Ep. 99: Why Iron Wasn’t the Answer for My Low Ferritin
If you’ve been told to “just take iron” for low ferritin and it either didn’t work or made you feel worse, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I’m sharing my personal postpartum ferritin story and walking through why iron alone wasn’t the answer for me… or for so many of the clients I work with.
Low ferritin is one of the most misunderstood labs I see. And for most people, it’s not about iron intake. It’s about whether the body is actually ready to absorb, use, recycle, and store iron.
In this episode, we zoom out and talk about the systems that control ferritin, including digestion…
The skinny
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