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THE ULTIMATE IRON DEFICIENCY RESOURCE

Are You Iron Deficient?

OUR MISSION

To answer every question you ever had about iron deficiency, and to demonstrate unequivocally why IV iron should replace oral supplements as the way to correct it.
 

Nine
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Iron deficiency symptoms are obvious.
Have a period? You’re probably iron deficient.
Iron deficiency and anemia are not the same thing.
Your ferritin should be over 100.
Babies are expensive: pregnancy costs 1/3rd of your total body iron.
Babies born to iron deficient moms have problems.
Gut issues? Assume you’re not absorbing iron.
Vegans/vegetarians: clock your ferritin.
IV iron beats oral iron in almost every situation.

IRON 101 — it’s anything but basic

IRON 101 — it’s anything but basic

Symptoms of iron deficiency are obvious, once you know what they are…

There is a lot of variation between people with how much iron we store in our bodies. Men and Women are different. Asians are different from Europeans. On average women have 3g and Men 4g.

How much iron are you losing each period?

TESTING AND DIAGNOSIS — your doc probably didn’t run the right test

We’ve normalized menstrual bleeding to the point that we’ve forgotten it’s a major risk

Helicobacter Pylori. The tiny bug makes sure you don’t get any iron. H. Pylori lives

We hardly ever hear about the risks of iron deficiency associated with weight gain.

Iron deficiency is a common problem in blood donors. Female donors and repeat donors

Women around 40 are more likely to be iron deficient than at any other

Women around 40 are more likely to be iron deficient than at any other

Heavy menstrual bleeding HMB is a cause for iron deficiency. Iron deficiency is also

Do you think anemia and iron deficiency are the same thing? Well, so do

If you’re getting surgery and you have less than a month to go, it’s

There are a number of drug and drug classes that block iron absorption and

Let’s get straight to the meat. How do we test for iron deficiency in

PREGNANCY — your baby will thank you

1 in 4 women are iron deficient. So what? It’s a problem that too many women don’t know they have and don’t know how to effectively treat. When you say you’re tired, cold, suffer from brain fog, are losing hair, feel weak and are short of breath you’re likely iron deficient.

What happens to babies born to iron deficient mothers? Most medical guidelines focus on frank anemia in pregnancy. We want to highlight iron deficiency without anemia and its consequences to infants.

It costs 1000 mg of iron to make a baby. It’s a loss unless we replenish it. So we should do that.

PRE-IV IRON INFUSION — frequently asked questions

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Want an iron infusion?

To fix your ferritin at

We know, it doesn’t make intuitive sense to take less iron when you need more of it. Our body does something interesting when it gets too much iron

Hi, we’re Bobby (Dr. Parmar) and Paul (Dr. Maximus).
We’re on a mission to eradicate iron deficiency via education and IV therapy.

bobby parmar paul maximus

Hi, we’re Bobby (Dr. Parmar) and Paul (Dr. Maximus).
We’re on a mission to eradicate iron deficiency via education and IV therapy.

bobby parmar paul maximus