Iron

common name:

Iron

natural supplements:

Spinach, kelp, yeast, molasses, liver, eggs, sesame seeds.

description:

Iron helps to reduce fatique and weakness in women, because deficiency slows the the delivery of oxygen to the cells through the bloodstream.
Most of the iron in the body is stored in hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells which is the oxygen carrier to the tissues.

Iron is good for:

Assist in carrying oxygen throughout the bloodstream in the body.
Fights fatique. Women need extra iron due to lost through menstruation.

dosage:

10mg/day men
20mg/day women

deficiency symptoms:

Anaemia, fatigue, low immunity.

warnings:

Oversupply in inorganic form (bread additive, pills) can cause degenerative diseases, like arthritis.
Vegetarians may need extra iron.
Oversupply of iron causes toxicity. Too much iron oxidizes the LDL cholesterol, makes it more toxic and more likely to end up in the arteries.

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