Exposing the Hidden Dangers of Iron: What Every Medical Professional Should Know about the Impact of Iron on the Disease Process
Iron is one of the most frequently purchased over-the-counter supplements, second only to vitamin C and calcium. The danger is that once absorbed, iron can only be excreted in minute amounts of less than one milligram a day (or by heavy blood loss), and excess iron collects in a person's vital organs, thus, setting the disease process underway. As organs literally rust away, patients can experience early death by a heart attack, arthritis, liver, pancreatic and colon cancer, increased infections, cirrhosis, diabetes, neurological problems, loss of hearing, tinnitus, depression, impotence, and infertility. Scientists have now discovered a connection to iron impropriety and Alzheimer's, early-onset Parkinson's, Huntington's, attention deficit disorder, and epilepsy.
Exposing the Hidden Dangers of Iron is an excellent introduction for medical professionals to the intricacies of iron in the various body systems. Containing a practical guide to diagnosis, it also includes such subjects as the treatment and management of iron-loading conditions, excellent reference charts, a large glossary of terms, additional resources, contact and treatment centers, and a complete bibliography. Cutting edge scientific findings are summarized, complete with endnotes and references, about the devastation of excess iron on the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, spleen, adrenals, kidneys, bone marrow, arteries, heart, pituitary, joints, lungs, hearing, skin, vision, and the brain.
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Book details
- Author
- E.D. Weinberg, Cheryl D. Garrison
- Imprint
- Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 328
- Formats
- Paperback
- Subjects
- Medical › Health Risk Assessment
Medical › Toxicology - Topics
- iron toxicity · dietary supplements · iron overload · disease risk · organ damage · nutrition and health · medical toxicology
- ISBN-13
- 9781581823363
About the author
E.D. WEINBERG is Professor Emeritus of Microbiology and Immunology in the School of Medicine at Indiana University, with more than five decades of scientific publications on iron. His books include Exposing the Hidden Dangers of Iron and The Iron Disorders Institute Guide to Hemochromatosis.
Weinberg earned his Ph.D. in Microbiology from the University of Chicago in 1950, joined the Indiana University Biology faculty, and was promoted to Professor in 1961. He pioneered the discovery of the host iron withholding defense system.
When not writing, Weinberg has continued to speak on iron toxicity following his retirement from teaching in 1992. His scientific work underpins his ongoing advocacy around the dangers of iron.
Eugene lived in Bloomington, Indiana.