by Lawrence Wilson, MD

ANEMIA AND OTHER BLOOD DISORDERS

by Dr. Lawrence Wilson

All information in this article is solely the opinion of the author and is for educational purposes only. It is not for the diagnosis, treatment, prescription or cure of any disease or health condition.

UPDATE 11/2024 - EXTREME CAUTION WITH IRON

Be very cautious about taking iron pills. Iron can be quite toxic and is often not needed unless one has lost a lot of blood, or has very heavy menstrual periods, or if one is near the end of a pregnancy.

The thugs, satans or rogues and their agents are putting a lot of people on iron pills because it is part of their Black or Black Master Conversion Program.

NOTES: 1. If a blood test reveals anemia, it is often caused by copper imbalance, not iron deficiency. However, copper anemia looks just like iron deficiency anemia on a blood test. As a result, many doctors are confused and will recommend iron. Beware! Read Copper Toxicity Syndrome.

2. If a blood test shows low ferritin, it is not an indicator for taking iron. Most often, low ferritin occurs because the body wants to keep iron OUT of the blood. Do not take iron!

3. At this time (2024), low serum iron on a blood test can be an inaccurate reading. Some labs are not reporting iron levels accurately. Beware, and don't just take iron! Consider further testing or we can check by other means.

4. To identify iron toxicity is difficult. The best test is a liver biopsy, but laboratories today can even lie about the results of that test. We know about it because we communicate with planning souls.

5. A low iron level on a hair mineral test is often NOT an indicator to take iron. In fact, it can be an indicator of iron toxicity. For details, read Poor Eliminator Pattern.

6. At this time, iron is secretly being added to many foods, to vaccines and flu shots, and to water supplies all over the world. We believe it may be added to our gasoline. In fact, anything black often contains some iron. Those who assist me and our clients are having trouble at this time keeping our iron levels down.

I am using a steam unit for bathing (see the post below this one) instead of taking showers, in part for this reason. Iron in water may give the water a slight yellowish color.

7. You may feel better taking iron pills if you are tired because they are somewhat stimulating. However, this is usually not a healthy way to feel better. It slowly poisons the body. The development program is much better. For more details, read Acquired Iron Toxicity and Iron, Manganese, Aluminum And Others – The Amigos Or Irritants.

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Contents

I. Introduction

II. Causes Of Anemia

III. Correction of Anemia

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I. MAIN ARTICLE - INTRODUCTION

Definitions. Anemia basically signifies a low red blood cell count or a low hemoglobin level in the blood serum. It is an important symptom because hemoglobin contained in the red blood cells carries oxygen from the lungs to every cell in the body.

When one is anemic, one’s energy level decreases and one can become easily tired. If the condition is extreme, oxygen starvation occurs with many other problems such as fainting, low resistance to infections, and inadequate oxygenation of the tissues.

How blood is produced. Blood is produced in the marrow of all the long bones of the body. This may seem like an unusual place for blood formation, but the reason for it is that the bones actually protect the marrow from most contamination due to various toxins, including toxic metals.

Today, however, most people have some toxic metals in the bone marrow itself. This is one reason for blood disorders.

Once the red blood cells are formed in the marrow, they circulate for about four months before they are destroyed in the spleen. Their components are then recycled to make new red and white blood cells. This is actually a fascinating process and one that can go awry due to many factors.

Anemia is a very common and important symptom. There are many types of anemia, often divided into:

1) Those caused by low or inadequate production of red blood cells, and

2) Those caused by too rapid destruction of red blood cells. Usually this occurs when the red blood cells are not healthy and robust.

Toxic metals. Most toxic metals can cause anemias. This is largely overlooked by doctors because there is no easy way to measure all the toxic metals, especially deep in the bone marrow where blood is made.

Copper anemia. A very common type of anemia that is not well understood by doctors is due to copper imbalance. It is usually mild, and on tests it looks exactly like iron deficiency anemia. Doctors give iron for it. However, taking iron does not correct it completely.

It is much more common in women, and not because of blood loss due to menstruation. Women have more copper imbalance than men. To correct it, one must correct the copper imbalance. This requires a development program, in most cases.

II. CAUSES FOR ANEMIA

COMMON CAUSES

Copper imbalance. Anemia due to a copper imbalance is the most common type of anemia in the industrialized world. This is due to widespread copper imbalance in the population. Many, if not most apparent iron deficiency anemias are really due to copper imbalance.

Instead, these individuals require a development program to correct the copper imbalance.

Biologically available copper is required for the conversion of iron from the ferric to the ferrous form, and back again, to produce hemoglobin. Bioavailable copper is also required to incorporate iron into the hemoglobin molecule.

Signs and symptoms. Copper anemia is usually a mild, chronic, microcytic, microchromic anemia. It is most common in teenage and adult women, although it can occur in anyone.

NOTE: While anemia due to copper imbalance appears identical on blood tests to iron deficiency anemia, the cause and correction is very different. A hair mineral analysis may help distinguish these two causes of anemia.

