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Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine.  She is speaking to the topics of women’s health around perimenopause and menopause.   Today, we welcome Dr Sarah Vadeboncoeur, naturopathic doctor and host of the Fatigue Fixer Podcast.  We dive into a conversation on […]

Dr. Fiona Lovely is a health and wellness expert with specialties in restorative endocrinology, functional neurology and functional medicine.  Speaking to the topics of women’s health around peri-menopause and menopause.  Today, Dr. Lovely is sharing about the connection between low iron and other types of anemia with mental health.  This is a short episode packed […]

Have you considered the role of hepcidin in regulating your low iron levels? Hepcidin is the master iron regulating hormone. Hepcidin binds to and blocks ferroportin, an iron export protein, blocking it from iron and preventing it’s absorption. In simpler terms it changes the amount of available iron receptors in the small intestines that can […]

Iron deficiency is the most common nutrient deficiency. Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding is the most common cause of anema in Peri-Menopause. Here is my personal story of iron deficiency anemia during peri-menopause, my causes, and my solutions.   Click here to read my blog on anemia. ___________________________________________________________ About Jennifer Harrington Jen is a Naturopath, Nutritionist, and […]

During the menopausal transition, your iron levels may fluctuate. From anemia, in peri-menopause to a toxic level of iron overload post-menopause. Iron and the Menopausal Transition From Invisible to Invincible    ____________________________________________________________ About Jennifer Harrington Jen is a Naturopath, Nutritionist, and Medical Herbalist. She focuses on natural ways to assist women transitioning into Menopause. She […]