nushu, I am surprised the ebook did not emphasize the importance of other tests in addition to the Ferritin. It is possible to have a low Hemoglobin, and a high Ferritin. One is precluded from donating Blood if they have a low Hemoglobin. For males it is around 13, which is still in the "normal" range.Since the subject of the Dr. Mercola's interview was part of the Iron Disorders Institute. Here is a quote from there. I will add that Creatinine needs to also be tested, and likely a full range of other tests should be done in addition to Ferritin.
Just a warning for do it yourself health hackers. This is not at all a questioning of the wisdom of lowering Iron, just that the issue is complex.
"he treatment for iron overload is iron reduction therapy. A person's hemoglobin is key in the physician's decision of iron reduction therapy. If the patient's hemoglobin level is sufficient to tolerate blood removal (phlebotomy), the doctor can provide either an order for therapeutic phlebotomies or can recommend that a patient routinely donate blood. When a patient's hemoglobin is too low for phlebotomy, iron reduction will likely require iron-chelation, which is the removal of iron using specific drugs. In some situations the physician may use a combination of these two therapies."
http://www.irondisor...g/iron-overload
Edited by Heisok, 27 November 2016 - 10:13 PM.