Customer Rating: 
Summary: low iron cookbook
Comment: found it helpful and used it to lower my iron. Fortunately it is not genetic in my case and the diet was enough to help
Customer Rating:
Summary: Easy diet, well-written, much praise to Cheryl Garrison
Comment: I have Hemochromatosis and I was unable to enjoy many foods because of the disorder, now because of this book, I can cook quality food, that tastes good and is healthy for my body. Iron overload is no fun, and from my personal opinion it seems to be Cheryl Garrison and Iron Disorders Institute that have given the best advice. Thanks for the advice.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Second Serving of Excellence!
Comment: The Iron Disorders Institute has served up a heaping
helping of EXCELLENCE with "Cooking With Less Iron"!Despite popular opinion that "diet does not count" in
controlling iron, I've long been mindful of my Hemochromatosis
husband's diet. How could it not count? If you want to lose
weight, you monitor fats and calories. If you're a diabetic, you
monitor sugars and carbohydrates. If you're a heart patient,
you monitor fats and cholesterol. If you happen to have
Iron Overload......YOU MONITOR IRON!
Once again, the Iron Disorders Institute has reigned with a
cool head and educational approach. "Iron is an essential
nutrient, human beings could not survive without it. We can
enjoy the BEST of health when all nutrients are in balance and
adequate amounts are available for normal body function without
creating harmful excesses".
What an education the book offers with regard to metabolism,
iron absorption and diet! There are so many things, even a
"true believer" like myself did not know (nor had I thought of)!
Marinating flank steak in a mixture that includes coffee??
Boil pasta in water that contains brewed tea?? Far beyond the
"basics" I've learned so many "tricks" that allows my husband a
terrific, tasty menu, containing the iron he needs to remain healthy, and excluding excess iron to add to his stores.
I've tried many recipes before offering an opinion, and all have
been absolutely wonderful. Anything BUT bland and boring,
and I especially appreciate the graphics for each and every recipe that tell me exactly which ingredients are substances that inhibit the absorption of non-heme iron. I find myself thinking of just that educational tool while preparing other traditional family recipes! I am learning!!
Hemochromatosis is forever, as are those maintenance phlebotomies
to regulate stored iron. This is exactly the kind of tool that can help us extend the period between needed extractions! Thank you so much IDI, you did it again!! (More please!)
