The subject of manganese has interested me for many years. I have a theory but I cannot prove it. I have had a lifelong problem keeping my iron and ferritin levels normal. My ferritin drops rapidly anytime I am not actively supplementing with iron. I also have one gene for hemochromatosis, but I was also told that would have no impact on my health ever. Well, I know how hard I have struggled with this baffling iron issue – – I am way past menopause. I shouldn’t be needing supplemental iron, but I do. My theory is that that hemachromatosis gene just makes my body’s ability to handle iron wonky. And now after years of supplementing, my manganese is very low per my hair and blood tests. I am working on this with foods like pineapple, tea and coffee, but I understand it is an antagonistic relationship with iron.
To complicated a little more, I was hospitalized with mercury poisoning 35 years ago, and at that time I was told that the mechanism for mercury was to block the action of manganese. So I spent the next two years trying to excrete the mercury with supplemental manganese. It was a long and difficult recovery, and maybe that wasn’t even the problem. But I do know that when my manganese levels came up my mercury symptoms finally abated.
Thanks for these informative updates, and thanks for letting us know that you have updated the CoQ10 article!
Glysophate binds Cu, Mn and Zn. I believe urine can be tested for either glyphosate or an analogue.
The subject of manganese has interested me for many years. I have a theory but I cannot prove it. I have had a lifelong problem keeping my iron and ferritin levels normal. My ferritin drops rapidly anytime I am not actively supplementing with iron. I also have one gene for hemochromatosis, but I was also told that would have no impact on my health ever. Well, I know how hard I have struggled with this baffling iron issue – – I am way past menopause. I shouldn’t be needing supplemental iron, but I do. My theory is that that hemachromatosis gene just makes my body’s ability to handle iron wonky. And now after years of supplementing, my manganese is very low per my hair and blood tests. I am working on this with foods like pineapple, tea and coffee, but I understand it is an antagonistic relationship with iron.
To complicated a little more, I was hospitalized with mercury poisoning 35 years ago, and at that time I was told that the mechanism for mercury was to block the action of manganese. So I spent the next two years trying to excrete the mercury with supplemental manganese. It was a long and difficult recovery, and maybe that wasn’t even the problem. But I do know that when my manganese levels came up my mercury symptoms finally abated.
And if you're on a statin as well, you REALLY need to take CoQ10!