@covemedical: Hair is a “non essential” tissue So when iron is low, your body sends it to your brain and heart and your scalp is starved. SAVE THIS AS YOUR IRON PROTOCOL❗️ Start here - 1. Confirm the type of iron issue. When you do your bloods check not only for ferritin, but also iron saturation (TSAT) & TIBC. Ferritin below 30 with TSAT <20% is true deficiency. However, ferritin between 50-70 and low TSAT is functional deficiency (inflammation derived) 2. Pick the right form of iron. > Sensitive stomach - gentle iron >severe deficiency (ferritin lower than 20) - consider IV iron 3. Dosage - opt for iron tablets with high elemental iron. > take your iron every other day, NOT DAILY. This improves absorption + fewer side effects. > Take on an empty stomach. 4. Pair with Vitamin C > Add high dose of vitamin C to help break the iron better. OR > squeeze lemon into water if you prefer food based vitamin. 5. Things to avoid - within 2 hours of consumption > coffee/ Tea >Calcium (supplements /dairy) >Magnesium > High fibre supplements 6. Fix hidden blood loses - ask yourself ; > Do you have heavy periods? (Day 2 flooding, soaking up pads, clots) >Low stomach acid - bloating, poor protein digestion) > are you a frequent blood donor? > do you often perform high endurance exercise? If you don’t address the loss, you’ll keep chasing the ‘ferritin’ 7. Recheck labs at the right time - > Recheck your labs in 8-10 weeks. Ferritin has to be over 70 to be considered optimal for healthy hair. If your levels are not rising, it’s not a dosage problem rather an absorption or ongoing loss. This is the difference between taking iron and restoring iron. #lowiron #hairfyp #hairlosstreatment #ironsupplement #hairboost

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