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Most women are walking around tired, cold, losing hair, bloated, inflamed, and blaming their thyroid — when the real issue underneath it all is iron metabolism.
Iron affects everything - your thyroid… your hormones… your energy… your mood… your bleeding patterns… even your detox pathways.
And the crazy part? The majority of women have iron patterns their doctor never catches.
This guide breaks it all down simply so you understand EXACTLY what your labs mean and what to do about them.
“Just take an iron pill” sounds simple — but for many women, it backfires.
A. Oral iron feeds gut pathogens
Unabsorbed iron fuels SIBO, H. pylori, and other “bad bugs.”
This can increase bloating, constipation, gas, and inflammation.
B. Oral iron is poorly absorbed when stomach acid is low
Iron must be converted to its absorbable form using:
• adequate stomach acid (HCl)
• vitamin C
Low HCl is extremely common in: Hashimoto’s, chronic stress, perimenopause, menopause, SIBO, H. pylori, and after having babies.
So most women swallow iron… and absorb almost none of it.
C. Oral iron increases oxidative stress