The Iron Elephant

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction

Part One: "What would iron overload do to me?"

  1. Untreated Iron Overload Kills
  2. Untreated Iron Overload Can Make You Sexually Impotent
  3. Untreated Iron Overload Can Give You Cancer
  4. Untreated Iron Overload Can Give You Arthritis
  5. Untreated Iron Overload Can Give You Heart Disease
  6. Untreated Iron Overload Can Give You Liver Cirrhosis
  7. Untreated Iron Overload Can Give You Diabetes
  8. Untreated Iron Overload Can Impair Your Immune System
  9. Untreated Iron Overload Can Make You Tired, Tired, Tired
  10. Detect It Early, Unload The Excess, Avoid Complications

Part Two: "I've never heard of it, so how common can it be?"

  1. Hemochromatosis Is One of the Most Common Genetic Diseases
  2. "If it's so common, why is it Misdiagnosed?"
  3. The Cover Up
  4. "How in the world do you get it?"
  5. Your Genes Give It to You
  6. The Genetic Lottery
  7. "How would I find out if I have it?"
  8. The Eight Hurdles
  9. The Trouble with Symptoms
  10. "Is there a treatment?"
  11. The Good News/Bad News Disease
  12. "Isn't there any research being done?"
  13. It's Already Getting Better
  14. Research Must Be Stepped Up
  15. "Can it be prevented?"
  16. The Sacrificial Sibling
  17. The Cost: Malpractice, Fortunes, Lives
  18. Look at Iron With New Eyes
Index

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