Dr.LeslieOBGYN said:The mental-health dimension is under-measured in the trial literature and the reports here are consistent enough to take seriously.
Thank you — that is the clearest version of this I have read, and I have read a lot of them. I will report back once I have actually tried it.
Clinical perspective, offered as context rather than as advice.
Iron studies on micronutrients — important especially for women:
| Marker | Baseline | Month 6 | After Supplementation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferritin | 72 | 20 | 47 |
| Iron | 102 | 52 | 80 |
| TIBC | 312 | 382 | 332 |
| Transferrin Sat | 30% | 17% | 27% |
My ferritin cratered at month 6 from reduced dietary intake. Iron bisglycinate 36mg with vitamin C brought it back up. Don't wait for anemia symptoms — test proactively.
Dr.SleepRoch said:Blood count monitoring for micronutrients: my doctor noticed my MCV (mean corpuscular volume) trending up at month 6: 88 → 96 fL.
Worth saying that the confident version of this is more useful to the person writing it than to the person reading it.
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