So, two weeks after blood donation I got some lab tests - amazing results on Iron:
- My Ferritin went from 211 to 108;
- My Iron total went from 120 to 57
- My Iron Binding Capacity went from 360 to 340
- My Saturation % went from 31 to 16.
But, my number one concern is inflammation so I got HS-CRP done again and:
- My HS-CRP went from 4.2 to 3.8.
I am frustrated beyond measure. So I went and looked at my prior HS-CRP and only once was it as elevated as it is now. When I was doing a liquid diet of about 800 calories per day.
When I was doing that my body went haywire. My brother had a similar reaction when he did a juicing fast. My cholesterol went up very high. All of it only went down when I started eating more.
So I looked it up... could "starvation" cause high inflammation? Yes... yes... I found several studies showing that people with Anorexia have higher inflammation even though, due to their weight, they should have less.
Wow, so frustrating. They tell you that losing weight will reduce inflammation but... eating too little will increase it.
You know what this means for my dieting right? I will have to increase my calories and attempt to lose a lot more slowly. Given the fact that I have about 50 lbs to lose, this is very depressing.
