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SMALL DOSAGE OF IRON WITH VITAMIN C HELPS IN IRON ABSORPTION – (02-17-03)

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Mucosal block phenomenon of iron absorption

I was not aware that a large dose of iron would reduce the absorption of the next dose. This information is important to know, especially in seniors with hypochlorhydria (reduced stomach acid) and anemia because iron can be difficult to absorb. This means iron should be given in smaller dosages more often. Taking iron with meals and with vitamin C will facilitate iron’s absorption.

Gut — Abstracts: Frazer et al. 52 (3): 340

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COLONISATION PROMOTES SENSITISATION AGAINST FOOD – (10-23-06)

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Gastrointestinal Candida colonisation promotes sensitisation against food antigens by affecting the mucosal barrier in mice

While this is a mouse study, the concept is pretty readily accepted in functional medicine circles. If anyone has seen thrush growing in the back of an infants mouth and made an attempt to scrape it off would see the red, raw mucosa underneath. The same thing will happen along the entire lining of the GI tract w/ candida overgrowth.

So when you disrupt this important barrier between our environment and our internal mileue, all hell can break loose. When that barrier becomes more permeable (“leaky gut”) then compounds that are not supposed to enter our bodies get through, heading straight to the liver and creating additional work for the liver to process as well as activating the immune system via the Kuppfer cells of the liver. Again, another example of how our society’s overuse of antibiotics can contribute to chronic disease.

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