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Vitamin and Mineral Supplementation in Thalassemia

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dahlsi:
Hi Andy,

Thanks so much for your reply, and I couldn’t agree more! In my life experience, all doctors ever told me to do for my thalassemia minor was to ‘take iron supplements’ and ‘eat red meat’. I have never been iron deficient, so this advice was actually harmful for me. 

I do not blame the doctors themselves though, more their training. It’s a real gap that doctors are not taught enough about nutrition and the important of diet for maintaining good health as part of their medical training. This might help to explain why they don’t (or can’t) offer much useful nutritional advice to patients, especially thalassemia ones!

All the information I’ve gained about the additional nutritional needs caused by thalassemia has either come from this website, doing my own research or speaking to ‘alternative’ health practitioners such as acupuncturists and yoga instructors. That’s why this website and the missing information you provide is so vital!

Thanks so much again, and keep up the great work Andy!

Cheers, Dalia

restless923:
Hello Andy,

I am a 40 yr old male with beta thalassemia major.
I have been taking zinc for years. But there are so many different types of zinc so I’ve never stuck with one type.
What form of zinc do you prefer? 
Examples are: picolinate, gluconate, orotate, citrate, etc etc

Manjit:
I recently discovered Klaire Labs and have been taking MULTITHERA® 1 CAPSULE FORMULA PLUS K - Comprehensive micronutrient essentials, iron-free. I wanted to share this so it can help members of this community. I have beta thalassemia minor and this multivitamin has helped with dizziness, fatigue, and restless leg. It contains high quality ingredients in the dosage that Andy has suggested in his thread. Full disclosure: I am not paid by this company to make any recommendations. I am simply sharing what I have used and what has helped me. Prior to this supplement, I was getting the same nutrients from several different bottles but this multivitamin made life a lot easier. The minor downside is that you have to take 6 capsules to get the full nutritional value and there is a slight odor from the capsules. However, it is only a slight inconvenience in my opinion. I prefer this product because it is easy for me to take 2 capsules 3 times a day. The product is cost effective compared to purchasing a bunch of separate bottles which end up costing a lot more and reordering becomes another hassle.

Andy, I would appreciate if you would take a look at the nutritional content and provide feedback.

Thanks!


 

Andy Battaglia:
restless 923,
I take a product that contains a zinc amino acid chelate complex, along with a copper amino acid chelate complex. It is very effective based on my tests over the past year. The one I use is made by Solaray. When taking copper or zinc, the other mineral should also be taken, so that neither one gets out of balance.
This is what I use. It can be found at various supplement sellers. https://solaray.com/products/zinc-copper

Andy Battaglia:
Manjit,
The product looks pretty complete. I think a bit more zinc might help. I like to take 50 mg daily and my zinc levels have been very good, which is important for immune system health. I also take a much higher dose of magnesium nightly, but I need a high dose to calm restless legs.
Overall, it's a solid product.

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