Comments on: New Iron Pills…. hmmm http://www.rungranolarun.com/2007/09/new-iron-pills-hmmm.html by Dana Solof Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:32:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Kari http://www.rungranolarun.com/2007/09/new-iron-pills-hmmm.html/comment-page-1#comment-18 Kari Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:44:00 +0000 http://myf4t.wordpress.com/2007/09/19/new-iron-pills-hmmm/#comment-18 Hello Dana,<br/><br/>May I share with you a few items that you may find of interest?<br/> <br/>First, have you tried to take iron sublingually? That is, take a dry iron powder capsule, unscrew the capsule, then tap and dump as much powered iron under your tongue and let the iron dissolve. Aside from the truly unappetizing nature of this trick, sublingual absorption (a la homeopathic remedies) is actually higher than intestinal absorption. And there are two added bonuses to sublingual intake: (1) no stomach ache with no nasty bowels; and (2) you can ingest more iron periodically throughout the day. Even buffalo-eating runners like me have iron issues, and although my iron has never been drastically low, this sublingual trick had turned my iron deficiency around in 2 weeks vs 4-6 weeks otherwise.<br/> <br/>Second, do you know of L-Glutamine? Which is in *no* way associated with gluten. "L-glutamine is the primary metabolic fuel of the intestinal mucosa. This amino acid is important for intestinal function and especially nutritional absorption, specifically by improving the structure and function of the small-intestine villi--the sites of nutrient absorption. Supplementing with L-glutamine may provide benefits for those with diminished absorptive function by using doses of 500 mg to 1000 mg, two to four times daily between meals" (Mafetone, 1999, p. 296).<br/> <br/>My husband and I use L-glutamine powder manufactured by Now Sports, available at your local Vitamin Cottage. We place 1/8 tsp in a very small glass of water, swirl it about, then drink it like a shot of whiskey.<br/> <br/>Finally, for more sports nutrition data and other insightful "ah-ha's" the following book is great: Maffetone, Phillip. (1999). Complementary sports medicine: Balancing traditional and nontraditional treatments. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. (ISBN #0-88011-869-5). Especially chapters 18, Diet Therapy, and 19, Nutritional Supplement Therapy.<br/> <br/>All the best to you! Hello Dana,

May I share with you a few items that you may find of interest?

First, have you tried to take iron sublingually? That is, take a dry iron powder capsule, unscrew the capsule, then tap and dump as much powered iron under your tongue and let the iron dissolve. Aside from the truly unappetizing nature of this trick, sublingual absorption (a la homeopathic remedies) is actually higher than intestinal absorption. And there are two added bonuses to sublingual intake: (1) no stomach ache with no nasty bowels; and (2) you can ingest more iron periodically throughout the day. Even buffalo-eating runners like me have iron issues, and although my iron has never been drastically low, this sublingual trick had turned my iron deficiency around in 2 weeks vs 4-6 weeks otherwise.

Second, do you know of L-Glutamine? Which is in *no* way associated with gluten. “L-glutamine is the primary metabolic fuel of the intestinal mucosa. This amino acid is important for intestinal function and especially nutritional absorption, specifically by improving the structure and function of the small-intestine villi–the sites of nutrient absorption. Supplementing with L-glutamine may provide benefits for those with diminished absorptive function by using doses of 500 mg to 1000 mg, two to four times daily between meals” (Mafetone, 1999, p. 296).

My husband and I use L-glutamine powder manufactured by Now Sports, available at your local Vitamin Cottage. We place 1/8 tsp in a very small glass of water, swirl it about, then drink it like a shot of whiskey.

Finally, for more sports nutrition data and other insightful “ah-ha’s” the following book is great: Maffetone, Phillip. (1999). Complementary sports medicine: Balancing traditional and nontraditional treatments. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics. (ISBN #0-88011-869-5). Especially chapters 18, Diet Therapy, and 19, Nutritional Supplement Therapy.

All the best to you!

]]> By: Healthy http://www.rungranolarun.com/2007/09/new-iron-pills-hmmm.html/comment-page-1#comment-17 Healthy Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:03:00 +0000 http://myf4t.wordpress.com/2007/09/19/new-iron-pills-hmmm/#comment-17 Hi Dana,<br/><br/>Just dropped by to say hello and that I love the enthusiasm of your site. You go girl.<br/><br/>Lots of great information.<br/><br/>Love, peace and lots of organic chocolate<br/><br/><br/><br/>Carole Hi Dana,

Just dropped by to say hello and that I love the enthusiasm of your site. You go girl.

Lots of great information.

Love, peace and lots of organic chocolate

Carole

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