If you've been taking iron consistently and your ferritin still won't move, this episode is going to help you understand why. 

This is Part 1 of a three-part series on iron, and it starts where most ferritin problems actually begin: absorption. Dr. Heather walks through the case of her client Ashley, whose years of stress, grief, antibiotics, hormonal birth control, and mold exposure created a gut environment that couldn't absorb iron no matter how much she took. Dr. Heather also  breaks down exactly why iron intake is only one small piece of a much bigger system.

In this episode:

• Why iron absorption depends on stomach acid, pancreatic enzymes, bile flow, mineral status, and nervous system regulation, not just how much iron you're taking
• What Ashley's GI Map revealed, including H. pylori, C. diff, pathogenic E. coli, and a depleted four-lows mineral pattern on HTMA
• How chronic stress physically changes digestive function and blocks absorption
• Practical starting points to support absorption, including meal hygiene, stomach acid and bile support, and minerals
• Why iron supplementation needs to be timed to where your body actually is and what to look at if ferritin still isn't moving

Next week: Part 2 covers iron transport: ceruloplasmin, copper, and why ferritin can stay low even when your iron looks normal on a blood panel.

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