Hello Everyone! Welcome to the Raw Panda!! I started this blog to document my journey into raw foods and serious self healing. Being my first post I've decided to elaborate a lil' on my reasons for getting serious about going raw vegan. So why 'The Raw Panda'? Because I'm going high raw and I just like pandas! :P
So here goes:
Hmm, where do I start... I've recently, within the last few months, started to have anxiety, or panic attacks which is VERY unusual for me as I eat quite healthy, been vegetarian for a few years, but fell off the wagon for a year and a half (I know) and am now BACK on the wagon since April. I've never really been that stressed in my life to warrant my body going into almost physical convulsions and hyperventilation episodes... those are supposed to be reserved for life or death situations or something aren't they? Numb hands, dizziness, not feeling like I have enough oxygen, thick blood feeling, physically noticable low blood circulation to where I would get so pale that the rosacea around my nose would temporarily go away completely... and EXTREME HUNGER! Not even an 'I haven't eaten in 2 days' hunger but an intense zombie-like-rage-virus need for FOOD with weak knees and not being able to hold up my arms!
I was very confused as to what was going on with my body because I've always been able to handle stress, if that was indeed the cause. So I made an appointment with the doctor (which I didn't want to do) and found out that due to a miscarriage in April which ended with me needing 3 pints of blood put back in me, (it's ok, I'm not over it but everything happens for a reason and I'm dealing, emotional detox as well as physical) that I'm anemic... very very much so. On my blood work (ferritin, I think) on a scale of 20-300 mine was... *drumroll*, 17... yeah, I know, lower than the low score(yikes!) and thats in september/October approximately 5 months after the ordeal, and, of course, coupled with detoxification symptoms, which happen to be similar. I've been a wreck! The more I learn about Iron deficiency, the more serious I get about my raw diet... they say vegans and vegetarians are prone to becoming iron deficient, now they tell me.
So, here I am, of course something bad has to happen before we do something to help ourselves but, better late than never I guess. :) ... I haven't seen any raw food articles or sites having to do with the curing of anemia, unless I haven't looked hard enough, so I think starting this one will help me focus away from depression and anxiety and help others with similar problems. If I help someone, great. We'll heal together.
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I've had low serum ferrtin issues just like you - they happened to me this past September 2009. Ferritin was low - 16 - out of a normal range of [10-290]. Red meat, oysters, fish, asparagus, black-eyed peas and spinach in my diet has helped the low ferritin rise to 32. Also, the docs put me on prenatal multi-vitamins called "RE DUALVIT PLUS" twice a day since they contain iron and other vitamins to help my body absorb iron.
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