A/Prof. Ken Sikaris - 'Blood Tests for Iron Status'

[@panaceiasuberes6464]

Still my favourite lecturer after all these years. His small but very scientific role in "That Sugar Film" was truly enlightening.

[@iandalton6887]

The simplest explanation of remedies for problems noticed after iron studies, that I have ever seen !

[@spadada]

Thank you so much! I wish doctors would get more training from people like you so they can better understand the tests they are giving. Even hematologists seem to misunderstand the importance of optimal ferritin levels.

[@Gengh13]

Awesome, thanks for the introduction to the iron panel, can't wait to see the confused look in my doctor when I ask for the tests.

[@alfredopampanga9356]

Confused look ? No, not all

[@melissag.664]

This lecture was incredibly enlightening! People who raise their children vegetarian are causing long-term irreparable harm. 😔

[@YouTuber-ep5xx]

Cheat Sheet: The important test is serum ferritin. Low, below 10, means iron deficiency, anemia, below 30 watch it. High, above 200, can mean iron overload, inflammation, hepatitis, cancer. Bacteria/infection tend to consume your iron, body responds by trying to hide/horde iron. Carnivore does not cause hemochromatosis (excess iron/iron overload).

[@kimberlytarpley3741]

Wow VERY informative. More informative than my own hematologist.

[@jessicali8594]

Too many people follow diets far too high in refined carbohydrates, hence low copper, iron, magnesium, potassium and zinc.

[@scottw2317]

funnily enough with high carb diets can exacerbate haemochromatosis. One of the issues being inflammation of not the liver but kidneys stopping the flushing out of some of the iron. there are many stories of very high iron levels dropping from keto or carnivore diets are kidney function changes.

[@njsongwriter]

Actually refined flour has been fortified with iron. This iron is toxic because it's not in a form that's bioavailable.

[@malcolmsargeant7818]

A very interesting presentation, myself and my family suffer from hemachromatosis , very high ferritin high transferritin saturation.

[@calexprenas]

good patient education around what these studies mean is sorely lacking; this was wonderful and helped me understand something that i have read up on many times and still failed to grasp, until now.

[@dennisbauer3315]

Thank you very much.

[@b4bmm]

Would have been nice to touch on the best sources of iron or things that might prevent iron absorbtion.

[@paulam1596]

I just found out my ferritin is 6 and now going through iron infusion Venofer.

[@Gengh13]

Start eating liver.

[@KJB0001]

Mine was 7 and in a few months it went up to 12 with desiccated bovine liver pills from amazon. Watch the videos on the website that explains their formula. Also, you could grind up a few ounces of liver and hide it in a meatloaf. Or eat little neck clams. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087BMSLZJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@sassuki]

@@Gengh13 you can't rely on liver too much, else you get Vitamin A overdose. Liver is good once a week. For the rest of the days, you need to get your daily steak or chunk of meat.

[@sassuki]

@@KJB0001 Not enough. You need to correct the deficiency fast using high-dose iron tablets (80 to 100mg) combined with 1.000mg vitamin C to improve absorption. With 100mg it takes 100 days to get up 100 points in the ferritine score. But make sure you take the Vitamin C tablet with it at the same time!

[@Structuredrelaxation]

@@sassuki unless you eat polarbearliver you can't overdose it. there is no dokumented case of vitamin-a-intoxication from normal liver. Toxicitiy cases only occur when highly supplemented. You just can't go wrong with eating liver.

[@TraePlusTv]

My iron was extremely low a year ago and it fully explained my fatigue. I was worried about the iron supplements because of the reviews but I got my labs drawn with a company called Personalabs. Educated myself on iron and how I can elevate the levels, did my studying and implemented the things I learned and I was able to get my levels up on my 3 month checkup. I believe the panel I ordered was the healthy male checkup from Personalabs for like $100

[@manny4491]

I almost lost my leg years ago because of an infection! I was taking 2 iron tablets a day as directed by my doctor! I wonder if the iron helped the infection?

[@sassuki]

Not necessarily. Also depends on the dosis. If you say 2 tablets, this sounds like low-dose.

[@alfredopampanga9356]

More likely to be your cigarettes or diabetes

[@kevkonk]

Serum Ferritin 301 anything to do with cold feet, fingertips?

[@aliendroneservices6621]

14:08 "If there's any history of vegetarian or veganism, twice as likely to be iron deficient."

[@Unsensitive]

Single carrier of H63D here. Incidentally found out I had elevated liver iron by participation in an MRI research study, later got genetic testing which picked it up. Currently just outside the normal range, maybe in mild overload. I started donating blood every 2 months, and plan to the rest of my life. Sad part is if I get diagnosed with hemichromatosis, they won't accept my blood anymore, letting it go to waste. And then I'll have to pay to have it removed..

[@alfredopampanga9356]

The blood will be used

[@alfredopampanga9356]

The Prof could have usefully elaborated on iron deficiency WITHOUT anemia. This condition can be quite debilitating and responds to a week or so of iron supplements Muscle aches , fatigue go away

[@bigdanny9721]

How about the copper in the body?

[@eapenninan4950]

Thanks

[@aliendroneservices6621]

31:31 "Carnivore diets do not cause hemochromatosis."

[@coweatsman]

Someone coughing. A bit of a concern.

[@philjohns3533]

The cougher should have been removed...paid to sabotage the lecture

[@stevephla]

Hemochromatosis is pretty common. And treatment via phlebotomy or donation is simple, but nobody seems to state to exactly what ferritin level is the optimal target. Ferritin below 1000 seems to be asymptomatic. Ok great. So if I am at 1000 I should begin treatment so that the disease processes don’t begin as my levels continue to creep up. But how low should I go? 500? 50? Would love some clarity here.

[@iandalton6887]

Steve PHL, his graph at 10:33 shows a an optimum of 100-300 for Men !

[@JD-rc6lq]

Given the causes of high ferritin he mentions at 8:56 one should probably figure out the cause before self-treating.

[@KenSikaris]

Excellent question. While the risk to the liver is decreased when ferritin falls below 1000, the transferrin saturation doesn’t normalise (

[@stevephla]

@@JD-rc6lq My question assumes a diagnosis of homozygous hemochromatosis.

[@stevephla]

@@KenSikaris Thanks. Yeah, I'm leaning that way. Although Paul Mason mentions that some of his hemochromatosis athletes feel "lousy" below 500. So it's an odd nut to crack.

[@TimL1980]

Just checked: last "iron" test: 88micrograms/decilitre.... also the cutoff appears to be 53 here....

[@sassuki]

He's talking about the ferritine cut-off, not the iron one. Ferritine is usually measured in µg/L, not dL.

[@dig1035]

Thumbs up and subscribed!

[@btudrus]

what about insulin?

[@sassuki]

Has nothing to do with it. But Vitamin C does. Vitamin C improves the absorption.

[@TimL1980]

A great remedy for iron deficiency for girls that refuse meat is blood 😁🍷🥩 I always drink that half glass when I open another packet of steaks - but I'm sure most people let it go to waste - thus making it an alternative for those whackoes that don't want to inflict (additional!?) harm. (Not getting into the whole "how many animals are killed for your breakfast cereal" thing here.)

[@aliendroneservices6621]

4:08 Serum iron is a useless test.

[@wocket42]

Also just testing for two of the three is also not giving you the whole picture. So I gather: do all three or save the money.