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On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 10:26:30 -0500, William <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:06:03 -0400, Robert Kesterson
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Medical science
>> used to consider bloodletting and amputations as good treatments.
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> Still does. It's called phlebotomy, and is standard treatment for iron
> overload.
Good point. (Supposedly that's the only way your body sheds excess iron
is by blood loss.)
>> If your body needs to move some things out of storage (be it bone,
>> fat, muscle, or whatever), it will replenish that storage the next time
>> nutrients are available.
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> True, but we live in a relatively horrendously nutrient-poor
> environment. They were rich.
Possibly. But we can get much better nutrients if we choose good foods.
I don't put much stock in the USRDA, either, but I always greatly exceeed
it just by eating good foods every day. I'm usually short on vitamin D,
but sunlight and fresh air works wonders for both your vitamin D and your
general disposition. :)
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Robert Kesterson
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