On Mon, 9 Oct 2000 16:06:33 -0400, matesz <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>> From:    Stacie Tolen <[log in to unmask]> said:
>> Speaking of supplements, I really need an iron supplement. I was
recommended
>> to take Floradex liquid, but it contains a "special iron-fed
yeast"...should
>> I take it anyway? Can anyone recommend a good iron supplement, preferably
>> ferrous gluconate, preferably liquid form? (Perhaps Rachel can help me!)
>
>Hi Stacey,
>
>I read your post.... I'd suggest eating 4-6 oz. of dark meat poultry or red
>meat (cooked rare) daily. Or do dark meat chicken or turkey at one meal per
>day and beef, bison or lamb at another meal.  Rare appears to be best---the
>iron seems to be better absorbed, according to the experience of a friend
>who did not get relief from iron deficiency, despite adding beef, until she
>cooked it very rare on the suggestion of her MD!!!  (This is amazing!).

Stacie how do you come to the idea that you need additional iron?
You didn't specify your diet, so i suppose it's neander-style with a
lot of
meat.
In this way I'd assume you are more in the danger to get
*too much* of iron then too less (of heme iron).

Now I looked at the tables and found that for the 18 recomm mg iron
are not *that* easy to eat with meat. 720 g beef per day.

Here's the iron table in order of occurance by weight.
And don't forget that vitamin c helps iron intake.

  18.0 mg iron per day are recommended for a adult woman
-------------------------------------------------
  chanterelle,dried                107.0 mg/100 g
  cattle blood                      49.0 mg/100 g
  pork liver coocked                22.0 mg/100 g
  liver saucage                     16.5 mg/100 g
  Sesame fresh                      14.6 mg/100 g
  Steinpilz (a mushroom)            11.5 mg/100 g
  pumpkin seed                      11.2 mg/100 g
  calv kidney                       11.0 mg/100 g
  poppy seed                         9.4 mg/100 g
  Pine seeds fresh                   9.2 mg/100 g
  calv liver sausage                 9.2 mg/100 g
  Millet whole                       9.0 mg/100 g
  wheat germ                         9.0 mg/100 g
  chicken liver                      9.0 mg/100 g
  flaxseed                           8.2 mg/100 g
  pork kidney                        8.0 mg/100 g
  rumex (a green herb)               8.0 mg/100 g
  beef lean                          2.5
  pork                               1.7

Amadeus S.