Gee, Lillian, I feel like rushing out and having my daughter tested as
she is half german/ukranian! I took some time today to trace the
reference to cancer feeding on iron. This is the advice for people with
ironload metabolism disorders not for people with normal metabolism.
Iron is a powerful mineral, we need it in just the right amounts, not
too little or too much. I did read a paper that speculated that women
are protected against heart disease and other chronic diseases until
menopause when we no longer have the protection (?) of a monthly iron
loss. Ironload disease is more often DIAGNOSED in men as they do not
have any iron loss during their lives. They suffer the damage from HH
sooner. I have never heard of any North American native people suffering
from this disease but who has ever looked into it. The Cree for example
are all so mixed now. I do believe that the diabetes that is so common
now (in 1945 it was almost zilch) among our people is due to a different
gene makeup. Apparently, we metabolize fat VERY efficiently and reach a
danger zone for late onset diabetes sooner. Must be years of the feast
and famine syndrome. Junk food is too much feast. I gather you and and
your family were tested. Anyway, you did a fine job of nagging the
doctor for better testing on your grandbaby. God bless, Jeanne
> Lillian wrote:
>
> Vit. C and Cancer: From Mem. Sloan-Kettering
>
> "Now we know that tumors acquire and retain large amounts of vitamin
> C. So, it appears that tumors have nutritional needs, similar to other
> healthy cells that take in large amounts of the vitamin," said Dr.
> David Agus, first author of the study and an oncologist at Memorial
> Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. "More studies need to be done to
> determine what the tumor cells do with the vitamin C once they get
> it."
> http://www.mskcc.org/patients_n_public/shared/news_and_media_resources/press_releases/cancer_tumors_shown_to_consume_large_amounts_of_vitamin_c.html
>
>
> I suggest to no one to throw away their Vitimens; but merely point
> out a issue to iron overload that is far more common than anyone would
> think (32million in the US alone) and it perhaps it maybe wise to
> request a simple inexpensive test from one's doctor before taking
> suppliments.
>
> Vitamin C should also be avoided if one has hemochromatosis, since it
> tends to increase the absorption of iron from the intestine.
> http://www.healthlinkusa.com/Hemochromatosis.htm
>
>
> A: Basically, iron in the diet is not going to make much difference in
> relation to your treatment, however, it is wise to check the labels of
> processed foods for their iron content. For instance, certain
> breakfast cereals contain 100% RDA of iron as do other products. Avoid
> alcohol and vitamin C which enhance iron absorption, cooking in cast
> iron cookware, and never take iron pills or supplements containing
> iron. Hemochromatosis patients should not eat raw seafood or shellfish
> (cooked is fine) due to a bacteria (vibrio vulnificus) which can kill
> the patient within hours of ingestion (due to a compromised liver
> which many HH patients have) unless emergency treatment of antibiotics
> (tetracycline) is administered. (Note: this can also happen to fishmen
> who handle and clean fish). Drink tea and coffee with your meals which
> will help block the iron in the foods you do eat.
> http://www.emi.net/~iron_iod/ah00035.html
>
> "Anyone with an iron overload should avoid taking tonics and
> medications with iron or eating large quantities of iron-contining
> foods, such as red meats. No one should take iron supplements without
> a doctor"s advice."
> http://sadieo.ucsf.edu/ALF/ALFfinal/proghemochrom.html
>
> FAQ's about Hemochromatosis page 3- What are the symptons? *cancer
> (cancer thrives on iron), American Hemochromatosis Society,
> Inc.http://www.americanhs.org
>
>
>
> Other Organs Affected in Hemochromatosis
>
> * Liver affected in 100% of cases
> * Pancreas affected often; 65% of cases develop diabetes
> * Joints: chondrocalcinosis up to 75% of patients
> * Gonads: hypogonadism in 50% of cases before development of
> cirrhosis
> * Skin, thyroid, adrenals, pituitary, lymph nodes, stomach,
> kidneys, etc. affected usually without significant functional
> consequences
> * http://pathology.utmem.edu/seminars/hemo-www/hemochro.htm
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