How to flush iron from your system?

Iron is an essential mineral that our body needs in small amounts, but what happens when we consume too much of it? High levels of iron can be toxic and lead to various health issues. In this article, we’ll explore some ways to flush excess iron out of your system while keeping a fun tone because who says learning about health has to be boring?

How does Excess Iron Affect Our Health?

Before we jump into the methods for flushing iron out of your system, let’s first understand how excessive iron impacts our health.

Have you ever heard of hemochromatosis? It’s a condition where the body stores excess iron eventually leads to organ damage such as liver cirrhosis or diabetes. That was just one example; high levels of iron have also been linked with arthritis (Fun Fact: The word arthritis comes from Greek. Arthron means joint and itis mean inflammation.) type-2 diabetes (more like type-too-much-iron-diabetes), cancer (too much metal inside you could turn you into Wolverine!), heart attack and stroke (because who doesn’t want his own version of these X-men superpowers?). Now that we know why it’s important let us get straight into the methods:

1. Give Blood

Donating blood helps decrease the amount of stored-up extra ‘oh so sweet’ fe2+ ions in your blood by reducing ferritin level (the protein responsible for storing excess heme info).

Another benefit is being able to help others (cue warm fuzzy feeling) at no cost other than 500 mLs (17 oz) of course they may give you chocolates after…and pillow appologies…but still none less [commas are nasty]

You can save lives while getting rid if unwanted extras…Sounds too good take my money (Looks empty pockets) wait, nevermind.

2. Eating iron chelators (This guy is so clever)

Do not let the fancy term intimidate you; chelation refers to the action of surrounding ions with molecules to prevent them from further reacting in your body (Like Goku using his energy shield around enemies).

Foods high in anti-oxidants such as turmeric and green tea have been found to inhibit the absorption of extra-fe into our poor lymphs. However, they do not remove stored Fe ions yet are helpful nonetheless .

3.Chickpeas! Best relatable example ever!

Chickpea or Garbanzo beans work as excellent iron scavengers when consumed daily because it contains a molecule called phytic acid that blocks extra iron absorption in your gut (Now who knew cheating could be done by two molecules inside our own selves) limit is set somewhere between one-third and half-cup per day ( You can’t live on chickpeas though!)

4.Less meat intake (fun fact alert)

Did you know certain cuts of beef provide over fifty percent of our recommended daily Iron intake? Yep another example where too many great things are hard n living together._

Reduce red meat consumption a bit while also adding veggies, dairy products like yogurt cheese (don’t forget fish which coincidently lessens any fears about being called unmanly!)

Besides reducing excessive fe deposits regular milk supplementation has also reduced excess heme levels effectively as calcium interferes with Iron absorbtion ‘_’Guess there is something more weird than lactose intolerance”

Table: Foods High in Iron
| Foods | Amount |
| ———– | —— |
| Oysters | 7mg |
| Red Meat | 6mg |
| Spinach | 3mg |
| Lentils | 3mg |

(None Pizza Wrong Response)
One of the best parts…These foods seem to form our favorite list for staying healthy (Yehh right!)

5. Supplementation

WARNING: This could be dangerous and may cause permanent damage to organs, so it should only be done under a doctor’s supervision.

Oh yeah! Iron supplements exist on this planet( I mean who doesn’t love pills instead of whole foods?)) which normally consist of oxidized iron (Hint: its not fresh air added you) and are generally prescribed when actual deficiency symptoms are manifest.

But let’s say your doc says otherwise but still have some weird attraction towards modern toxins, check out some blood-nourishers made from herbs which provide non-toxic doses extra nutrients (Such as blackstrap molasses or burdock root!)

Worry less, go traditionally reckless.

(”It is important to note that while these methods can reduce excessive iron levels they might not work in all cases & caution must always been taken”)

And there you have it- Five practical fun ways to flush excess iron from your body (I hope we learned something today but better than learning anything is smiling naturally like a baby after crapping :)) .

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