Oh, bonny. How frustrating! I think organizing a drive is a great idea.
T minus 3 hours to Doggie Day!
Willow: That's a work ethic! Buffy, you're developing a work ethic! Buffy: Do they make an ointment for that?
'Beneath You'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
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smonster - Apr 21, 2010 8:54:12 am PDT #16761 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
beekaytee - Apr 21, 2010 8:57:31 am PDT #16762 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
T minus 3 hours to Doggie Day!T minus 3 hours to Doggie Day!
Woot, woot! Or, WOOF, WOOF!
Cashmere - Apr 21, 2010 9:00:47 am PDT #16763 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
I stopped giving blood because my iron was always one or two points too low. It was very frustrating. If they lowered the requirement for women by one point, I bet they'd get more blood donors. If I had to give for myself, I could--I just can't donate for the cause.
beekaytee - Apr 21, 2010 9:03:19 am PDT #16764 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
If I had to give for myself, I could--I just can't donate for the cause.
Right! And, god forbid I ever had to, I sure wish I could get past it now.
Zenkitty - Apr 21, 2010 9:03:46 am PDT #16765 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
A quick Google resulted in some information.
From this website: "Iron is available in two forms heme and nonheme. Heme forms of iron are found in meat and poultry and are absorbed quite easily by the body. Nonheme iron is found in vegetable and grains and is absorbed less readily.
This page has excellent information on iron in the diet including the factors that affect how iron is absorbed in the body. Certain other substances / foods also affect how readily iron is absorbed, for example, vitamin C increases iron absorption.
It is generally considered a bad idea to self-medicate with iron supplements. Iron overload is just as dangerous as iron deficiency."
I'm 99% certain that you can't OD on heme iron, though. Heme iron is also found in egg yolks, though for some reason neither website mentions it.
I eat plenty of meat and eggs, so I'm not gonna worry about it unless they tell me it's a problem.
Connie Neil - Apr 21, 2010 9:07:21 am PDT #16766 of 30000
brillig
I'm wondering now if there is a home iron test so I can figure out when to make another appointment to try.
Magnets?
smonster - Apr 21, 2010 9:09:38 am PDT #16767 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Or, relatedly, hold some iron filings near your face and see if you can get a beard like Wooly Willy.
smonster - Apr 21, 2010 9:09:38 am PDT #16768 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Tom Scola - Apr 21, 2010 9:10:40 am PDT #16769 of 30000
They pay me in WOIMS
bonny, if you take your iron supplements while playing Black Sabbath's "Iron Man" on your stereo at full blast, while yelling "I Am Iron Woman!!!", it will improve your body's ability to absorb iron. It's a proven fact.
Shir - Apr 21, 2010 9:11:57 am PDT #16770 of 30000
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I can taste it in my mouth, and I smell like breakfast cereal.
At the risk of sounding incredibly stupid/obvious/ignorant, I just wanted to point (because of the sentence of the breakfast cereal), that milk products are the kryptonite of iron.
But we knew that before, right?