- Helps prevent iron deficiency anemia and associated fatigue
- Helps pregnant women reach the recommended iron intake when taken in conjunction with a healthy diet
- Helps in the formation and function of red blood cells
Iron is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth. It is essential to most life forms, particularly human physiology. Iron is an integral part of the proteins involved in oxygen transport and storage: hemoglobin, myoglobin, and ferritin. Iron, as a component of the protein hemoglobin, transports oxygen from the lungs to various parts of the body. Hemoglobin makes up nearly two-thirds of the iron in the body and transports essential oxygen to tissues and organs. About one-sixth of the body's iron is stored as ferritin for use when dietary intake is insufficient.
Iron must be maintained at balanced levels in the body—an excess can lead to toxicity, and a deficiency can impair optimal health. Iron must be carefully absorbed by the body. Therefore, adequate consumption through diet and supplementation is imperative to achieve a healthy balance.
Adults: 1 capsule once daily. Take with food a few hours before or after taking other medications or natural health products.
