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Anemia: Fake News

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Little known fact: anemia itself doesn’t result from lack of iron, it’s lack of bio-available (usable) copper and retinol (real Vitamin A). Anemia is pretty much near impossible on a planet in which iron is the 4th most abundant mineral. Ever since iron filings were added to the food system in 1941, there’s been a 380% increase in iron in our food.

Yet our bodies have a sophisticated recycling system called the Reticuloendothelial System (RES). While the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for iron is 8+ mg for adult males and 18+ mg for adult females, our RES can recycle 24 mg per day all by itself.

While iron gets all the credit for helping with energy production, it’s really just a carrier. It’s actually copper that activates oxygen to create energy. Guess what? The #1 nutrient deficiency for the last 50 years on the farm has been copper. If what' we’re raising and growing isn’t getting enough copper, WE aren’t getting enough copper.

“But my ferritin is low!” Conventional medicine uses ferritin as a marker for iron status, but this approach is inaccurate because it measures iron storage in the blood. It’s really an inflammatory disease marker, as ferritin is mainly a leakage product from damaged cells.

Anemia is defined as “iron deficiency in the blood.” It should really be defined as “iron accumulation in the tissues.” Without bio-available copper to keep iron in check, the body tries to store iron in the tissues (organs and muscles), but this causes oxidative damage and hypoxia (suffocation). Excess iron is extremely toxic and can be linked to virtually every disease.

Then why are we copper deficient? Things like glyphosate (Roundup), HFCS, medications, ascorbic acid, zeolite, silver supps, zinc supps, iron fortification/supps, and more ALL chelate (kill) or suppress copper.

So how can we boost our copper to free up and get rid of excess iron?
-Consume copper rich foods, such as grass-fed beef liver, oysters, chlorophyll, and Vitamin C-rich foods (real Vitamin C contains copper!)
-Consume retinol-rich foods, such as grass-fed beef liver, quality dairy products (retinol is required to activate copper!), eggs, meat, fish
-Ditch your Vitamin D supplements, which block retinol
-Donate blood a few times a year to kickstart your iron recycling system (RES)

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This is not medical advice. Always consult your healthcare professional before pursuing any changes to your personal healthcare regime.

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References

Collins, J. Klevay, L.M. (2011). Copper. Retrieved from: https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/2/6/520/4644536.

Haas, E. M. Levin, B. (2006). Staying Healthy with Nutrition. New York, NY: Ten Speed Press.

Kell, D.B. Pretorius, E. (2014). Serum ferritin is an important inflammatory disease marker, as it is mainly a leakage product from damaged cells. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24549403.

Messner, D.J. Kris, V.K. (2010). Biting the Iron Bullet: Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Adds the Pain of Hepcidin to Chronic Liver Disease. Retrieved from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2849800/pdf/nihms180510.pdf

Robbins, M. (2017). Iron Toxicity Post #51: The Deceit of ‘Anemia’. Retrieved from: https://therootcauseprotocol.com/iron-toxicity-post-51-the-deceit-of-anemia/.

Sand Atlas. Composition of the crust. Retrieved from: https://www.sandatlas.org/composition-of-the-earths-crust/.

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