I have an Iron deficiency, apparently. Including low Iron storage levels - i.e. ferritin, which is 5 μg/L. Whereas "normal" range for men is supposed to be somewhere around 30-300.
And, anecdotally, people on r/anemic claim the optimal level is >100, and even at a nominally normal level, of let's say 50, they have all kinds of issues like dizziness, brain fog, sensitivity to light, etc…sound familiar?
I've made a previous post about the positive effect of probiotics on my sensitivity to screens
(https://ledstrain.org/d/2545-significant-improvements-from-probiotics-some-bad-screens-are-now-tolerable)
And what do you know….just google "probiotics increase iron absorption."
Anyhow, I've been taking Iron for a few months now…possibly seeing improvements in regard to screen sensitivity, as well as overall general well-being. No wonder. Low iron = not enough oxygen is reaching the brain.
It takes many months, apparently, to restore the levels to normal, so we'll have to wait and see.
Does anyone else have Iron deficiency?
If you don't know, it may well be worth your time to check your Iron levels, including ferritin.*
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And do check what the actual numbers are - the doctor may tell you everything is "normal," but, anecdotally, you may feel quite sick when you're on the lower end of "normal".