01/29/2025
𝐋𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐬?
The number of women walking around with serious ferritin deficits is absolutely shocking. Low energy, brain fog, anxiety, thinning hair—so many of us chalk it up to stress or even feel like we’re losing it... when in reality, we’re dealing with a major deficiency.
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐃𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫?
Ferritin is the protein that stores iron in your body, and it’s crucial for things like energy, oxygen transport, thyroid function, and hair growth. When your levels are low, your body struggles to deliver oxygen properly, leading to a cascade of symptoms that many women and their doctors overlook.
𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐰:
*𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞 (even after a full night's sleep)
*𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
*𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐠 that makes it hard to focus or remember things
*𝐀𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐨 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧
*𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬
*𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭?
Women are biologically designed to thrive with consistent iron intake, but modern diets and lifestyles have made deficiency far too common. Here’s why:
🩸 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬: Regular menstruation, heavy periods, childbirth, and postpartum bleeding can significantly deplete ferritin stores—yet many providers never check these levels.
🥩 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬: Traditional diets included iron-rich organ meats, yet most modern diets lack these nutrient-dense foods. Heme iron (from animal sources) is far more absorbable than non-heme iron (from plants), yet many women are told to rely on iron-fortified cereals or supplements instead of real food.
🌿 𝐆𝐮𝐭 & 𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐬: Low stomach acid, poor gut health, and conditions like H. pylori or SIBO can impair iron absorption, meaning even if you’re eating enough iron, your body isn’t actually utilizing it properly.
💊 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 & 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Pregnancy demands a massive amount of iron to support both mom and baby. Many women enter pregnancy already low in ferritin and are further depleted after birth, leaving them exhausted, weak, and struggling to recover.
👩⚕️ 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐧’𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐭—𝐎𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐨𝐰 𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬:
Many providers don’t test ferritin unless you’re severely anemic. Even when they do, they often say levels as low as 10-20 ng/mL are “normal.” In functional health, we know that optimal ferritin for women is between 50-100 ng/mL—far higher than what most doctors accept as "fine."
𝐒𝐨 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐃𝐨?
💡 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬? 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮! 💡
Getting your levels checked is simple, and knowing your numbers can be life-changing. If you’ve been struggling with unexplained fatigue, hair loss, anxiety, or just feeling “off,” let’s get to the root of it.
📩 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐛 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭! You deserve to feel your best.
