Ep. 112: Why You're Not Absorbing Iron (Even If You Are Supplementing) [PART 1 of Iron & Ferritin Series]
If you've been taking iron consistently and your ferritin still won't move, this episode is going to help you understand why.
This is Part 1 of a three-part series on iron, and it starts where most ferritin problems actually begin: absorption. Dr. Heather walks through the case of her client Ashley, whose years of stress, grief, antibiotics, hormonal birth control, and mold exposure created a gut environment that couldn't absorb iron no matter how much she took. Dr. Heather also breaks down exactly why iron intake is only one small piece of a much bigger system.
In this episode:
Why iron…
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