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Understanding Low Thyroid – Root Cause, Autoimmunity & Pregnancy
Steph LoweOctober 10, 2022
Understanding Low Thyroid – Root Cause, Autoimmunity & Pregnancy
I’m so excited to share with you my latest masterclass -Understanding Low Thyroid – Root Cause, Autoimmunity & Pregnancy.
What’s Zapping Your Energy?
TNN AdminOctober 9, 2022
What’s Zapping Your Energy?
Are you tired of being tired? Fatigue and low energy are common in our fast-paced society, however it is not normal to experience ongoing exhaustion. If we want to get...
Postpartum Care Begins in the Preconception Phase
Bianca StuurmanSeptember 5, 2022
Postpartum Care Begins in the Preconception Phase
Postpartum care seems to be something that is starting to become more recognised in our Western culture. There is change in the air which is exciting, but there is still...
The Truth About Ferritin & Pregnancy
Steph LoweAugust 8, 2022
The Truth About Ferritin & Pregnancy
In pregnancy, ferritin >30 ug/L is not evidence based and >40 ug/L increases the risk of spontaneous pre-term birth. Let's take a closer look. I’m the first the understand that...
The Anaemia of Vitamin A Deficiency
Steph LoweJune 13, 2022
The Anaemia of Vitamin A Deficiency
We’ve been discussing at the length how to navigate low iron and many of you have asked how this might apply to children.There are hundreds of studies that acknowledge the...
The Iron-Thyroid Connection
Steph LoweMay 30, 2022
The Iron-Thyroid Connection
ptimal thyroid status is dependent on the presence of many raw materials – not just iron, but iodine, selenium and zinc as well as the hormone known as vitamin D...
Low Milk Supply – Is Domperidone the Answer?
Bianca StuurmanMay 2, 2022
Low Milk Supply – Is Domperidone the Answer?
Low Milk Supply - Is Domperidone the Answer?When I first went on my pregnancy and beyond journey there were definitely some natural nerves I encountered about what my breastfeeding journey...
How to Increase Your Iron Levels Without an Iron Supplement
Steph LoweMay 1, 2022
How to Increase Your Iron Levels Without an Iron Supplement
One of my favourite ways to increase iron levels either with or without an iron supplement (a decision which should be pathology dependant) is the probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum 299v (LP299v).
If Not Ferro-grad C or Maltofer, Then What?
Steph LoweApril 24, 2022
If Not Ferro-grad C or Maltofer, Then What?
We’ve been discussing low iron and the problems Maltofer and Ferro-grad C. Here are my top recommendations for how to improve your iron levels which avoiding these two commonly recommended,...

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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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