384: Iron Overload

Wise Traditions

Weston A. Price Foundation

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

A number of foods on the supermarket shelves are fortified with iron. Is this a good idea? Dr. Leland Stillman, MD., says that it's not. He is convinced that most of us have too much iron in our bodies. Virtually every disease of aging is linked to excess iron accumulation: depression, anxiety, dementia, skin problems, liver failure and more. But common blood work might not reveal this issue.

Iron is both a toxin and a nutrient so it can be challenging both to determine whether we are deficient or overloaded. Leland explains tell-tale signs of iron overload and he explains which assessments work and which are limited. He also goes over the nutrients we need (like copper and folate) to help our bodies properly handle iron. Finally, he tells us why donating blood to off-load iron may not be the best solution. And he weighs in on whether cooking with cast iron pans is advisable or not.

Visit his website stillmanmd.com for resources and consultations.

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0:00.0	People want to make this so complicated and they want to get away with this stupidest stuff,
0:05.7	like cooking all their food, pasteurizing all their foods, all needing out of a can,
0:10.3	all needing out of a plastic bin.
0:12.2	If you're not working towards a life where you're eating a whole, natural, organic, locally raised food,
0:19.3	that's truly nutrient dense, you're part of the problem in this world,
0:23.9	and you need to take a good look in the mirror and say what really matters to me.
0:27.9	Because there's no way around this being the superior paradigm.
0:37.2	From the Weston A Price Foundation, welcome to the Wise Traditions podcast
0:41.6	for Wise Traditions in Food, Farming, and the Healing Arts.
0:45.2	We are your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom
0:48.5	to help you achieve optimal health.
0:50.8	Hey, Hilda here.
0:58.6	A number of foods on the supermarket shelves are fortified with iron.
1:02.5	We might not think this is a bad idea at first blush,
1:05.5	until we understand that most of the population is not ironed efficient,
1:10.0	but rather overloaded with iron.
1:12.8	This is episode 384 and our guest today is Dr. Leland Stilman.
1:17.8	Leland earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia,
1:21.1	and he now practices natural and holistic medicine in Florida.
1:24.8	He took time to discuss with us the ins and outs of iron.
1:28.3	Virtually every disease of aging is linked to excess iron accumulation,
1:33.5	depression, anxiety, dementia, skin problems, liver failure,
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