I was recently told I have low saturation levels of iron in my blood.
I was recently told I have low saturation levels of iron in my blood, although I am not anemic at the present time. I also have recently been diagnosed with an adrenal tumor that, so far, tests have shown to be benign. I have no systemic indications of malignancy. I'm being followed by a...
What is riboflavin and how important is it to a vegetarian diet?
What is riboflavin and how important is it to a vegetarian diet?
Riboflavin is vitamin B2 and is important to energy metabolism (processing nutrients like protein, fat, carbohydrate and alcohol that have calories to a form of energy that the body can use - ATP), normal eyesight and healthy skin. Foods high in riboflavin are...
Is it advisable for non-pregnant adults to take pre-natal vitamin pills?
Is it advisable for non-pregnant adults (female and male) to take pre-natal vitamin pills?
Pre-natal vitamins contain nutrients at levels recommended for pregnant women. Increased amounts of folacin (folic acid), iron, calcium and vitamin C (improves iron and calcium absorption) can be present. Folic acid has been found to reduce neural tube defects (spina bifida)...
Who is the RDA designed for?
Who is the RDA's designed for? If a small adult ate enough to get all the nutrients in the RDA, he would be fat. If a very large adult ate exactly his RDA, he might be malnourished.
The Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) were established to cover the nutritional needs of all normal, healthy people living...
Can vitamin B6 help heal carpal tunnel syndrome?
Can vitamin B6 help heal carpal tunnel syndrome?
Is it safe to take 50 milligrams three times a day? Thanks.
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) has not been proven to heal carpal tunnel syndrome. It is not safe to take 50 mg three times a day as there has been documented neurological damage at intakes that high.
Is chromium recommended for exercise, insulin resistance, sugar consumption?
Is there any relationship between strenuous exercise, chromium and insulin resistance?
Would you consider a chromium supplement with a reduction in sugar consumption?
What are natural sources of chromium?
Does magnesium also factor into this?
I exercise treadmill/Stairmaster 6 to 7 days a week and blood sugar recently was up to 160 - 190 ranges. Lower carbohydrate/sugar has...
There have never been documented cases of nerve damage caused by vitamin B6 of doses of less than 500 milligrams a day.
There have never been documented cases of nerve damage caused by vitamin B6 at doses of less than 500 milligrams a day. Please provide me with the documentation that says otherwise. Three hundred milligrams a day of vitamin B6 is safe and has been documented over and over to cure carpal tunnel. Please do...
I crave red meat prior during my period. Is my body telling me it wants extra iron?
I've been finding that I seriously crave red meat prior to and during my period. Do you think that this is my body telling me that it wants extra iron during this time?
The last 6 months I have drastically reduced my red meat consumption due to the fat content. I have been charting my...
Do bananas have more potassium when they are green and less when they are ripe?
Do bananas have more potassium when they are green or less when they are ripe? I eat a banana every morning.
The potassium of green and ripe bananas is the same. Bananas and orange juice are very good sources of potassium.
I have pernicious anemia and do you have information on that?
If you have time, I have pernicious anemia and wondered if you had any information on that?
Pernicious anemia is caused by a deficiency of vitamin B 12. It would show up on a blood test because of the large immature red blood cells that are present. These large red blood cells are very inefficient...