Iron and Hair Loss: What No One’s Telling You
Is your hair getting thinner, drier, or just not the same after 40? Your thyroid is fine. Your hormones look okay (ish). And yet… you’re still shedding like crazy. Have you checked your iron? Like, really checked it the right way? Hair loss and low iron go hand in hand — and most women have no idea why. Let’s fix that. Here’s what’s wild: you can have “normal” labs — even a normal CBC (complete blood count) — and still be losing hair. Why?
Heavy Periods Making You Tired?
Heavy periods aren’t just inconvenient or messy—they can be absolutely exhausting. While it might feel like you’re losing gallons, the typical amount of blood loss during a period is actually much smaller than most people think. On average, most women lose 20 to 80 milliliters of blood per cycle—that’s about 1 to 5 tablespoons total for the entire period. Let me repeat that: total. Not per day. The National Institutes of Health actually compares it to one and a half shot glasses. (Yes, that’s the official visual. Cheers?) What causes heavy periods?