I know why I am anemic but the low cholesterol concerns me.  Should
I increase ghee and red meats?  I am taking iron and feel better with it.
My cholesterol was 118 total....No wonder my fingertips were cracking
and split!

Iron does not get absorbed that well from a pill.


When my hubbys iron was low Dr. D gave him a liquid iron floridix I think it was called, it is food based. Most HFS have it on the bottom shelf.

More read meat, grass fed please.

Thanks Andrea, will do!

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More read meat, grass fed please.

how do you do that!!!!???

Funny, didn't even notice that Lola!   See the anemia is effecting my brain.....

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I increase ghee and red meats?

u should regardless! and yeah floradix is great but if u have the pills then use them better drink it with lots of water and squeeze a full lemon in it, vit c will help absorb

O's shouldn't have a reason to be anemic!! LOl lucky o's, can eat steaks all day evreyday. A's hang tight!  

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how do you do that!!!!???

Must be a long brand...

Paula,
How about incorporating some marrow into your diet?  I get grassfed marrow bones and slow cook them for a few hours.  Then push the marrow out.  It can be mixed with other foods as desired.  I like to combine it with ground turkey thigh because it makes the turkey burger much richer tasting.

The broth left from cooking the bones can be chilled until the heavy fat rises to the top (discard), and then used as the liquid in cooking vegetables, or in soup.

The better your liver is the better your cholesterol should be.

Think you are right DoS!

Also, I think low cholesterol can be attributed to inadequate assimilation of fats. What are your other liver values? (triglycerides, bilirubin, etc.)

When I had low cholesterol, my naturopath told me to eat eggs and bacon!   Now... I didn't eat the bacon; I used turkey sausage instead but I did begin to feel loads better once my cholesterol started to rise. Come to think of it... I had low iron (ferritin) around that time too. Hmmmm...

Thanks Kristin, that was just what I was looking for, someone else's experience with a similar situation.  I was thinking that the anemia could be related to the low cholesterol.  I mean I know that I had heavy periods from fibroids, nearing menopause, etc.  But the low cholesterol was a surprise.
My ast and alt are 58 & 78, should be no higher than 37 & 65 respectively.  Total cholesterol was 118, triglycerides 65, hdl 47 which should be above 50.....I am upping my ghee intake a tiny bit, taking Country life's Iron Aid for anemia.  I did test anemic, but my ferritin was ok....not sure how to interpret that one.
Waiting for my explorer pack and I ordered Aromastat per my swami.....

Food contributes about 10-15% to cholestorol, whereas 85-90% is generated by the liver. So consuming high cholestorol food might contribute some, but the key issue is getting the liver function back to track: may be some liver protocol (like consuming bone marrow, bone soup)?

I am trying to follow a more organic foods, very little dairy now, still following my Swami.  I realized that since I started my job in August, I have been consuming way too much cheese.  I would get home after 7  or 8 pm and have cheese and apples, a glass of wine.  When I  avoid dairy I feel so much better.  For so long I focused on avoiding wheat, but I didn't worry so much about dairy.   Now that I have fibroids, I realize that needs to be addressed.   Eating closer to a paleo style explorer trying to stick to organic foods....

try checking the cancer/neoplasm box for fibroids (they're not cancer but abnormal cells). I have fibroids and had uterine ablasion surgery because it was so bad and I'd get enemic. Swami changes things like white mushrooms go from avoid to diamonds and a few other things change. Apparently white mushrooms lectins agglutinate the abnormal cells. I've been doing this for 3 yrs and my fibroids have shrunk and have not had any precancerous moles removed in 2 yrs. I go to the derm wed for my annual skin check. Maybe it'll be 3 years! EVERY year i had at least 1-3 taken off. compare the foods after checking the box

I did check that box when I realized that perhaps fibroids do fit the category.  I just need to concentrate on those diamonds!  One surprise food I found was lentils.  If I eat a lentil veggie style dish, no cheese on top, I feel fine.  In the past I would get sleepy.  I thought it was the lentils, but it was the cheese.  I think I had a dairy problem without acknowledging one.  

I had a tiny basal cell thing removed from my temple area a few years back.  That was the initial reason I checked that cancer box.  I haven't been rechecked in a while for skin issues, but I guess the explorer diet should be protective.  

Do you eat dairy Mother?

Diary..hmmm. I do OCCASIONALLY eat feta on leafy greens or moz on a burger, but only very occasionally. Funny you mention the sleepy thing. Right before I found BT I had a latte everyday and it always made me sleepy and a slight headache. That's when I realized I was lactose intolerant because esspresso should have been waking me up! I also had cottage cheese throughout the day and that never gave me issue. I guess now I KNOW i'm lactose intolerant and even though I can digest cheese without issue I feel that I'm just not eating enough of it to 'feel' it but still know in my head lactose is not a great food for me so I try to steer away but sometimes that darn feta screams at me to eat it. good thing is, a little feta on some greens goes a long way. Milk is a stomach growl issue but feta is supposed to be good for my digestion so that's why I eat it occasionally. In conclusion, lol, I do eat some cheese but still know it's not a good food source for me. Did you notice other foods change when you checked JUST the neoplasm box?

I played with Swami just now.  I unchecked that box, then checked it to see differences.  I am printing out the Diet Card and Genoharmonic combos.  I think much of the dairy went away like I lost parmesan, romano, etc.  But I do still have feta and mozzarella.  Those I may eat as long as they are organic.  I had many things move to neutral, like lentils and egg whites.  I think my list got a bit smaller, but that's ok, it's easier to focus on beneficials.

wow. that's weird. after your post I ran mine with neoplasms and without and a ton of foods went from N to sf, especially veggies and some fish. I'm a hunter though. Try low grade infection too maybe, just to see the differences. I'm not sure that would count but you probably have some bad bacteria as most of us do and that does count as low grade