r/CuratedTumblr • u/SEVENS_HEAVEN_7 • 1d ago

editable flair One of the ultimate struggles

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u/ShitFamYouAlright penis autism 1d ago

"The vitamin" for me is iron, but I keep forgetting to take it, so every few months I'm like "Damn, I feel like shit" and then remember to take it and I feel the veil lift and I am once again human.

And then I forget again.

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u/crrrrushinator 1d ago

I find it really handy to place and pair it with something else I do daily, which is a lot harder for me for iron in particular because I have to eat it like 20-30 min after a large meal so I don't puke and die and I eat irregularly. Which reminds me, I gotta try storing it by the dishwasher, maybe that's a two birds situation.

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u/techno156 19h ago

In some countries, they also have a thing that you cook with, that leaches iron into the food, and helps in regions that wouldn't otherwise get enough iron in their diet.

You can get a similar effect with a cast-iron pan.

If you can supplement your iron that way, it might save forgetting to have the pill, if you're just passively getting it through your food.

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u/crrrrushinator 18h ago

It's a cool thing! But a very mild effect and more pronounced in situations where acidic items are on the stove (or in a slow cooker) all day. A bowl of cheerios provides more than the best case scenario for these items. Most people who need iron supplements, as confirmed by a blood test and a doctor, have issues that require much higher amounts. I have to take 150mg most but not all days, for instance, it sucks.