
Women's Health
Iron and Women's Health: Deficiency and Ferritin
Why women are at higher risk of iron deficiency, how to read ferritin, heme vs non-heme iron, how vitamin C and coffee affect absorption, and when supplements make sense.
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Why women are at higher risk of iron deficiency, how to read ferritin, heme vs non-heme iron, how vitamin C and coffee affect absorption, and when supplements make sense.

What the data actually say about strength and endurance across cycle phases, whether cycle syncing works, training with PMS, and why a lost period is a red flag.

Iron deficiency starts long before anaemia, ferritin drops first and lies during inflammation, and iron taken without testing can do real damage.