Originally published at: Iron and the Female Athlete: Why Exercise Suppresses Iron...
Female athletes lose iron through training inflammation, menstruation, and foot-strike hemolysis. Lactoferrin works with the body to maintain iron status. She does everything right: takes her iron supplement daily, eats her meat and spinach, sleeps enough, and gets bloodwork done when her doctor asks. But six months later, her ferritin… ..(Read more on the PricePlow Blog)