My parents were both carriers. My brother has it, my older sister and I do not. Bro was diagnosed in his early 30s but chose to ignore the situation. He was mildly affected so he got away with it until he hit 70, then contacted me about the "diagnosis" he'd just been given and told me to get checked. Bro was shocked when I told him I'd been tested 40 years earlier when HE was first diagnosed. He had absolutely no memory of being diagnosed. He had just shrugged it off as not being worth remembering. Not a good idea. Now he's got real damage to deal with.
An inordinate amount of rare illnesses appearing, sky-rocketing Stage 4 cancer diagnoses and sudden deaths (including kids having cardiac arrests). Doctors are baffled, as are the public. Probably climate change..
If the "worried well" is an issue, just go and donate blood as often as you can, and if your BP is too low, then start exercising and then donate. I didn't, and my iron overload was so bad at age 40 that I lost most of my hair and developed liver cirrhosis, arrhythmia, arthritis, etc.
An inherent affliction from the Vikings. The population studies show a very interesting and distinct distribution pattern for the C282Y mutation across Europe. Regions in Northern Europe, that were established Viking homelands and settlements, have the highest frequencies (5.1-9.1%) of the C282Y mutation.
It be helpful if iron supplements could make a mention of this. So many variables that can account for tiredness, not just knee jerk assumption of anemia...Blood letting was a practice wasnt it? Seems some Folklore medicine has wisdom afterall. 😊
