Two Graphs That Indicate Iron Deficiency is A Myth

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has mandated the addition of supplemental iron compounds to processed foods in America since 1941, and levels were increased in 1969 to combat the stated problem of ‘Iron Deficiency Anemia’. While something indeed is missing, it’s not iron. Consider the following two graphs on …

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Study: Activated Charcoal Taken Before Antibiotics Protects Gut Flora

The following are notes from a study that administered Activated Charcoal two hours BEFORE administration of an antibiotic, and then two additional times each day. By studying fecal samples of patients in the control and experimental group, they were able to show that the activated charcoal product, DAV132, reduced the …

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Science Review: Dietary Iron Changes Gut Microbiome and Promotes Secretion of Cancer-Promoting Molecules

Reference: Liu, C., Gong, J., Zhang, Q., Chen, G., Yin, S., Luo, Z., … He, Z. (2023). Dietary iron modulates gut microbiota and induces SLPI secretion to promote colorectal tumorigenesis. Gut Microbes, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2023.2221978 This study was done in mice. Full text here. This study demonstrates that too much iron in the …

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