| Iron is essential to most living creatures on earth | | | | marrow, liver and spleen. |
| amongst which is the human being. | | | | The natural sources of iron are meat, fish, |
| Iron is a mineral that the body needs to produce | | | | poultry, lentils, beans, leaf vegetables, chickpeas, |
| red blood cells. When the body does not get | | | | strawberries and farina. But if these are not |
| enough iron, it cannot produce the number of | | | | readily available, or the possibility of cooking them |
| normal red blood cells needed to keep you in | | | | on a regular basis is out of the question, or if |
| good health. | | | | having these types of food still does not reassure |
| Iron (Fe) is also necessary for the function of | | | | one as to the actual amount of iron-intake, then |
| haemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that | | | | SILVIA ERIGLOBULIN of Alta Care Laboratoires |
| carries oxygen. Haemoglobin is the primary protein | | | | should set your mind at rest. For here is a |
| found in red blood cells and represents about two | | | | food supplement that not only has iron, but also |
| thirds of the body's iron. The body recycles iron. | | | | folic acid. |
| When red blood cells die, the iron in them is | | | | Folic acid deficiency is one of the most common |
| returned to the bone marrow to be used again in | | | | of all vitamin deficiencies. Although it occurs in |
| new red blood cells. | | | | both males and females, folic acid deficiency |
| Moreover iron is needed for proper muscle and | | | | anaemia most often affects women over the |
| organ function. Iron is an integral part of many | | | | age of 30. It becomes increasingly common as |
| proteins and enzymes that maintain good health. | | | | age impedes the body's ability to absorb folic acid, |
| In the body, iron is needed to form myoglobin, a | | | | a water-soluble vitamin that is manufactured by |
| protein in muscle cells, and it is essential for | | | | intestinal bacteria and stored for a short time in |
| certain enzymes that drive the body's chemical | | | | the liver. A healthy adult needs at least 400 mcg |
| reactions. | | | | of folic acid every day. Requirements at least |
| What may be the consequences of iron | | | | double during pregnancy, and increase by 50% |
| deficiency? Lack of iron leads to unusual tiredness | | | | when a woman is breastfeeding. |
| and fatigue, known as anaemia. This can affect | | | | SILVIA ERIGLOBULIN IRON + FOLIC ACID is |
| the function of numerous organ systems. Iron | | | | thus recommended during pregnancy and for |
| deficiency anaemia is the final stage of iron | | | | people who do not get the recommended |
| depletion. In other words an anaemic person is | | | | quantity of iron and folic acid. It is especially |
| running out of iron reserves, a dangerous stage | | | | indicated during menstruation. SILVIA |
| that could lead to stomach ulcers or colon cancer. | | | | ERIGLOBULIN will also stimulate both physical and |
| If the body has sufficient iron to meet its needs, | | | | mental abilities. |
| the remainder is stored for later use in the bone | | | | |