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- Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:56 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: Is RLS a cause of low iron?
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Is RLS a cause of low iron?
Hello. I've been diagnosed with low iron (ferritin 17) again. I know that low iron exacerbates the EKD, and I've read that people with EKD don't absorb iron as well in their brains. The first time I was diagnosed with low iron (I think my ferritin was something like 5 then) I went through colonoscop...
- Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:51 pm
- Forum: General Topics: RLS
- Topic: RLS worse with exercise?
- Replies: 5
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I've always found vigorous exercise to be pretty exhausting (although now I understand I may have had low iron levels too). However, I find that low-impact moderate exercise like walking, hiking, or Tai Chi (I practice Taoist Tai Chi; taoist.org) do help. Particularly the tai chi, I think because it...