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Beware of High Dose Zinc Supplementation

Written by b-better on October 24, 2022. Posted in Herbal Remedies & Supplements, Holistic Health. No Comments on Beware of High Dose Zinc Supplementation

Remember that all micronutrients dance together!⁣ View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bernadette Abraham | Functional Medicine (@bernadette.abraham) ⁣⁣If you supplement with a single micronutrient (vitamin/mineral), there needs to be justification for doing so, especially in high doses.⁣⁣⁣Testing allows you to determine if there’s a need for a particular nutrient, how much to take, and most importantly WHEN TO STOP taking it. I think this is often the missing piece.⁣⁣⁣⁣In the absence of testing, cycling on/off supplements every 3 months or so is an...

Low Iron: 13 Root Causes & Solutions

Written by b-better on June 22, 2021. Posted in Holistic Health. No Comments on Low Iron: 13 Root Causes & Solutions

⁣⁣⁣Iron deficiency anemia is quite common unfortunately.⁣⁣⁣⁣It occurs when iron intake and stores are insufficient to support production of the body’s red blood cells, which carry iron-rich proteins known as hemoglobin.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Hemoglobin is responsible for tissue oxygenation–the delivery of oxygen to tissue.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Insufficient iron, then, spells disaster, often leading to immense fatigue.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣In general, excluding hemorrhage, iron deficiency anemia is slow to develop, with a myriad root causes:⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣☑️ Internal bleeding, for example due to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)...