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🤑 Rich is Relative

🤑 Rich is Relative

The truth about so-called “iron-rich” foods like nettle tea and spinach.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
absorptionabsorption
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🔥 Acid Blockers and Iron: When Relief Comes at a Cost

🔥 Acid Blockers and Iron: When Relief Comes at a Cost

Unpacking the hidden trade-offs between relief and nutrient depletion.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
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🥣 Iron-Fortified Foods Can’t Help You If You Do This at Meals

🥣 Iron-Fortified Foods Can’t Help You If You Do This at Meals

Why your mealtime habits could be quietly sabotaging your iron, even if you eat all the right foods.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
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🔬 Are Women Designed to Be Iron-Deficient? When Medical Progress Undermines Our Iron Needs

🔬 Are Women Designed to Be Iron-Deficient? When Medical Progress Undermines Our Iron Needs

From birth control to common medications, modern health advancements may be working against your iron levels.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
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🩸 Hemoglobin—The Iron Marker That Shows Up Too Late

🩸 Hemoglobin—The Iron Marker That Shows Up Too Late

If this is the only iron test you’ve had, you might be missing the full picture.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
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🥣 Not All Iron Is Equal—And Your Food Might Be Fortified with the Worst Kind

🥣 Not All Iron Is Equal—And Your Food Might Be Fortified with the Worst Kind

Why your ‘iron-rich’ cereal might not be doing much at all.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
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🧪 Transferrin Saturation & TIBC—What Most Doctors Don’t Explain

🧪 Transferrin Saturation & TIBC—What Most Doctors Don’t Explain

The lab results that reveal iron deficiency even when ferritin looks fine.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
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🍞 Fortification Was Supposed to Save Us—So Why Are Women Still Deficient?

🍞 Fortification Was Supposed to Save Us—So Why Are Women Still Deficient?

We added iron back to food—but it wasn’t enough to meet women’s needs.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
absorptionabsorption
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🌾 Are Women Designed to Be Iron-Deficient? Why Fortified Foods Still Leave Us Lacking

🌾 Are Women Designed to Be Iron-Deficient? Why Fortified Foods Still Leave Us Lacking

We’ve relied on iron fortification for decades. So why is deficiency still so common?

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
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🧪 The Iron Marker That’s Still Overlooked

🧪 The Iron Marker That’s Still Overlooked

Why “normal” test results don’t always mean you're fine.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
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🩸 The Iron Tests Every Woman Should Get

🩸 The Iron Tests Every Woman Should Get

Serum iron isn’t enough. Learn the full panel you should be asking for.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus
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🥫 What Processed Foods Are Doing to Your Iron Levels

🥫 What Processed Foods Are Doing to Your Iron Levels

The hidden ingredients that block your body from getting the iron it needs.

Isabelle Feldhaus
Isabelle Feldhaus