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How Balancing Iron Levels Can Help Your Thyroid

The Thyroid Pharmacist

And as we’ve seen, even with supplementation, you need to address your root causes to prevent iron supply and demand challenges. A 2020 study found that 28 percent of female marathon runners had iron deficiency, compared to only 1.6 Patients on hemodialysis may be prescribed IV or subcutaneous ESAs during dialysis treatments.

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How Do Adaptogenic Herbs Benefit Hashimoto’s?

The Thyroid Pharmacist

Nikolai Lazarev defined adaptogens as “an agent that raises the body’s ability to resist stress by countering undesired stressors, whether physical, chemical, emotional, or biological.” Would you like to know if adaptogenic herbs might be of benefit to you? This can also mean fewer nutrients are absorbed.