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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
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