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    Anemia of unknown origin

    Hello I have anemia (Hb 8) Size of red blood cells is reduced, they are small Iron is at 158 Ferritin is at 506 B12 at 857 Holo TC at 85 I take all other b vitamins I also take copper, molybdenum, zinc and even nickel What other nutritional deficiency could cause Anemia? I was thinking of ultra...
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    Taking hydrocortisone before activity to prevent PEM crashes---I think that's on target!!

    A month ago, as I had reviewed in my mind all the crashes I've had that started in early 2016, it dawned on me that these crashes could be related to my cortisol levels. I even told my Functional Med doc that it's like my cortisol CRASHES after activity, and it takes days to recover from. Those...