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I've gone deep into this for my own sake, so I figured I would share what I found and also to see if anyone knows more about this than I do.
Selfhacked is a site I am very fond of and stumbled upon this article here
https://selfhacked.com/blog/increase-decrease-red-blood-cells/#Ways_to_Decrease_RBC_Levels
Under "ways to increase RBC", section 10 lists things that raise EPO. I take several of these things and had zero knowledge of them potentially raising EPO.
Astragalus is one
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21309574
Beet Juice is another
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22588047?dopt=Abstract&holding=npg
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425174/
Spirulina
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012879/
Rhodiola (this is disappointing because it's one of my favorite supplements)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20920561/
The sauna is even in there, which I've use daily for several months now
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16877041
In a separate article, I found taurine raises hemoglobin (I saw other data but I'll just post this chart)
https://www.researchgate.net/figure...urine-supplemented-and-control_fig1_267393086
more on that: Life extension article (scroll to very bottom): https://www.lifeextension.com/protocols/heart-circulatory/blood-disorders/page-01
So now I can't help but wonder whether all of these things add up and can raise my H/H a few points.
Posting this for general knowledge and also whether anyone knows more about any of this. My inclination to stop taking these things and haven't decided about the sauna yet. It is possible the effect is minimal in people without anemia, but I don't know.
Selfhacked is a site I am very fond of and stumbled upon this article here
https://selfhacked.com/blog/increase-decrease-red-blood-cells/#Ways_to_Decrease_RBC_Levels
Under "ways to increase RBC", section 10 lists things that raise EPO. I take several of these things and had zero knowledge of them potentially raising EPO.
Astragalus is one
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21309574
Beet Juice is another
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22588047?dopt=Abstract&holding=npg
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4425174/
Spirulina
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4012879/
Rhodiola (this is disappointing because it's one of my favorite supplements)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20920561/
The sauna is even in there, which I've use daily for several months now
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16877041
In a separate article, I found taurine raises hemoglobin (I saw other data but I'll just post this chart)
https://www.researchgate.net/figure...urine-supplemented-and-control_fig1_267393086
more on that: Life extension article (scroll to very bottom): https://www.lifeextension.com/protocols/heart-circulatory/blood-disorders/page-01
So now I can't help but wonder whether all of these things add up and can raise my H/H a few points.
Posting this for general knowledge and also whether anyone knows more about any of this. My inclination to stop taking these things and haven't decided about the sauna yet. It is possible the effect is minimal in people without anemia, but I don't know.
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