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Weak Blood
Unfortunately, many doc- iron-overloaded. Many Af-
tors don't discover anemia rican decedents have this
until they run blood tests as condition. They need iron
part of a routine physical removed despite the ane-
examination. A complete mia. The anemia should
blood count may indicate be treated with B vitamins,
that there are fewer red especially B12, B6 and folic
blood cells than normal. acid. However, B vitamins
Other diagnostic tests may should always be taken
include a blood smear as a complete B complex, camphor, or eats fava
which can sometimes in- with specific B vitamins beans the body's red blood
dicate the cause of the added on an individual cells suffer extra stress.
anemia. When your blood basis by a trained Clinical Without adequate G6PD
tests indicate that the total Nutritionist. Blood banks to protect them, many red
serum iron and ferritin lev- especially seem to believe blood cells are destroyed
els, which help determine that hemoglobin and iron prematurely. Iron supple-
whether your anemia is are the same. They have mentation will not help; it
due to iron deficiency is on prepared lists of high iron hurts by stressing the red
the low side, most doctors foods to give out to donors blood cells more. There is a
will prescribe iron supple- with low hemoglobin. They simple blood test to check
mentation. This is a mistake invariably tell these people: if you have this many times,
that only gives you consti- "Your iron is low." undetected condition.
pation.
Many of our grass- roots Get The Point! I have four
Regrettably, many doc- clinic patients who are close friends that I would
tors do not appreciate anemic have type A blood. choose over my siblings in a
that your blood has a nar- People with type A blood heartbeat. There is a Ven-
row range of iron that it have a deficiency in stom- ezuelan proverb that says
can use to help produce ach acid that prevents “Blood is inherited and vir-
red blood cells. Correctly, them from absorbing the tue is acquired”. The blood
a lack of iron can cause iron from their food. The type A, or those of you who
anemia. Similarly, too much other nutritional disaster have inherited iron over-
iron also causes what looks is milk products. Milk does load or G6PD deficiency
By: Carlos M Viana, CCM, of anemia may include: ir- like anemia. The immedi- no body good, but for the can acquire the virtue of
ate reaction of doctors vast majority of the world's health by learning how to
OMD ritability, fatigue, dizziness, to prescribe iron can be people it is a public health be your best doctor. If you
ST. CRUZ — People in the lightheadedness, and a have been diagnosed with
same family are related by rapid heartbeat. Depend- dangerous! Hemoglobin disaster. No other ani-
is not iron! Unfortunately, mal drinks cow's milk, not “weak blood” do not set-
blood and "blood is thicker ing on the condition caus- physicians prescribe iron even calves once they are tle for iron supplements, it
than water" says that fam- ing the anemia, other signs could be killing you faster.
ily ("blood") relations are and symptoms may occur, to anemic people who weaned. The late Dr. Benja- Come in for a consultation
more important than rela- such as jaundice (yellow- test with low hemoglobin. min Spock, the U.S.'s lead-
ing authority on child care, to find the root cause of
tions with friends. "Blood is tinged skin), dark tea-col- Yes, the patients are ane-
thicker than water" com- ored urine, easy bruising mic, but the iron can be spoke out against feeding your anemia.q
pares the thickness of or bleeding, and enlarge- collecting in storage in- "cow's glue" to children,
blood (family relationship) ment of the spleen or liver. stead of going into hemo- saying it can cause ane- CARLOS VIANA, Ph.
to the thickness of water globin. These people are mia, allergies, and diabe-
(friendships) and says that tes and in the long term, will D. is an Oriental Med-
ical Doctor (O.M.D.)
our family relations are set kids up for obesity and
more important ("thicker") heart disease, the number having studied in Chi-
na; a US Board Cert.
than all others. one cause of death of chil-
dren in the United States. Clinical Nutrition-
ist (C.C.N.), an Ad-
Interestingly, there are diction Professional
no quotations on “weak Countless Arubans and (C.Ad.), Chairperson
blood”, as in not enough Americans can trace of the Latin American
red blood cells, also known our family tree to Portu- Committee of the In-
as anemia. One of the guese, Spanish, Italian and ternational Academy
more common blood disor- Greek roots. Many dece- of Oral Medicine and
ders, anemia, occurs when dents from Mediterranean Toxicology (IAOMT),
the number of healthy red countries have inherited a Rejuvenating Cell
blood cells decreases in Glucose-6-phosphate de- Therapist specializ-
the body. The disc-shaped hydrogenase (G6PD) defi- ing in Age Manage-
red blood cells contain he- ciency. The red blood cells ment, has a weekly
moglobin, a unique mole- of people with this condi- radio program, writes
cule that carries oxygen to tion either do not make and lectures exten-
the body's tissues. The most enough of the enzyme sively. For informa-
common sign of anemia is G6PD or the enzyme that is tion: VIANA HEALING
mild paleness of the skin, produced is abnormal and CENTER, Kibaima 7,
along with decreased pink- does not work well. When St Cruz TEL: 585-1270
ness of the lips, the lining someone born with the de- Web Site: www.via-
of the eyelids, and the nail ficiency has an infection, naheal.com.
beds. Other common signs takes any sulfa medicine,
is exposed to the smell of