Iron deficiency, found in human nutrition, is one of the most common conditions described in medical literature in reference to a nutrient. In a recent study to calculate the amount of iron deficiency anemia in the United States, research proved it to be as high as 25% in infants, 6% in children, 15% in women and 30% in pregnant women. These percentages were based on finding a severe condition of anemia. The amount of iron deficiency, found without anemia but with other iron deficiency symptoms, was found to be as high as 50% in infants, 50% in women in the childbearing years, and 90% in pregnant women.
A major problem with an iron deficiency, it is so often without symptoms, that is symptoms which are detectable. If anemia is completely lacking or mild, or has developed slowly, one may not even know they are iron deficient.
Iron deficiency produces changes similar to the changes and symptoms associated with a B-Complex deficiency. Very often an iron deficiency escapes undetected because most individuals assume the vague symptoms are those of the B complex group. The most common signs to watch for are a sign of pallor and swelling of the tongue, with or without some pain, lack of stamina, tiredness and fatigue for no apparent reason.
The amount of iron in the body is small but is very essential to higher forms of life because of its important role in the hemolecule. Iron is critical in oxygen and electron transport. The amount of iron needed on a daily basis, and the amount that must be absorbed from food to maintain the proper body levels, must match the amounts excreted plus an additional amount as a safety factor beyond that which is excreted. The amount excreted is determined by the loss in menstrual flow or from excessive hemorrhage, the demands of pregnancy and the demands of growth in children.
There are number of reasons why an iron deficiency exists, the two most common ones are inadequate diet and impaired absorption, others are excessive blood loss and repeated pregnancies. It also can be a combination of one or all of the reasons.
To help prevent loss of iron and to re-establish a normal level, the following formula was designed to provide a supply of iron and other blood building factors.
Iron
Vitamin C
Folic Acid
Vitamin B12
Magnesium (oxide)
Manganesse (chleate)
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B6
Niacinamide
Red Bone marrow
Liver concentrate (20X)
Betain : HCL
IRON : There are various types of iron that are used in iron preparations, some with very little results because of poor absorption rate. Iron fumerate is easily tolerated with a high bio-availability. Enteric coating helps to improve the absorption, since the majority of the iron is absorbed in the duodenum. Absorption may occur at any level of the small intestine, but it is most efficient in the upper portion. Ingested iron is solubilized and ionized largely by the acid gastric juice. Some individuals with iron deficiencies anemia are unaware of being in ill health. Even these individuals, however, often experience an unaccustomed feeling of well-being once iron therapy is initiated. Apparently they considered their reduced level of function as normal, since they have lived with it for a long period of time. In symptomatic individuals with moderately severe to severe degrees of anemia most of the complaints are we3akness, fatigability, pallor, difficulty or distress in breathing upon exertion, palpitation, and a sense of being dead tired.
Alfalfa concentrate is produced in the same manner as the liver. Alfalfa is a very fibrous material, so consequently little can be digested from it, but the alfalfa in this formula is ground into smaller pieces and pressed to extract the juice and then the juice is dried. The 100mgs. of juice is equal to well over 2000mgs of alfalfa.
Alfalfa is best known for its rich source of potassium which aids the body's energy levels. Alfalfa contains 15 vitamins, 17 minerals, 8 digestive enzymes, 18 amino acids, is rich in chlorophyll and Beta Carotene, is over 50% protein with an idela protein composition for human and animal growth.