Taking iron is not helpful for a copper imbalance anemia! In fact, taking iron supplements is very harmful when not needed and poisons the body. So does eating a lot of red meat and eggs “to keep up one's energy and supply iron”.

We take a lot of young women, in particular, off iron supplements when their anemia is due to copper imbalance, and they recover fully. For details, read Copper And Copper Imbalance.

Iron deficiency. Adequate iron is needed in everyone as it is the central atom of the hemoglobin molecule. Iron deficiency is most common in poor nations where people do not eat meat and eggs.

It also occurs in some cases of pregnancy, and in young women who have very heavy menstrual periods. It can also occur in some vegetarians who do not eat meat or eggs.

Finally, it can occur due to hidden bleeding somewhere in the body. For example, bleeding could be due to an ulcer, a cancer or to an accident or injury.

Iron deficiency produces a microcytic, microchromic anemia, meaning that the red blood cells are too small, and they are not very red when viewed under a microscope. This is a hallmark of this type of anemia.

Simple iron deficiency anemia is not that common in the industrialized world, and is easy to take care of by adding more meat and eggs to the diet, in most cases. One can also take an iron supplement, although most regular iron supplements are hard on the intestines and often cause constipation. Chelated iron or liver tablets are much better, if these are needed.

WARNING: Beware, however, of three critical facts about iron deficiency anemia today.

A. In my experience, simple iron deficiency anemia is not that common in the industrialized nations, except during pregnancy, among some vegetarians and in a few young women with extremely heavy menstrual periods.

B. Copper anemia exactly mimics iron deficiency anemia both in terms of symptoms and on blood tests, and copper-related anemia is far more common.

C. Iron is very toxic when in excess. Therefore, beware of taking iron or eating loads of meat every day. In fact, iron overload is extremely common, as revealed on hair mineral tests and medical articles.

Our bodies have trouble removing iron, so iron easily can build up in the body, where it causes or contributes to all the major diseases of our time. These include arthritis, inflammation, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. For details, read Chronic Acquired Iron Toxicity.

B12 deficiency, also called pernicious anemia. This is a less common anemia that occurs mainly in older people, in some vegetarians, and in some people who low levels of hydrochloric acid in the stomach or low digestive enzymes, in general.

Most people lose some ability to absorb vitamin B12 from their food as they age. This is a serious problem for many over the age of 60 or perhaps younger, especially if the digestive tract is in poor condition or if one is under a lot of stress. Vitamin B12 is found mainly in animal foods, so vegetarians, especially vegans, are much more prone to this serious condition.

Vitamin B12 deficiency causes a macrocytic or so-called pernicious anemia. It can cause permanent brain damage with symptoms of confusion, memory loss, dementia and even death. It is often missed by doctors in its early stages. A mild B12 anemia may also occur in vegetarians, or others who do not eat much meat or eggs. The cost of supplementary vitamin B12 is so low that this simple problem ought to receive more attention by the medical community. It is also a reason why everyone needs a digestive aid, especially older people.

Lead and other toxic metals. Lead poisoning is well known for causing a type of anemia that can be fatal. Hidden lead toxicity may be responsible for anemias of chronic disease. This is seen commonly with cancer and other degenerative diseases. Elevated lead is often not revealed on any tests until it is eliminated from the body using a development program or some other method. Lead is often hidden because it is deposited deep within bone marrow and other inaccessible areas of the body.

One or more years may be required to mobilize hidden lead with the development program. Chelation therapy with EDTA and other drugs only removes more superficial lead deposits, in general, and unfortunately also removes essential minerals such as calcium and zinc. Therefore, we never recommend chelation and we don’t require it to remove lead and all the toxic metals. For details, read Chelation Therapy and Toxic Metals.

Other toxins. A good example is the anemia that usually accompanies cancer. This is caused by a toxin secreted by the cancer cells that poisons the bone marrow.

Heavy menstrual periods, especially if combined with a diet low in iron. This is a problem for some women.

Vegetarian diets also lead to heavy menstrual periods. Eating animal products can solve this problem.

Hidden internal bleeding. This can also cause anemia, although it is a less common cause.

OTHER VITAMIN AND MINERAL IMBALANCES ASSOCIATED WITH ANEMIA

Vitamin C deficiency may interfere with iron absorption.

Vitamin E deficiency affects the stability of the red blood cell membranes. Low vitamin E also causes a macrocytic anemia with shortened lifespans of the red blood cells.

Copper deficiency can impair iron absorption and incorporation of iron into hemoglobin. This is essentially identical with the copper-induced anemia described above but is due to a frank copper deficiency instead of bounavaliabe copper.

Zinc deficiency can cause a higher copper, which, in turn, interferes with iron metabolism.

Vitamin B6 deficiency can inhibit synthesis of the heme portion of the hemoglobin molecule.

Vitamin B2 or B5 deficiencies, while rare, may cause anemias.

