04/12/2025
Let's talk about iron.
For most of my (past) life, I've been anaemic so this topic is close to my heart.
Believe it or not, I can see if you're low in iron just from sitting across the table from you.
The whites of your eyes turn a light shade of blue when iron is low and oxygen levels drop (look up anaemic hypoxia if you want to learn more!) Fascinating, hey?
So, I stock different types of iron because here's the thing...
👉 Not everyone responds the same way to iron.
👉 Not all iron is the same.
👉 Your body works with different forms of iron in completely different ways.
IRON BASICS: Heme iron comes from animal sources and non heme iron comes from plant sources.
And, here's what 8 years of working with hundreds of iron deficient women have taught me:
👉 O+ and O− do better with heme iron from animal sources.
👉 A+ and A− do better with non heme, plant based iron.
👉 AB− aligns more with non heme sources.
AB+, B+, and B− often are more flexible, tolerating a mix of both types.
But iron absorption never comes down to just the type of iron you take. There are many factors here:
👉 Gut health
👉 Stomach acid levels
👉 Vitamin C intake
👉 Mineral interactions (like copper)
👉 Inflammation levels
👉 Hormones
👉 Your individual biochemistry
This is why you cannot follow what everyone else is doing because it may not work for you and you may just waste a lot of time and money, all while not being able to get out of bed in the morning.
LOW IRON = FATIGUE!
Here are basic rules to help improve iron levels:
👉 Work on correcting the gut to improve absorption
👉 Clear out the bowels to support absorption
👉 Reduce iron blocking foods like sugar and caffeine
👉 Improving hydration with the intention to reduce inflammation levels
👉 Supplement based on blood type
and then most importantly....
CHECK YOUR BLOODS again within 3 months of doing this work to ensure you're moving in the right direction, because it would be silly to wait an entire year to find out what you did to improve your iron level did not work.
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