Can Low Iron Cause Headaches?

Can Low Iron Cause Headaches?

Can low iron cause headaches? About a year ago, I had a 16-year-old female patient who came to me with intense frontal headaches. She had been experiencing them almost daily for a couple of years. She had been seeing different doctors and looking everywhere for...
Iron Infusions: Helpful or Harmful?

Iron Infusions: Helpful or Harmful?

Patients are often recommended iron infusions because they cannot tolerate oral iron due to side effects, extremely low iron levels or in an emergency from acute blood loss. In my own clinic, I used to utilize iron infusions to help patients with anemia or low...
Fuel for endurance running

Fuel for endurance running

Are you a distance runner with the desire to get faster but no matter how hard you’re working, you feel more burnout and exhausted than fast and furious? When you’re racing in a 5K, do you feel drained or fit and capable of reaching your desired race splits? Maybe...
How Runners Lose Iron

How Runners Lose Iron

Have you ever wondered what’s happening inside your body when you’re on a run? It’s easy to envision our lungs cranking out oxygen, muscle contracting, heart beating at what seems like 300bpm, and our brains trying to find an excuse to quit because geez it’s so...
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