The Iron Clinic Blog

You have 3000-4000mg in the body and only need to absorb 4-10mg a day. It can take 3-7 years to develop #irondeficiency. Iron deficiency is indicated by #Ferritin < 16 and transferrin saturations < 18% – when this low you can become #anaemic Hb<13 with small red cells MCV<80. At

Professor Toby Richards features in the film and is a vascular surgeon for The Iron Clinic. London Live – Living with Heart Disease

First step in treating #iron deficiency #anemia is a good well balanced diet – rich in #iron Meat is rich in (haem) iron that is easily absorbed (10%). Plant iron (particularly leafy veg) has iron but it is not well absorbed at all (only about 1%) The best options are