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← Love Your Gut23. Sept. · 17 Min.

Ep. 127: Who's Eating Your Iron? 3 Hidden Reasons Your Ferritin Won't Budge

Ep. 127: Who's Eating Your Iron? 3 Hidden Reasons Your Ferritin Won't Budge23. Sept.17 Min.

What if something else is getting to your iron before you do? This week, Dr. Heather picks up where last week's episode left off. She explains why your iron panel works like a balance sheet: it can show you what's in the account, but it can't always show you who's spending it. Then she walks through the three hidden suspects she looks for first when a client's ferritin refuses to budge. One of them is among the most common infections in the world, and most people who have it never know. They ...