Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. A 2016 study analyzing the data on 303,339 subjects, found that iron deficiency anemia increased the odds of developing sensorineural hearing loss by 82% and combined hearing loss by 141% but had no effect on conductive hearing loss....
Sorghum Bicolor Extract in Preoperative Anemia
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Participating women, who supplemented with Sorghum bicolor for three weeks, significantly decreased their preoperative anemia compared to the women who supplemented with folic acid and iron. According to the World Health Organization,...
Silymarin May Benefit Those With Thalassemia
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Of the 97 study participants with beta-thalassemia, those who supplemented with 720 mg of silymarin per day for 9 months had a 43.6 % decrease in iron blood levels and an average 22.5% decrease in liver enzymes compared to control....
Maternal Iron Status Shown to Affect Birth Outcomes
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. This study demonstrates that iron deficiency during pregnancy increases the risk of having premature babies and babies with low birth weights and anemia. According to the World Health Organization, iron deficiency is the most common...
Iron Supplementation Shows Benefits In Physical Performance in Females
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Iron supplementation improved exercise performance demonstrated by increasing O2 intake lowering heart rate on average by -4.05beats/min in athletic women. Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are common in reproductive females...
Review Finds Iron Supplements Beneficial for Children with Anemia
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In studies with 7,089 children, supplementing with iron reduced anemia by 50% and improved IQ scores by 10.6%. Anemia is estimated to affect 1 in 4 school-aged children worldwide (1). This is a significant concern, as anemia has been...
Iron Supplementation Improves Pregnancy Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers determined that consumption of iron in pregnant women reduced the risk of having a low birth weight baby and anemia during pregnancy. According to 2011 data from the Nutrition Impact Model Study, 32 million pregnant women...
Iron Supplementation Helps Fatigue in Women Without Anemia
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 198 French women experiencing “extreme fatigue and with low ferritin but normal hemoglobin levels, those who supplemented with iron for 2 weeks had an increase in hemoglobin and ferritin but there were no significant...
Low Selenium Levels Associated with Blood Cell Health
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study conducted, 13% of anemia patients have been found to have low selenium blood levels and selenium is "strongly and independently associated with anemia". Anemia is a condition characterized by low levels of a protein in...
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