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Hemochromatosis is a hereditary disease characterized by improper processing by the body of dietary iron which causes iron to accumulate in a number of body tissues, eventually causing organ dysfunction. It is the main iron overload disorder. Hemochromatosis is notorious for having symptoms that are often initially misattributed to other diseases.

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Wheatgrass

jbelar
jbelar
Is wheatgrass ok for people with HH?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I used to have a wheatgrass shot almost every day. I tried to do research to see if it is in high in iron. It wasn't clear, but I also don't know what "amount" of iron a day is an ok for someone with HH. I hope I can still take them. They are so healthy. :)
FeralFerritin
FeralFerritin
I believe it is OK.

Though it has quite alot of iron it should NOT be very bio-available due to other compounds in it, as is the case with spinach. Try to consume it alone so that other foods do not increase bio-availability of the iron. Also it has some other compounds that should be beneficial for health.

A couple of small studies (on patients with high iron due to thalissimia & myelodysplastic syndromes) have shown it to have a chelating effect on iron, but more need to be done.

PS. Have you seen the thread on this board about taking wheatgrass to chelate iron?