Iron is a type of mineral and a component of hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that helps blood carry oxygen throughout the body.<\/p>\n
In 1713, Lemmery and Geofgroy discovered the importance of iron in the body. However, it is believed that during much earlier times, iron was used for therapeutic purposes. At this time, no one was fully aware of iron and its usefulness other than it had “healing powers”.<\/p>\n
Iron has many benefits to our health and wellness. Although, iron is essential for hemoglobin transportation, it is also important for the following….<\/p>\n
Iron is a mineral essential for health. The body can not make iron alone. Iron comes in supplemental and food form. The best source of iron is from animals known as heme. Plant sourced iron (nonheme) is not well absorbed. The body absorbs two to three times more iron from animal sources than from plants. However, eating foods high in vitamin C can facilitate iron absorption which I will get to a bit further down.<\/p>\n
Supplement forms<\/strong><\/p>\n Ferrous\/ferric is just the form of iron utilized. The sulfate, gluconate and citrate are the carriers it is bound to, such as salt, or sugar.<\/p>\n Food forms<\/strong><\/p>\n Vitamin C can enhance iron absorption. Eating iron rich foods with also a source of vitamin C will help the body absorb iron into the cells.\u00a0The following foods are high in vitamin C<\/p>\n Iron deficiency is one of the most common types of anemia. Symptoms include<\/p>\n The following populations are at a higher risk for developing iron deficiency.<\/p>\n All these side effects are generally correlated to how well your body is absorbing the Iron. Taking plenty of Vitamin C will help with absorption.<\/p>\n Iron is a type of mineral and a component of hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that helps blood carry oxygen throughout the body….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3582,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,27],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/belloorganics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3236"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/belloorganics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/belloorganics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belloorganics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belloorganics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/belloorganics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belloorganics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3582"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/belloorganics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belloorganics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/belloorganics.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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Vitamin C<\/h4>\n
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Symptoms of Deficiency<\/h3>\n
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Risk Factors for Deficiency<\/h3>\n
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Common Side Effects of Iron<\/h3>\n
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Interactions<\/h3>\n
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