The Iron Deficiency That Makes Women Feel Weak and Invisible
Feeling dizzy, breathless, cold, or emotionally flat? Many midlife women are iron deficient without knowing it. According to CDC data, nearly 30% of women over 40 have low iron stores, even without anemia on standard tests.
Heavy periods during perimenopause, restrictive diets, and poor absorption all contribute. But iron deficiency in women is often overlooked unless hemoglobin drops dramatically — long after symptoms appear.
Low iron affects oxygen delivery to the brain and muscles. It shows up as fatigue, hair thinning, anxiety, and exercise intolerance.
The solution starts with testing ferritin, not just hemoglobin. Restoring ferritin to 70–100 ng/mL has been shown to significantly improve energy and cognitive clarity.
You’re not “low energy by nature.” You may simply be under-oxygenated.
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