It looks like I might be iron deficient. Along with being unreasonably tired, I've found myself chewing ice. Lots of it. I actually had no idea that my new behavior could indicate anything other than boredom, but I stumbled upon one of those "5 things you didn't know..." article this morning and it happened to be on it.
So, I'll probably be going to get some blood work. Eventually.
Ben and Amy (and Joey, their wee dog) are here! Unfortunately, they leave for Medford on Monday. Boo. According to Google Maps, their new place is 258 miles from ours. Further than our guest bedroom, closer than Korea.
Tomorrow we are going to OMSI! I'm totally stoked. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures.
Good night!
Not saying it's not iron deficiency, but...
ReplyDeleteSome relevant sentences from the Wikipedia article on B12:
Vitamin B12, vitamin B12 or vitamin B-12, also called cobalamin, is a water soluble vitamin with a key role in the normal functioning of the brain and nervous system, and for the formation of blood. [Iron deficiency creates its symptoms I believe mainly through inadequate red blood cells.]
However, these substances [spirulina and similar stuff] do not have B12 biological activity for humans, a fact which may pose a danger to vegans and others on diets who may not ingest sufficient quantities of B12 producing bacteria, but who nevertheless may show normal "B12" levels in the standard immunoassay which has become the normal medical method for testing for B12 deficiency.
At levels only slightly lower than normal, a range of symptoms such as fatigue, depression, and poor memory may be experienced.[14] However, these symptoms by themselves are too nonspecific to diagnose deficiency of the vitamin.
Good information Peter, I think she will be going to a naturalpath and most are well versed in diet and such. Casey, what is OMSI, have fun what ever it is.
ReplyDeleteOMSI: Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, I believe. I had to google it.
ReplyDeleteIf it's orange, it's a link! You can go to OMSI's site through that one. Also, thank you for the info, Peter. When I eventually go in, I'm just going to go to a homeopath and have a full run up done.
ReplyDeleteSorry to be rude, but imho homeopaths are quacks.
ReplyDeletePeter could not disagree more. I don't know if there is a difference between a homeopath and a natural path, but she will be going to the later. They take a holistic approach to medicine. And in fact many Physicians are practicing both kinds of medicine more and more today. Your diet is so important to your overall health, and I had more dietary training as a nursing student than Physicians get in their schooling. Remember that is where medicine originated
ReplyDeleteI don't know what a natural path is, but I do know what a homeopath is, and homeopaths are quacks. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeopathy )
ReplyDeleteNot sure what you mean by where medicine originated.
After looking at the link Homeopaths and natural paths are not the same thing. And I agree, homeopathic medicine does seem like quackery
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