Health News & Info — iron

A multivitamin is more than just a way to cover one missing nutrient. It provides a balanced blend of vitamins and minerals that work together to support energy, immunity, and overall well-being. A good multivitamin can help reduce fatigue, improve concentration, and maintain essential functions such as metabolism, bone strength, and cognitive performance. Not every multivitamin has the same composition, and one of the main differences is whether the formula contains iron. For many women and for those with higher needs, multivitamins with iron can be important for preventing anaemia and maintaining energy. For others, particularly in Ireland, where haemochromatosis...

As evidence of a link grows, people with depression, anxiety and more may want to get tested and eat iron-rich foods or take supplements. Most people these days understand that mental health issues have their roots in physical differences in our brains, genes and bodies, and differences in our life experiences. But what you eat, and how your body uses the nutrients in your food, also matters to mental health. A growing amount of research suggests that one key nutrient – iron – plays an important role, and that having too little of it can affect mental health symptoms. Yet...

Iron is responsible for producing red blood cells in the human body, which carry oxygen to the body’s tissues. Anaemia is a condition where one lack’s enough healthy blood cells to carry adequate oxygen to the tissues. One way of treating anaemia is with oral iron supplementation.   In this article you can find: What is iron? What is anaemia? How does iron supplementation treat anaemia?   What is iron? Iron is an essential mineral we need for growth and development. Iron’s main role in the body is to produce hemoglobin, a protein molecule in red blood cells that transports...