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09/27/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Daily iron supplementation improves the health of menstruating women

Menstruating women, especially those who live in low-income countries, tend to be deficient in iron. Low levels of iron can negatively affect the health of these women. To prevent and treat this condition, most of them use iron supplements. A team of Cochrane researchers based in Australia, Canada, and the U.K. conducted a review of […]

09/04/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Eating organic food and using supplements can prevent zinc and iron deficiencies

The world’s food supply is seriously lacking in iron and zinc, according to an international study led by researchers from the U.K. and Austria. Their article, released in the journal Global Food Security, looked at the current micronutrient deficiency in food systems around the world, especially in areas that need it. This phenomenon, which researchers dubbed […]

08/16/2018 / By Rhonda Johansson

No sex drive? Tired all the time? Bad breath? You may have a vitamin deficiency

“Not now, honey. I’ve got a headache.” If this isn’t an excuse anymore — if you really do have a headache and feeling less than amorous lately, you could have a vitamin deficiency. How about that halitosis? Do plants turn brown when you talk to them? Look at your nails. See any white spots on them? […]

10/04/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Iron deficiency increases risk of heart disease, but so does the wrong type of iron

Our bodies are finely balanced machines, but for many of us, this only becomes evident when we suffer a lack of a vital nutrient or mineral and start feeling the effects. Extra exam or other stress, for example, has left many of us depleted of vitamin B, and as women get older, they are often […]

04/16/2017 / By Frances Bloomfield

Your exhaustion could be a sign of iron deficiency

If exhaustion has become part of your life, you could be missing an important mineral. Iron is crucial to the red blood cells that move oxygen around our bodies, and the lack of iron is often manifested through fatigue. Combine this with a pale appearance and shortness of breath, and these could be signs of […]

01/29/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Iron intake helps prevent hearing loss, study finds

An iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the United States. Up to 30 percent of the world’s population are anemic, mainly due to low levels of iron. Women in their 30’s and 40’s are among those at greatest risk. Iron is an essential mineral which plays a role in many important physiological […]

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