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there’s a hidden cause

of arthritis especially if it’s in these

knuckles right here the knuckles of the

first digit and the second

on either side

and the knee joint

but this arthritis could be in other

joints as well

and that hidden cause is

iron overload

let me explain

there’s a condition called

hemochromatosis okay now that can come

from either a genetic cause

or it could come from your diet or a

medical procedure where you’re given a

transfusion or other causes that i’m

going to talk about the point you need

to know is that too much iron in the

body is very very toxic

and our body has no mechanism for

getting rid of too much iron and the

first symptom of iron overload is

arthritis

of the hands and the knees and

specifically like i mentioned the

knuckles now there are a lot of other

symptoms related to iron overload as

well

like fatigue

like abdominal pain or bloating

like liver cirrhosis

insulin resistance

diabetes

erectile dysfunction

hypogonadism

and an overall increase

in infection because

certain pathogens live off of iron so

the more that you feed them the more

that they can grow excessive iron is

especially toxic to the liver as well as

the pancreas and the heart

but this iron can lodge in your liver

and create all sorts of problems so the

more the liver is dysfunctional or

damaged the more problems you’re going

to have with iron since the liver is a

really key organ

in hemochromatosis so

if you are on tylenol that destroys the

liver for example or let’s say you’re on

a high carb diet that leads to a fatty

liver you may have more iron that builds

up in your body now from a dietary

standpoint let’s say you do a couple

tablespoons of molasses every day

molasses is loaded with iron and so

that’s one source of iron overload but

probably a bigger source would be in the

multivitamin mineral that you’re taking

right now so many people are taking the

one a days that are just loaded with

iron and especially the wrong type of

iron

they have what’s called elemental iron

which can be absorbed very easily in the

body now the iron you get from

vegetables for example

are not very easily absorbed and so if

you were to have a problem with iron and

only eat red meat for example that could

create a problem but usually the people

that are doing red meat with

sugar or starches like meat and potatoes

or meat and pasta are going to have more

of a problem because of that combination

of protein and sugar creates glycation

which basically is a compound that kind

of clogs everything up and occurs as an

effect from

high blood glucose and then the iron

creates more liver problems which create

more retention of iron so it’s a

never-ending cycle so understanding what

to do with your diet is very very

important if you have iron overload but

you need to know if you have this

problem you don’t want to start adding

more iron into the diet you don’t want

to start taking iron supplements you

don’t want to take molasses you don’t

want to do anything that weakens or

destroys your liver now

fiber can reduce the iron overload so if

you were to do some red meat with

vegetables for example

that might be a better solution and the

other thing that is in fiber

is called phytic acid and apparently

phytic acid is something that can reduce

your iron so even though i’ve done

videos on the the negative effects of

phytic acid because it blocks your

absorption of minerals right like zinc

and magnesium but also

iron but if you have an iron overload

situation

taking a supplement with phytic acid

might be beneficial and the form i would

recommend would be something called

inositol hexaphosphate ip6

other things that can reduce iron would

be green tea

cilantro curcetin and even donating

blood can actually be very beneficial so

there are certain minerals in our body

that tend to accumulate and create

destruction especially as we get older

but we have other minerals

that can be easily eliminated from the

body if you consume

large amounts like potassium magnesium

but iron and calcium for example

are much more difficult to eliminate so

those are two minerals that you don’t

want to take large amounts on a regular

basis

so if you have arthritis and

you want to potentially see if it’s an

iron overload situation there’s several

things you can do you know stop the iron

supplements start improving your liver

take a remedy like phytic acid or green

tea or curcitin or even donate blood and

see if your arthritis gets better now

for more information on how to improve

liver function

this is the next video you should watch

right here

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