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Any thoughts or ideas on dropping hematocrit a little?

All my blood markers have shown dramatic improvement since TRT and some weight loss, but my hematocrit bumps over the 50% mark here and there.  I don't think it's a big deal, but my doc wants it lower.

I give blood on a regular basis, but again, I still need it to drop a bit.  Read something recently about grapefruit, so I'm giving that a shot.  May try some hyper-hydration before next blood test, but any other ideas most welcome.  Therapeutic phlebotomy is problematic - I guess they don't do that anymore for some reason.

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23 hours ago, BobTheOldLifter said:

Any thoughts or ideas on dropping hematocrit a little?

All my blood markers have shown dramatic improvement since TRT and some weight loss, but my hematocrit bumps over the 50% mark here and there.  I don't think it's a big deal, but my doc wants it lower.

I give blood on a regular basis, but again, I still need it to drop a bit.  Read something recently about grapefruit, so I'm giving that a shot.  May try some hyper-hydration before next blood test, but any other ideas most welcome.  Therapeutic phlebotomy is problematic - I guess they don't do that anymore for some reason.

Give Blood my brother ! at least 3 x time a year and everything goes to normal! and you help ppl as a bonus 🙂

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I just want to leave a reply in this thread in case others come searching for it, or have questions about it - just because we had a little conversation about this in the talk box.

Sometimes (not all the time) a reduction in iron can lead to improvements in your hematocrit. Also worth noting as an aside, AAS increase hemoglobin which in turn is going to increase hematocrit. 

Hydration should be number 1, as levels of dehydration can impact this. Second, I'd elevate your dietary choices to make sure you're not consuming a fair amount of iron containing foods (just a quick note, a LOT of bodybuilding foods are high in iron). Third start looking at supplements to help control iron, I have seen a difference in my own blood work and those of my clients. Some of these supplements would be Curcumin (amazing supplement that everyone should be using for multiple reasons), Green Tea Extract - but nothing will beat IP6 - this form of inositol is the BEST Iron chelator and its CHEAP - so go do some research on it, and get it! 

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