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I read somewhere that people with hemochromatosis should not walk in the sand?


I read somewhere that people with hemochromatosis should not walk in the sand?

That is not the case.

Actually this is true. The same bacteria that is present in raw oysters and shellfish is also present in the sand and ocean and should be avoided by those with Hemochromatosis. Report It

There is no such thing.

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