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Topic: RE: I'm home, alive and well, and it's FRIDAY!!!
Welcome home Susan. Glad you have this behind you (at least the worst part) and are on the mend. Just try not to overdo. Hope your recovery is smooth and easy to the extent posssible.
Ann, I hope you enjoy the movie and the concert. I am reasonably sure you won't enjoy buying the tires.
Not much new for me. Finishing up the week at work - still no news -and that is a good thing, I think?? Going to play golf in the morning with my daughter. She is working hard on her golf skills. It won't be long til she's gonna be teaching me instead of me teaching her. Lot's of fun to watch her learn and see how excited she is about the game. Reminds me of "me" many, many years ago.
Gotta run. Hope everyone has a great week-end.
Steve
Topic: RE: Calcium woes...help!
I am SOOOOOO sorry. This morning in the shower I was going over your problem and I got to thinking about something I never mentioned last night that was SOOOO totally obvious that I SHOULD have mentioned.
Iron deficiency.
I'm no doctor and you should have your levels checked to be sure - but I really believe that that is probably your issue.
The reason I got to thinking that was that you mentioned that this had happened when you did your zinc supplement. Zinc is an iron absorption inhibitor - as is calcium. In fact, zinc has been shown to decrease iron absorption by around 56% in some studies.
You may not have any problems with iron deficiency (or iron amemia for that matter) when you are not taking anything that inhibits the absorption of the iron in your diet (and multi-vitamin). But when you add zinc supplements (or in this current case calcium supplements), it could be inhibiting the absorption of the iron you're getting to that point that that is causing the fatigue.
So instead of STOPPING or reducing the calcium (BIG NO NO), the solution may lie in you changing the TIMING of your supplements. Calcium needs to be taken fairly evenly throughout the day - but iron is usually only taken once a day (even if you are only taking it as it exists in your multi-vitamin and not an added iron supplement). You can take iron ANYTIME during the day or night - although it's best to take it without food or anything since some foods inhibit iron absorption (namely nuts, soy products and polyphenols - commonly found in tea, coffee, etc). For this reason, when I used to have to take an iron supplement, I took it in the middle of the night with a drink of water. (If you get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom or anything, that timing may work great for you too.) If that is NOT convenient for you, make sure you take your multi-vitamin (or extra iron supplement) seperately from your calcium at least.
Iron is like the whimp of the vitamin/mineral family. Think of it as "I run" instead of "iron". When vitamins and minerals compete for absorption in our bodies, iron takes a look at the vitamins and minerals fighting one another to be absorped and says "the hell with this" and takes off running.
Anyway, I've got to get to work - I just wanted to throw that out there while I was thinking about it.
Iron deficiency.
I'm no doctor and you should have your levels checked to be sure - but I really believe that that is probably your issue.
The reason I got to thinking that was that you mentioned that this had happened when you did your zinc supplement. Zinc is an iron absorption inhibitor - as is calcium. In fact, zinc has been shown to decrease iron absorption by around 56% in some studies.
You may not have any problems with iron deficiency (or iron amemia for that matter) when you are not taking anything that inhibits the absorption of the iron in your diet (and multi-vitamin). But when you add zinc supplements (or in this current case calcium supplements), it could be inhibiting the absorption of the iron you're getting to that point that that is causing the fatigue.
So instead of STOPPING or reducing the calcium (BIG NO NO), the solution may lie in you changing the TIMING of your supplements. Calcium needs to be taken fairly evenly throughout the day - but iron is usually only taken once a day (even if you are only taking it as it exists in your multi-vitamin and not an added iron supplement). You can take iron ANYTIME during the day or night - although it's best to take it without food or anything since some foods inhibit iron absorption (namely nuts, soy products and polyphenols - commonly found in tea, coffee, etc). For this reason, when I used to have to take an iron supplement, I took it in the middle of the night with a drink of water. (If you get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom or anything, that timing may work great for you too.) If that is NOT convenient for you, make sure you take your multi-vitamin (or extra iron supplement) seperately from your calcium at least.
Iron is like the whimp of the vitamin/mineral family. Think of it as "I run" instead of "iron". When vitamins and minerals compete for absorption in our bodies, iron takes a look at the vitamins and minerals fighting one another to be absorped and says "the hell with this" and takes off running.
Anyway, I've got to get to work - I just wanted to throw that out there while I was thinking about it.
Topic: RE: I'm home, alive and well, and it's FRIDAY!!!
Morning,
I'm glad everything is ok. I know you must be very sore. You know to take it easy, I know your not, so I'm not going to say it, because that would just make me waste my breath...LOL. But Please try....
Today we are getting new tires on the car. My husband is on the road a lot with his job, so about every nine to ten months we have to get new tires.
Tomorrow, My hubby, son, and I are going to the Imax in LR to see Transformers2, then out to eat and then to the American Idol concert. Should be a fun day!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend...
I'm glad everything is ok. I know you must be very sore. You know to take it easy, I know your not, so I'm not going to say it, because that would just make me waste my breath...LOL. But Please try....
Today we are getting new tires on the car. My husband is on the road a lot with his job, so about every nine to ten months we have to get new tires.
Tomorrow, My hubby, son, and I are going to the Imax in LR to see Transformers2, then out to eat and then to the American Idol concert. Should be a fun day!!
Hope everyone has a great weekend...
Ann
Topic: I'm home, alive and well, and it's FRIDAY!!!
Morning everyone,
Well, other than gaining 7 lbs in a day (reminds me of life pre-wls), I feel pretty good. I'd like to find the guy that kicked me in the gut, though!
Everything went well, and of course, I'm doing too much already. Right now, I'm going back to be and try to be good.
So.....what's going on with all of YOU this lovely weekend???
Well, other than gaining 7 lbs in a day (reminds me of life pre-wls), I feel pretty good. I'd like to find the guy that kicked me in the gut, though!
Everything went well, and of course, I'm doing too much already. Right now, I'm going back to be and try to be good.
So.....what's going on with all of YOU this lovely weekend???
Susan
Topic: RE: Need advice from a lap band guru
What advice do you have regarding vitamins? Are they vital to health? I haven't been taking them lately, but I am starting back today. I use Centrum chewables and liquid.
Topic: RE: Calcium woes...help!
Some nice eyeshadow and mascara will make that third eye look sooooo pretty!
Love ya!
Love ya!
Susan
Topic: RE: We're on a roll! Now, let's keep it up--What's happening?
I'll try the soapy water this weekend. I forgot all about that one. You'd have to be gone an awfully long time. We're awfully slow, lol.
Topic: RE: Yeah, it's Wednesday!!!
Oops, I was talking about my hair. The hot oil tx really helped. This is Friday morning. I hope you rested well last night. Glad Henrietta is gone. We love you, take care.
Topic: RE: Susan is home, Henrietta is gone
I'm glad everything went well. We hope to hear from her soon.
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