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Rian Smith
- Oct 31, 2016
Fighting fatigue? Low in iron?
Iron deficiency- More than just fatigue. Most of us know about the importance of iron in energy production. The role of iron in red blood cell oxygenation is well known but did you also know that iron plays a VITAL role in mitochondrial function, liver detoxification, DNA synthesis and steroid hormone production? Iron deficiency is increasingly common- even in such a 'well fed' nation as ours. Almost 3/4's of a million women are iron deficient; the groups most at risk for iro