When it comes to the most Gut Friendly iron, choose Athlete’s Iron.
- Clinically Validated
- Non Constipating
- Non Stomach Irritating
- Minimal interference with Calcium
- Includes gut friendly prebiotic food
The #1 global deficient mineral is Iron and ironically it is one of the most critical minerals to our existence.
Iron is also found to be low in those individuals who:
- Are chronic users of aspirin and certain other drugs
- Consume Alcohol
- Individuals with IBS, Leaky Gut, other gut disorders
- Endurance athletes
- Vegetarians
- Eat ice chips or crave ice(iron deficient symptoms)
Are you training more than 6 hours weekly?
Individuals with low iron levels, female athletes, and athletes and individuals with plant based diets need to supplement with Athlete’s Iron to maintain optimal iron levels. It has been shown that athletes who train for over 6 hours weekly often show signs of iron deficiency anemia, which this type of hourly training is a normal weekend for the Ironman Athlete.
Athletes loose iron via sweat, urine, gastrointestinal bleeding, monthly menses and foot strikes which has been shown to increase the destruction of red blood cells.
Female athletes lose a considerable amount of blood during their monthly menstrual cycles. This can lead to fatigue, a decline in exercise capacity VO2 max; the maximal amount of oxygen the body can use, and reduced energy.
Iron deficiency can lead to anemia which has more severe symptoms including; weakness, general fatigue/exhaustion, decreased exercise performance, increased heart rate and shortness of breath during exercise, headaches, and dizziness.
- Use as directed if your feeling tired, fatigued, short tempered; and or, have a plant based diet.
- Shown to turn around iron deficiency around in weeks when used daily and as directed.
- Athlete’s Iron uses Ferrochel™ Iron due to the numerous clinical studies confirming it is the smart choice for iron supplementation.
The ‘patented’ Iron used in Athlete’s Iron is called a mineral chelate, clinically proven to be up to 6x higher in efficacy and absorption. The iron is attached to the amino acid glycine which dramatically improves absorption, reducing the gastrointestinal irritation and unwanted reaction with other food nutrients.
In a previous study, Dr Pineda, et al., found NO incidence of any Gastrointestinal complaints in patients given Ferrochel™ dosed at 30mg for 4 weeks.
Athlete’s Iron carry’s oxygen to the muscles to enhance performance, reduce recovery times while increasing nutrient delivery to organs at the cellular level. Athlete’s Iron builds the quality of blood and increase resistance to stress and disease.
Iron is found in the red blood cells and plays a role in immune function, cardiovascular health, cognitive development and is a component of hemoglobin, myoglobin, cytochromes and additional cellular muscle enzymes.
All these components are necessary in the transport and metabolism of oxygen for energy required for enhanced endurance performance.
- Hemoglobin proteins transports the oxygen in the blood from the lungs to the tissues.
- Myoglobin stores the oxygen and makes it available to the muscles.
- Enzymes are required for proper metabolism of protein and other building blocks of life.
Safety should be a concern when it comes to iron.
Athlete’s Iron; using Ferrochel™ patented iron, has been rigorously tested for safety and toxicity. Ferrochel™ is far less toxic than other inorganic forms such as iron sulfate, iron fumarate and carbonyl iron and is easier on the gut.
The patented iron chelate in Athlete’s Iron doesn’t require any additional metabolic conversion to be absorbed. The previously mentioned inorganic forms require digestion, ionization then chelation to be absorbed more efficiently and effectively.
Athlete’s Iron also contains a Gut Friendly prebiotic; organic gum acacia, which is bacteria food to help the good bacteria grow inside the intestines. The GI tract is ‘The Brain’ to the brain. The GI is more important than what we have understood in the past, and more significant to enhancing our performance. We include the organic gum acacia for just that reason!
Directions:
Take daily or as recommended by a physician
3 Week Iron Optimizing Protocol:
1 capsule daily for 2 weeks
2 capsules daily race week
