doi:10.1007/s11695-017-3102-y
Additionally, it is often not enough to just eat more iron-rich foods or supplement with iron
No clinic visits
But if we did, or if someone had ongoing iron overload issues, I would recommend they look into the following options for iron overload, in addition to therapeutic phlebotomies: Pure Encapsulations IP6 (Inositol Hexaphosphate) may lower ferritin and reduce the need for therapeutic phlebotomies
The mechanism of action centres on B12's role as a cofactor in cellular metabolism
But a huge number of meat eaters are also deficient and likely dont know it B12 is absorbed through the stomach, and our ability to assimilate it through the stomach wall decreases with age, as well as due to any stomach issues like IBS, Crohns, and Celiac Disease, and medications that impact the stomach like metformin, antacids, PPIs, and ibuprofen