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A warm welcome to you,
I am Sarah, a Naturopath and Herbalist living and practicing in Australia. I write about health and healing, slow herbalism and the wonder of the human being.
In Part 1 of this little series on Iron, we explored how when you are prone to iron deficiency it’s really common to also be anxious, highly sensitive, shy, have an aversion to conflict and find speaking up difficult. In Part 2 we’ll explore what helps us overcome our tendency to iron deficiency, what happens when we have too much iron, why I will interpret your test results differently to a GP, rich food sources of iron, which supplemental forms of iron I recommend and how to increase your absorption of iron…
Sometimes there is a strong weekly theme in my clinic. Something that unites the people coming to see me in a common symptom, challenge or pondering. This week it’s all been about iron; iron rich food sources and the ‘whys’ of deficiency….
Driving through the suburbs of Canberra recently, I had the wonderful surprise of passing rows and rows of pavement and front lawn and gardens bright with the orange glow of the Californian Poppy…
In Part 1 of this little series on Iron, we explored how when you are prone to iron deficiency it’s really common to also be anxious, highly sensitive, shy, have an aversion to conflict and find speaking up difficult. Today let’s take a look at this tendency for women to be iron deficient, more so than men, and how this relates the interesting polarity between Iron and Copper…