Another theory is that the boxes placed in churches where parishioners deposited coins for the poor were opened and the contents distributed on December 26, which is also the Feast of St. Stephen. As time went by, Boxing Day gift giving expanded to include those who had rendered a service during the previous year.
For men, the normal range for ferritin is 24 to 336 nanograms per milliliter, and for women, the normal range for ferritin is 11 to 307 nanograms per milliliter, explains Mayo Clinic. These are measured in standard units. Continue Reading.
Is there anything else I should know? Normally, most ferritin is found inside of cells with only a small amount in the blood. When there is damage to organs that contain ferritin, such as the liver, spleen, and bone marrow, ferritin levels can become elevated even though the total amount of iron in the body is normal.