[decimon]

Ping

Was it the old Geritol ads that warned of “iron deficiency anemia?” Wonder if that’s a potential downside of curcumin.

[Yo-Yo]

You mean I threw out all of my aluminum cookware for nothing? Now I have to throw out my cast iron skillet?

[fightinJAG]

Don’t have time to find the links now, but black tea has been found to remove excess iron from the body.

So have a cup and keep your mind! :)

[JRandomFreeper]

Good, because I eat the heck out cumin. Having it with Miss Piggy's shredded shoulder tonight with roasted green chili, sauted onions, and pico, all stuffed in a home-made gordita made with masa and laced with cumin, salt, and chili powder.

/johnny

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

It has long been known that the body typically maintains a very careful balance of metals. But various metals have interactions with, and “enemies” of other metals, which they prefer to bind with as a molecule no longer useable by the body.

Copper, for example, is essential to convert the body’s iron into hemoglobin. It is also essential for the metabolism of Vitamin C. In addition to foods, it is also found in cigarettes and birth control pills.

Excess copper is quite toxic, but removing the excess from the body is tricky, and can cause many side effects:

http://www.drlwilson.com/articles/copper%20elimination.htm

And it is pretty typical for metals, some of which, like sodium, calcium, and potassium, can be very dangerous to imbalance.