Features & Benefits
- Provides highly bioavailable bovine-sourced heme iron
- Helps prevent iron-deficiency anemia and associated fatigue
- Includes active forms of folate and vitamin B12
- Formulated with vitamin C to support iron absorption
- Sourced from BSE-free bovine hemoglobin
Summary
New Roots Herbal Bovine Heme Iron provides highly absorbable heme iron sourced from cattle raised without growth hormones and certified free of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
Each capsule delivers 11 mg of heme iron along with vitamin C, methylcobalamin vitamin B12, and methylfolate to support iron absorption and red blood cell formation. This formula is designed to help prevent iron-deficiency anemia and support energy levels.
Heme iron is naturally sourced from bovine hemoglobin and is generally well absorbed compared to many non-heme iron forms.
Ingredients
Medicinal ingredients (each capsule contains):
| Medicinal Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Iron (heme iron polypeptide, from bovine hemoglobin) | 11 mg |
| Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | 90 mg |
| Folate (from calcium L-5-methyltetrahydrofolate) | 333 mcg |
| Vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin) | 333 mcg |
Non-medicinal 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 or natural health products, 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
Contains no: Gluten, soy, wheat, eggs, dairy, yeast, citrus, preservatives, artificial flavour or colour, starch, or sugar.
- 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.
- Consult a pharmacist or doctor before use if you are taking methyldopa or other iron-containing products.
- Consult a pharmacist or doctor before use if you have hemochromatosis, other types of anemia, repeated blood transfusions, or stomach or intestinal disorders.
- Iron supplements may reduce 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.
- Do not use if you have an allergy to bovine products.
- Constipation, diarrhea, nausea, upset stomach, abdominal cramping, or black stools may occur.
- Discontinue use if hypersensitivity occurs.
- Keep out of reach of children. There is enough drug in this package to seriously harm a child.
- Do not use if seal is broken.
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