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Old Fri Nov 12, 2010, 07:44 AM
Marlene Marlene is offline
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Iron

Taking vitamin C will aid in the absorption of iron. You can either take a supplement or be sure eat food rich in vit c at each meal.

Other things that can impact proper nutrient absorption from food is if you take any medicine for heartburn/acid reflux. A gluten intolerance will effect it also. Gluten problems can be hard to detect since many test result come out with a "false negative".

The other is an imbalance of gut bacteria. If there's too much bad bacteria, it can interfere also. A good probiotic will help that.
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