Rarely, excess zinc intake can interfere with iron absorption and cause a copper deficiency. It also decreases copper and iron levels in the liver. This can affect the incorporation and release of iron from liver ferritin. It may also increase the fragility of red blood cells.

Folic acid deficiency, while rare, can cause a macrocytic, macrochromic anemia similar to B12 deficiency anemia.

OTHER CAUSES FOR ANEMIA

Drug-caused anemia. This is another extremely common type of anemia due to internal bleeding, usually from the stomach. It is most commonly seen in older people who use non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain such as aspirin, ibuprofen, Tylenol, Aleve and the others. These drugs damage the stomach lining and cause chronic internal bleeding in thousands upon thousands of people. Some die as a result. Stopping the drugs is usually sufficient to correct the cause of the anemia. I would suggest always avoiding long-term use of these drugs for this very reason, as often the bleeding is hard to detect until the anemia is far advanced.

Chronic infections. These may cause anemia by an interesting mechanism. The body may sequester iron to keep it out of the blood stream during some infections because iron tends to favor the growth of certain bacteria in the body. One must correct the infection and the anemia most often subsides.

Other infective organisms such as beta-hemolytic strep may destroy red blood cells.

Cancers. Cancers develop extensive networks of blood vessels and these sometimes rupture, causing internal bleeding. This will result in an anemic condition, at times with no other symptoms at all.

Parasitic infection. In some areas of the world, leeches, other blood-sucking parasites, and worms that may live inside the body can siphon off enough blood to cause anemia. This is rare in developed nations, however.

Chemical poisoning. Pesticide exposure or something else will occasionally cause unusual blood disorders of many kinds. In general, the chemical poisons the bone marrow in some way and this impairs proper blood formation. However, other mechanisms may be present as well, such as weakening the red blood cells and hastening their destruction. development programs can usually remove most toxic chemicals from the body.

Sickle cell anemia. This is a genetic condition that affects millions of people around the world, primarily black-skinned people and some Hispanic and Asian people. The development program is working beautifully to correct sickle cell disease in one of our clients and we would like to work with others with this condition. For details, read Hope For Sickle Cell Disease.

Thalasemias. These are genetically-related anemias found in Southern European populations. We have less experience with thallasemia.

VEGETARIAN AND SEMI-VEGETARIAN DIETS, AND ANEMIA

Diets low in meats and eggs are a critically important cause of anemia today. These diets are low in good-quality iron and they are too high in copper. In addition, they are low in zinc, which protects the body against too much copper. Such diets are also low in vitamin B12, especially strict vegetarian and vegan diets.

As a result, these diets cause both pernicious anemia due to low vitamin B12. However, they cause an anemia that looks exactly like iron deficiency anemia, even if one takes iron. The anemia, as explained in the sections above, is due to biounavailable copper. This is a widespread cause of fatigue, lowered resistance to disease and other problems today, especially for women.

ANEMIA AS A SYMPTOM OF A HEALING OR PURIFICATION REACTION

One client had longstanding anemia that became worse, all of a sudden, during a development program. Her anemia had been chronic for years, and unresponsive to conventional medical therapy. She was also diabetic for years.

We determined that the anemia was probably due to lead or copper toxicity. During her development program, she went through a significant release of lead into her bloodstream as it was mobilized from storage sites in her pancreas, liver and elsewhere. When this occurred, she felt more tired and a blood test revealed a worsening of her anemia.

Doctors were frightened and even considered surgery to look for internal bleeding, although she had no other signs of distress. Fortunately, on repeated blood tests every few days, doctors found that her anemia was mysteriously improving on its own.

This is exactly the sequence of events of a typical healing reaction, with spontaneous improvement in signs or symptoms without a need for medical intervention of any kind. It was the only case I ran across of a worsening of anemia as part of a purification reaction.

As an aside, her diabetes improved at the same time. Lead, cadmium, iron and other toxic metals easily accumulate in the pancreas and can be responsible for some cases of diabetes.

Blood loss. Any severe blood loss will cause anemia.

OTHER BLOOD DISORDERS

There are many types of blood disorders. They may affect the red blood cells, white cells, the platelets or other blood components.

In our experience with these conditions, improving the nutritional balance and removing toxic metals and toxic chemicals from the body in the systematic fashion that is possible with development program can have a beneficial effect in these cases.

Each case is different, however, so one cannot generalize more than to suggest that this method be tried first, as it is simple and non-invasive. For more on these blood disorders, read Blood Disorders.

III. CORRECTION OF ANEMIA

This depends somewhat upon the cause.

- Anemia due to blood loss requires stopping the loss of blood.

- Anemia due to heavy menses may not be easy to control.

- Anemia of pregnancy requires eating more red meat or an iron supplement.

- Anemias due to toxic metals such as copper, lead and others often requires the development program. Some doctors use chelation therapy for lead poisoning, but we much prefer the development program. For details, read Chelation Therapy.

- Anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency usually just requires adding animal protein, especially meat, to the diet. Occasionally, supplemental vitamin B12 is needed.

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