Hemosiderosis is a chronic iron overload or excess iron levels in body tissues, either throughout the body or only in specific tissues and organs. If this chronic overload begins to cause tissue damage, it is known as hemochromatosis or commonly referred to as iron toxicity.

Iron is an abundant element in the human body and in conjunction with proteins, it forms hemoglobin, an essential compound in red blood cells that is responsible for gas transport (oxygen and carbon dioxide) in the blood. However excess iron intake or abnormal iron deposition can cause an iron overload (hemosiderosis) and eventual iron toxicity (hemochromatosis) if not attended to in the acute stages.

continue reading Excess Iron (Poisoning, Overload, Toxicity) in Blood

Blood iron disorders involve either the excess, deficiency or abnormal utilization of iron in the blood. In most cases this affects the blood and tissue oxygenation as the red blood cells are responsible for gas exchange between the blood and environment.

Red blood cells contain an iron-protein (metalloprotein) compound called hemoglobin. Hemoglobin binds to oxygen or carbon dioxide and transports it through the blood, carrying oxygen from the lungs to the tissues and carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs to be expelled in the environment. This process is essential for normal life processes. Red blood cells are constantly destroyed by the body and breakdown products are excreted in the stool. Simultaneously, the body produces new red blood cells on a constant basis to ensure a balance between and loss and new red blood cells.

continue reading Blood Iron Levels – High, Abnormal, Low Iron in the Blood

Causes of green bowel movement:

Food

Green bowel movement may be normal for a person that ingests a lot of:

• Green leafy vegetables like broccoli, lettuce, spinach, cabbage
• Black licorice
• Baby formula – vegetable mashes
• Artificial colors, commonly added to ice creams, soda, fruit juices, or other drinks, morning cereals, milk products, sweets, etc.
• Iron-rich foods like enriched breakfast cereals, red meat, spinach, beans, etc.

Dark green color may persist for up to five days after ingesting above mentioned foods. Supplements or artificial colors may give bright green color to the stool.

In infants, the stool is green in first days after delivery, and later due to breastfeeding. Some baby formulas can also give green color to the infant stool.

Children on clear-liquid ”starvation diet” during illness may have green watery stools.

continue reading Green Bowel Movement & Green Diarrhea – What Are the Causes?

To feel exhaust, light headed and lack of energy without any particular reason may be the signs of Anemia in some patients. Similarly, paleness around the eyes and gums, short of breath and anxiety are some other symptoms of the disease. Anemia is a medical condition that occurs because of Iron deficiency in the blood. Deficiency of vitamin B12, copper and folic acid in the body system may cause Anemia as well. Anemia can be very dangerous if it is not controlled properly.
continue reading Some natural cures for Anemia