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Recommend an Iron Supplement

  • 23-04-2012 12:27pm
    #1
    paky
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    Can anyone recommend a good iron supplement?


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  • #2
    blatantrereg
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    Supplements for iron specifically seem difficult to find, so a multivitamin with high iron content and low calcium seems like a good alternative.

    I take Lucovitaal multi a-z 50+ with q10 sometimes. It has 100% rda of iron, vitamin c, and 5% rda calcium.

    Calcium competes with iron for absorption (and you typically eat a lot more calcium than iron), so this was a key in my choice. I dont know to what extent it matters really, but it seems like a good idea to avoid it being a factor at all.


  • #3
    DeesWholefoods
    Registered Users Posts: 67 ✭✭DeesWholefoods


    blatantrereg wrote: »
    Supplements for iron specifically seem difficult to find, so a multivitamin with high iron content and low calcium seems like a good alternative.

    I take Lucovitaal multi a-z 50+ with q10 sometimes. It has 100% rda of iron, vitamin c, and 5% rda calcium.

    Calcium competes with iron for absorption (and you typically eat a lot more calcium than iron), so this was a key in my choice. I dont know to what extent it matters really, but it seems like a good idea to avoid it being a factor at all.

    http://www.nelsonsnaturalworld.com/en-gb/uk/our-brands/spatone/ Spatone is a good natural iron supplement, which is easier on your stomach than other ones.


  • #4
    blatantrereg
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,743 ✭✭✭blatantrereg


    Cool. Oddly I did notice I felt nauseated after using the supplement I mentioned a few times since posting about it here (never had previously). Pharmaton made me sick before too...


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