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Sports drinks – why you should quit
Steph LoweFebruary 26, 2014
Sports drinks – why you should quit
The term 'sports drinks' refers to "beverages that have been developed to address fluid, fuel and electrolyte needs before, during and after exercise". The key components are carbohydrate, electrolytes such...
MCT Coffee: the scoop!
Steph LoweFebruary 19, 2014
MCT Coffee: the scoop!
MCT Coffee has been around for some years now, but has really only become mainstream in line with the realisation that the food pyramid is a pack of lies, and...
Pantry Essentials 101
Steph LoweFebruary 18, 2014
Pantry Essentials 101
“If you keep good food in your fridge, you will eat good food”. ~ Eric McAdams While it may sound simple, if you also apply the same to your pantry,...
Alkalinity: the scoop!
Steph LoweFebruary 14, 2014
Alkalinity: the scoop!
In order to thrive, humans require a pH level of approximately 7.4 or slightly alkaline. And so, the alkaline diet was born. It’s that easy to contribute to the thousands...
Hydration 101
Steph LoweJanuary 28, 2014
Hydration 101
It’s Summer in Australia and hydration is the hot topic on everyone’s lips. Read on to find out what you should do and why more is not always better. It’s...
Grapeseed Oil: the scoop!
Steph LoweJanuary 21, 2014
Grapeseed Oil: the scoop!
As the name suggests, grapeseed oil is oil from the seeds of grapes. It is marketed as being a good choice due to its high vitamin E content, and considered...
Xylitol: the scoop!
Steph LoweJanuary 14, 2014
Xylitol: the scoop!
Xylitol has been making an appearance in line with the popularity of low carbohydrate/low sugar diets as it is marketed as "plant derived", "low calorie" and "sugar free", but here's...
Rice Bran Oil: the scoop!
Steph LoweJanuary 8, 2014
Rice Bran Oil: the scoop!
I started a bit of controversy (again) on Facebook this week with a post about fats and oils. The most common question raised was in regards to rice bran oil,...
What can I drink this Christmas?
Steph LoweDecember 18, 2013
What can I drink this Christmas?
You’re gluten and sugar free. Congratulations! But that doesn’t mean Christmas needs to be fun free. Have a drink or two, but keep within these guidelines, and you will (hopefully)...

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I am a true women’s health advocate and strongly believe our greatest assets are to understand our body, to use our symptoms to guide inquiry and to gain the knowledge and support required to create true health, not just the absence of disease.

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On 1 September 2026, the US FDA added a Boxed Warning, its highest safety alert, to ferric carboxymaltose (Ferinject) for symptomatic hypophosphataemia (dangerously low phosphate).
In short: this infusion can raise a hormone called FGF23, which tells your kidneys to dump phosphate.
Here’s the kicker. Low phosphate looks like low iron: fatigue, weakness, breathlessness, headaches. If you still feel flat after your infusion, the infusion may not have “failed.” Your phosphate may have crashed. In severe or prolonged cases, low phosphate can cause bone pain, muscle weakness, osteomalacia (soft bones) and fractures.
Everyone assumes I’m anti-infusion. I’m not. But true iron deficiency anaemia must be confirmed first. The right product chosen. The right dose determined. And every potential side effect discussed.
IV iron is brilliant when oral iron hasn’t worked or can’t be tolerated. But before you book one:
✔️ Ask which formulation you’re getting. Ferinject isn’t the only option, and ferric derisomaltose (Monofer) causes low phosphate far less often.
✔️ Ask for phosphate testing, especially if you’ve had a repeat infusion within 3 months.
✔️ Get FBE/CBC, CRP and full iron studies, never ferritin alone. 
✔️ And as always, figure out WHY you’re low in the first place.
Test, don’t guess 🔍
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    Infusions aren’t the safety net you’ve been told t Infusions aren’t the safety net you’ve been told they are, and what your hepcidin does afterward is the part nobody explains.
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    Your iron protocol has a gap. It’s not the iron. Your iron protocol has a gap. It’s not the iron.
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