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Of course, iron is a very essential nutrient for us. Hemoglobin, the primary ingredient in red blood cells, is iron-based. Dr. John Grinstein, in his approach to PD, has recommended eating liver. (Personally, I enjoy liver, but the thought of eating such a dirty organ bothers me.) My wife, the PD patient in the family, eats liver on a semi-regular basis. The iron does not seem to effect her, either way. An anecdote about iron consumption: My family (not my wife's) is from northern Wisconsin, where the most outstanding element in our drinking water was iron. One could see it, taste it, and smell it. I know of just one blood relative in six generations who developed PD, and he was one who lived further south and did *not* have iron in his drinking water. (Actually, he had a myriad of health problems, beginning in his forties.) All other lifestyle factors notwithstanding, it doesn't seem that iron had a causative effect for PD in my family--and we had a great deal of exposure to it. Then, too, my family tended to drink milk and beer more often than water. Wisconsin, after all.... Scott >===== Original Message From Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> ===== >I've wondered about iron - just before developing PD symptoms I took iron >tablets for anemia (due to heavy menstruation) - miscalculated the dosage for a >while. There might be a connection, or just coincidence of timing. > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Scott E. Antes Department of Anthropology Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn