Features & Benefits
- Highly bioavailable heme iron for enhanced absorption
- Helps prevent iron-deficiency anemia
- Supports red blood cell formation and energy production
- Gentle on the stomach
- Helps reduce tiredness and fatigue associated with iron deficiency
Summary
Heme Iron provides a highly bioavailable form of iron designed to support healthy red blood cell formation and oxygen transport throughout the body.
Each capsule contains heme iron polypeptide sourced from animal hemoglobin, a form of iron recognized for its superior absorption and gentle digestive profile compared to many conventional iron supplements.
The formula is complemented with vitamin C, folate, and methylcobalamin (vitamin B12), nutrients that support iron metabolism and healthy red blood cell function. Heme Iron is formulated to help prevent iron-deficiency anemia and reduce associated tiredness and fatigue.
Ingredients
Each vegetable capsule contains:
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) — 90 mg
- Iron (heme iron polypeptide, from domestic pig [Sus scrofa] hemoglobin) — 11 mg
- Folate (from calcium L-5-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 breast-feeding, or if you have peptic ulcers, regional enteritis, or ulcerative colitis.
Contraindications: Do not use if you have an allergy to pork products.
Known adverse reactions: Constipation, diarrhea, nausea, upset stomach, abdominal cramping, and dark stools may occur.
Consult your health-care practitioner before use if you have hemochromatosis, other types of anemia, repeated blood transfusions, or gastrointestinal conditions.
Iron supplements may interfere with the absorption of certain medications including antibiotics, levothyroxine, levodopa, and other iron-containing products. Take several hours apart from medications where appropriate.
This product may interfere with certain laboratory tests, including stool blood testing.
Keep out of reach of children. Accidental overdose of iron-containing products is a leading cause of fatal poisoning in children under 6 years of age. In case of accidental overdose, call a doctor or poison control centre immediately.
Disclaimer
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