I'm at the gym working out right now and just got this question flashed across my mind.
It comes in light of the recently discovered fact that I may very well be anemic and for quite a few years now. I've had all the symptoms and have tried every herb and supplement under the sun almost to try to help my dizziness and other symptoms like extreme fatigue and light headed ness.
I don't want to make this about me. I can share more if the thread grows or just in passing but my question is...
Since anabolic steroids raise RBC wouldn't bodybuilders at least after a while need to supplement with a highly absorbable form of iron (forget about getting enough from food, trust me, I know a lot about soil depletion) since iron along with folate and B12 are needed to make new RBC?
Otherwise the RBC become enlarged and die quicker as a result and this can lead to many problems, not the least of which is cardiovascular disease
Also a fun fact I learned recently is that the NIH estimates 30% of the world population is actually anemic.
Can follow up with studies or evidence later.
I'm truly curious.
Anyone have any thoughts? I wonder if Arnold took iron?
It comes in light of the recently discovered fact that I may very well be anemic and for quite a few years now. I've had all the symptoms and have tried every herb and supplement under the sun almost to try to help my dizziness and other symptoms like extreme fatigue and light headed ness.
I don't want to make this about me. I can share more if the thread grows or just in passing but my question is...
Since anabolic steroids raise RBC wouldn't bodybuilders at least after a while need to supplement with a highly absorbable form of iron (forget about getting enough from food, trust me, I know a lot about soil depletion) since iron along with folate and B12 are needed to make new RBC?
Otherwise the RBC become enlarged and die quicker as a result and this can lead to many problems, not the least of which is cardiovascular disease
Also a fun fact I learned recently is that the NIH estimates 30% of the world population is actually anemic.
Can follow up with studies or evidence later.
I'm truly curious.
Anyone have any thoughts? I wonder if Arnold took iron?
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