Iron Levels

This is a short and simple post to try and raise awareness on ourselves and our intake of iron. So a year and a half ago I was quite poorly and like tired, pale, had some odd tastes with food and I had heart palpitations and my G.P. ran some tests and eventually 2 blood tests and when they came back they told me I was dangerously close to becoming anaemic, basically I had low levels of iron in my system.

Iron is a mineral which the body needs for growth and development. Your body uses iron to make haemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells which carries oxygen around the body and needs some for some hormones. You can become anaemic if you don't get enough into your body. Iron deficiency anaemia is caused by lack of iron, often because of blood loss or pregnancy. I am a blood donor and because of the issues and low iron levels I was not allowed to donate blood until my issue was fixed. I was prescribed Iron tablets for 3 months and told to just up my iron intake with certain foods and after 6 months, I had new tests done and my levels were fine again.

The amount of iron you need is different depending on your age and gender. The recommended levels are: 8.7mg a day for men over 18, 14.8mg a day for women aged 19 to 50 & 8.7mg a day for women over 50.

How can you tell if your iron levels are low?

There are lots of symptoms for iron deficiency and the following are the four most common signs: tiredness and lack of energy, pale skin, noticeable heartbeats (heart palpitations) & shortness of breath. Other symptoms include: headaches, hearing ringing, buzzing or hissing noises inside your head, food tasting strange, feeling itchy, a sore tongue, hair loss, wanting to eat non-food items, such as paper or ice, finding it hard to swallow, painful open sores in the corners of your mouth, spoon-shaped nails & restless legs syndrome.

The NHS recommends that you eat more greens or meat or cereal high in iron and drink more orange juice and of course if you are struggling your GP may refer you to a specialist dietitian and prescribe you iron tablets.

That's all we got time for this week Basil, stay shiny and keep an eye on your Iron :)

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Nothing Will Save You From Light - Original song/poem/lyrics by Sjones

I feel the pressure to be better, to blend in with societal values, 

I turn the news on, there's so many people causing damage for their pleasure, 

It's so appalling, I'm gonna stop stalling, I pull my book out, 

You better look out because I'm not joking, 

I see their names flash, I put ink to the page, Now their death is calling, 

I see the light fade from their eyes, No one knows but I know, 

The world is off balance, it's not right so prepare to say night night, 

So save yourself, say a prayer, 

I hope it does you justice,

I'll write another name and count to ten,

Tonight's the night,

No one and nothing will save you from Light,

No one's gonna stop me, I will leave no trace,

Nothing to fear, I won't be erased,

No nothing and no one will save you from Light, 

You are so clueless, trying to find me, it's useless, 

There's no more excuses, I'm bringing justice, 

The world is thanking me, people whisper quietly "Kira is the answer",

Every single name I write, has made up their minds and chose their choices,

They Can't stop me, it's pretty pointless, There's nothing L can do, 

So save yourself, say a prayer, 

I hope it does you justice,

I'll write another name and count to ten,

Tonight's the night,

No one and nothing will save you from Light,

No one's gonna stop me, I will leave no trace,

Nothing to fear, I won't be erased,

No nothing and no one will save you from Light, 

So save yourself, say a prayer, 

I hope it does you justice,

I'll write another name and count to ten,

Tonight's the night,

No one and nothing will save you from Light,

No one's gonna stop me, I will leave no trace,

Nothing to fear, You don't know my face, I won't be erased,

No nothing and no one will save you from Light. 

Written 25/7/22

Inspired by Death Note and Light aka Kira. 

Corruption Holds The Crown - Original song/lyrics/poetry by Sjones.

My family rules the world, running it with a fist of fear,

They own powerful machines of steel, they lost the sight of what is real,

who's suffering, who's to blame, for this madness that I see,

For all the blood spilled and all the bodies piled up in front of our eyes?,

The people of Japan make their plea, Which makes everything clear to me,

If they could understand, the sadness that they breed,

I will make them see the error of their ways,

I will stand up to them and take down my family,

I will take it away, take it away one person at a time,

They say, they are all the same,

Well I'm not waiting, I'm not waiting to see,

Any more bodies, laying there, laying there, under their feet,

I'll take it away, I'll stop the corruption that holds the crown, (the corrupt holds the, the corrupt holds the crown),

I could tell you all about it, How I got this power,

But time moves on and I can't slow down,

I got to move all the pieces, I got to show those clowns,

I know their moves and all their habits, I'm four steps ahead, they're in over their heads,

If they could understand, the sadness that they breed,

I will make them see the error of their ways,

I will stand up to them and take down my family,

I will take it away, take it away one person at a time,

They say, they are all the same,

Well I'm not waiting, I'm not waiting to see,

Any more bodies, laying there, laying there, under their feet now, I'm not waiting,

I'll take it away, take it away, I'll stop the corruption that holds the crown, (the corrupt holds the, the corrupt holds the crown),

They all say, nothing's gonna slow them, gonna slow them down,

And I'm not waiting, I'm not waiting!,

They may try, to take the lives of innocents away,

There's no debating, the corrupt hold the crown,(the corrupt holds the, the corrupt holds the crown),

Inspired by Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion. 

Written 24/7/22

My Disney Tierlist

 These are just my views on Pixar's films from the best to the meh to the worst. 

MORE TIERLISTS ARE COMING TO THE BLOG

This is up to date as of publishing this post 24/7/22

My Pixar Tierlist

 These are just my views on Pixar's films from the best to the meh to the worst. 

MORE TIERLISTS ARE COMING TO THE BLOG

This is up to date as of publishing this post 24/7/22