Help! I’m freaking out a little bit - I have health anxiety and I went for full blood work this past week and the doctor called me the following day to discuss. According to her, my iron was high (135, 153 - I can’t remember for sure) and she asked if I was taking supplements, vitamin c and eating lots of red meat. Well, I got my blood work done about 6 months ago for unrelated issues and it showed LOW iron then, so she told me to eat high iron foods! So I have been trying for the last few months, but haven’t really changed my diet. Then it dawned on me - I eat on average 2-3 oranges a day in the months of December and January (California winter navels are my favourite food ever)…and apparently vitamin c increases the intake of iron? I also eat a lot of sushi…looking for opinions and experiences. 

I can’t stop thinking I have cancer now. What do I do, how do I LOWER iron now?!