Dr. Christy Sutton is a chiropractor who focuses on finding and correcting the root cause of their health problem, preventing future health problems, and giving her patients the tools they need to have the healthiest life possible. She uses many tools, including applied kinesiology, nutrition, chiropractic adjustments, exercise programs, lab, and genetic testing, to give her patients a precise and powerful treatment plan that goes beyond what they could find anywhere else. In addition to providing her patients with the highest level of care, she is an author and teacher of epigenetics and using genetic testing with environmental changes to take your health beyond your genes and prevent health problems. Dr. Sutton earned her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology, Anatomy, and Health and Wellness from Texas State University and Parker University. She earned her Doctorate of Chiropractic from Parker University. She was drawn to health care because of her extensive personal health struggles, which included being diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the age of 16.

In the second part of our discussion about iron overload and hemochromatosis, Christy and I discuss strategies for obtaining sufficient protein while maintaining caution about red meat intake, the connection between high iron and low copper, supplements that will reduce iron, and antioxidant recommendations. Christy underscores the importance of iron testing and genetic testing and offers clinical pearls regarding hemochromatosis, anemia, and B12. Our conversation is filled with information that every practitioner needs to know and highlights the easily addressed and corrected concerns that iron overload and hemochromatosis present.

I’m your host, Evelyne Lambrecht, thank you for designing a well world with us.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro.

01:11 Iron saturation is a formula that examines serum iron and TIBC.

02:54 My recent experience with testing my iron ferritin levels before donating blood.

5:21 How often are patients told to take an iron supplement unnecessarily?

9:16 Clinical pearls regarding hemochromatosis, anemia, and B12.

11:46 Managing iron levels is not a trivial issue at any stage of life.

14:05 Difficulty absorbing blood does not directly correlate with ferritin levels.

20:33 Obtaining sufficient protein while maintaining caution about red meat intake.

26:09 Supplements that will reduce iron and antioxidant recommendations.

35:44 If your patients need increased iron, they should not be afraid to take iron.

39:00 Increasing iron absorption through dietary means and meal preparation.

43:16 The connection between high iron and low copper.

47:58 Christy’s personal supplement preferences, top health preferences, and the genetic ideas that she has changed her mind about in her career.