Doc called Ferratin levels elevated??? Anyone knowledgeable?

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Well it’s kind of nice to have my doc know I’m juicing and ok with running tests for me and on this last one he said my Ferratin level is elevated? I don’t know by how much yet as I won’t get a copy of the blood work till next week.

Anyone have info on Ferratin levels?

Thanks,

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P.S. Here are my last blood work results from 2months ago, shed some light if you notice something.

Test&Result / Normal Range / High,or,Low
AST *46 (10-40) U/L *H
ALT *48 (8-60)
ALP *49 (30-110)

Na 142 (135-146 mmol/L)
K 5.1 (3.5-5.1 “”)
Cl 103 (100-110 “”)
Urea 3.0 (3.7-7.0 “”) *L
Cholesterol-total 3.87 (3.20-4.60 U/L)
Triglyceride 0.48 (0.60-2.30 mmol/L) *L
HDL 0.58 (0.90-1.60 “”) *L
LDL 3.07 (1.70-3.00 “”) *H
Hemoglobin 146 (135-180 g/L)
Lymphocyte 1.4 (1.5-4.0 10^9/L) *L
FSH <0.4
LH <0.5
TSH 0.97

Testosterone *184.00 (5.80-28.00 nmol/L) *H

 

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Anyone?
I guess I'll bump it once for any late nighters.

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This bump is for Huck to shed some light about Ferratin?

Thanks,

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[doc711]

ferratin is your bodies way of storing iron. since iron is toxic at high levels your body stores it this way. normal value for ferritin for an adult male is about 70-375. normally your small intestine absorbes the necessary amount of iron and excretes the rest in urine or stool. there is a few things that can that can throw your ferritin levels off the most dangerous one would be liver malfunction and as we all know most of all AS cause this and based on your test levels this does apply to you. have your doc run a liver profile and also check yor iron saturation which indicates the amount of iron that is saturated in all your organs. don't mean to scare you but defintly follow up on this. hope this helped. good luck stay healthy.

 

[nubrain]

ferritin

Biological Function and Health Benefits of Ferritin

Cardiovascular System

Ferritin is useful for the treatment of (Iron Deficiency) Anemia.

Minerals

Ferritin is the form in which Iron is stored (after conversion to Ferrous Oxide and bound to Transferrin - an endogenous Globulin) within some areas of the body - specifically in the Bone Marrow, Intestinal Wall; Liver and Spleen:

- It is noteworthy that Iron stored as Ferritin is incapable of initiating Free Radical reactions. Ferritin thereby inhibits the ability of Iron to cause some types of Cardiovascular Diseases.
- Ferritin carries Iron from its endogenous storage sites to the Red Blood Cells.

Nervous System

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) patients are generally found to have significantly lower Ferritin levels than healthy subjects (these low Ferritin levels can be counteracted with supplemental Iron).

These Substances Enhance the Function of Ferritin

Pharmaceutical Drugs

Aspirin (low doses) increases the body’s production of Ferritin. research

Proteins

Transferrin is responsible for the transport of Ferritin to the Bone Marrow where Ferritin is utilized in the manufacture of Hemoglobin.

Vitamins

Vitamin B2 increases serum Ferritin levels (in Sickle Cell Anemia patients).

These Factors Interfere with Ferritin

Exercise

Endurance Exercise causes the depletion of Ferritin (many endurance athletes exhibit serum Ferritin levels in the range of 20-80 ng/dl, i.e. 0.2 - 0.8 ng/ml). research

Normal Ferritin Levels

Normal human serum Ferritin levels are:

- 20 - 250 ng/ml (for males)
- 10 - 120 ng/ml (for females) - higher in postmenopausal women

The average 75 kg male contains a total of 700 mg of Ferritin (approximately 9 mg per kg of body weight).

Myths Dispelled

Cardiovascular System

Excessive stored Iron (in Ferritin) was once believed to be a risk factor for Cardiovascular Diseases including Atherosclerosis and Heart Attack . This theory was based on a study in which researchers found that men whose serum Ferritin levels were high (greater than 200 mcg per liter) had a 2.2 times greater risk of Heart Attack. More recently researchers have shown that serum Ferritin levels become elevated AS A RESULT OF (not as a precursor to) inflammatory processes that lead to Cardiovascular Diseases. In other words, pre-existing Cardiovascular Disease most likely accounted for the high serum Ferritin levels in the original study. Several scientific studies have since found no correlation between elevated Ferritin levels and Cardiovascular Disease risk. research

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[rj420]

hmm

dunno about your ferratin levels, but you got damn good Cholesterol levels.