Thanks William. Funny you mention zinc as I am supplementing with zinc myself. I am a magnesium waster and tested low for zinc. Have afib problems and need to take lots of magnesium. Now I hear high iron can cause afib as well. 

Damned if you do and damned if you don't. There is a website stating red meat is high in iron and should be limited if one's iron is too high. 



What to do?



Rob

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Robin Temple wrote:

> Hi Folks, I've been following a modified paleo diet for several years

> now. Recent blood tests showed that my iron levels are too high.

> Doctor says to limit red meat intake and donate blood 3 or 4 times a

> year. Any comments?

> 



I had that. Test showed 355 out of max 360. Blood was drawn weekly - 

turned out to be a bad idea, as it caused terrifying breathlessness - 

draws were stopped at about mid range. I was told to have the blood iron 

checked annually, but nobody recommended I stop eating red meat.



The high blood iron was probably caused by my taking a zinc pill every 

day for years (30 mg) with 1 or 2g vit. C, this causes copper 

deficiency. Copper is necessary for the enzyme that creates new blood 

cells. New blood cells are created anyway, but they are defective 

without enough copper, so cannot carry enough oxygen. This paragraph is 

what I learned from internet.



You must discover what is causing the condition, and stop doing it.

Search term is hemochromatosis. ixquick gives better results than google.



Raw zero carb/NO supplements apparently fixed the problem for me. I 

don't have it checked anymore - been at least ten years.



Good Luck



William





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