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Dr Libby Weaver - Fixing Iron First: The Missing Women’s Health Piece

·1 hr 6 min·5 clips
A 2023 study found a massive correlation between iron deficiency and diagnoses of anxiety, depression, and anhedonia.
Host Miki interviews nutritional biochemist Dr. Libby Weaver about the critical yet overlooked role of iron deficiency in women's health. They discuss why iron impacts far more than energy, including mental health, thyroid function, and resilience, and explore testing, absorption issues, and practical solutions beyond standard medical narratives.

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Iron is framed as more than an anemia marker, with wider effects on symptoms and absorption.

Dr. Libby Weaver and Miki treat iron as more than a marker that matters only after anemia shows up. The discussion stays grounded when it follows the ripple effects into fatigue, anxiety, thyroid function, metabolism, perimenopause, ADHD, and neurotransmitter production, rather…

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When your fatigue gets shrugged off, this gives you a better iron question.

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