Optifer® Alpha
Heme Iron Supplement
to help prevent iron deficiency
and iron deficiency anemia.
Optifer® is a heme based iron supplement which is the preferred type of iron for your body.
Heme is naturally sourced and is easily absorbed up to 20% more the non-heme based supplements.
The world is for the energetic.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Iron deficiency is a leading cause of anemia, affecting over 30 percent of people in the world making it the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world.
- A large part of the 30% are women
- Iron deficiency is often missed and the subtle symptoms dismissed which can lead to heaviest overall toll in terms of ill-health, premature death and lost earnings
- Iron deficiency Anemia contributes to 20% of all maternal deaths.
For more information on Iron Deficiency and Iron deficiency anemia.
Quick Iron Facts
- There are 2 types of iron supplements
- Heme iron which is derived from meat and poultry
- Non-heme iron from vegetables, dairy and chemically bonded
- Your body prefers Heme Iron
- Heme iron is the preferred iron source which is absorbed more efficiently
- Non-heme iron needs to be broken down and converted to a usable form of iron. This process tends to leave free iron ions causing gastrointestinal side effects such as constipation, diarrhea and stomach cramps
- Heme iron has been used for more than 20 years
- No serious side effects or iron poising’s ever reported from over millions of users
- Heme iron will be absorbed in almost any situation
- Non-heme iron absorption is often effected by food, drinks such as coffee, tea and other medications
- Absorption of heme iron starts at the beginning of the intestine. This is especially beneficial for people with short gut
- There is no substitute for Iron
- Iron is used by your body to form red blood cells
- Red blood cells help transport oxygen throughout the body
- It takes time to replenish your iron stores takes
- This process can take a few months
- People with ongoing blood loss which cannot be corrected (such as heavy menstrual periods) may need to continue taking iron supplements indefinitely.
For more information on the importance of iron.