Features & Benefits
- Provides highly bioavailable heme iron for enhanced absorption
- Helps prevent iron-deficiency anemia and associated fatigue
- Supports red blood cell formation and oxygen transport
- Includes vitamin C, folate, and vitamin B12
- Gentle on the stomach
Summary
New Roots Herbal Heme Iron provides a highly absorbable source of iron derived from porcine hemoglobin to support healthy red blood cell formation and oxygen transport throughout the body.
Iron is an essential mineral involved in the production of hemoglobin, the protein responsible for carrying oxygen in the blood. This formula also includes vitamin C, methylcobalamin vitamin B12, and methylfolate to support iron utilization and overall nutritional balance.
The heme iron format is designed to provide effective iron supplementation with a gentle digestive profile.
Ingredients
Each vegetable capsule contains:
| Medicinal Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | 90 mg |
| Iron (heme iron polypeptide, from domestic pig [Sus scrofa] hemoglobin) | 11 mg |
| Folate (from calcium L-methyltetrahydrofolate) | 333 mcg |
| Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) | 333 mcg |
Other ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose, vegetable magnesium stearate, and silicon dioxide in a non-GMO vegetable capsule composed of vegetable carbohydrate gum and purified water.
Suggested Use
Adults: Take 3 capsules once daily with a full glass of water, with or without food, or as directed by your health-care practitioner.
Do not lie down for 30 minutes after taking this product. If you are taking other medications, take this product a few hours before or after them.
Duration of use: Consult a health-care practitioner for use beyond 7 weeks.
Cautions & Warnings
- Consult a health-care practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Consult a health-care practitioner prior to use if you have peptic ulcers, regional enteritis, or ulcerative colitis.
- Do not use if you have an allergy to pork products.
- Constipation, diarrhea, nausea, upset stomach, abdominal cramping, or black stools may occur.
- Before use, consult a pharmacist or doctor if you are taking methyldopa or other iron-containing products.
- Iron supplements may decrease the absorption of certain medications including tetracycline antibiotics, penicillamine, cefdinir, chloramphenicol, levothyroxine, levodopa, and quinolone antibiotics. Separate doses as much as possible.
- This product may interfere with certain laboratory tests, including stool blood testing.
- Consult a pharmacist or doctor before use if you have hemochromatosis, other forms of anemia, repeated blood transfusions, or stomach or intestinal disorders.
- Keep out of reach of children. Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6 years old.
- In case of accidental overdose, contact a doctor or poison control centre immediately.
Disclaimer
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