivitamin which has 400 I.U. of vitamin D3, so now I'm getting 1400 I.U.
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> My vitamin D is 119 and normal range is 76-250. I figure I can take a little more vitamin D without harm.I'm in the process of upping my D dose to 3,000 IUs. Doses have to get a lot higher than that for to be toxic even with it being a nonwater soluable vitamin. Thanks for answering.
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