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Iron for Vitality

Supplement ageing with iron, here’s to recharged energy, health, and vitality!

In the transformative process of ageing, the body undergoes multiple changes. This can include muscle loss, chronic fatigue, cognitive decline, and a weakened immune system. While these changes are natural, there are ways to ensure the body stays strong for longer. The secret ingredient is iron.

Iron for Ageing

Iron is used to make red blood cells, which transports oxygen from the lungs throughout the body. Red blood cells also transport wastes like carbon dioxide to be exhaled from the lungs. 

Oxygen circulation is crucial for the function of our bodily systems. Poor oxygen circulation can make daily tasks difficult to perform—moving our muscles, digesting food, and thinking. As the body ages, iron stores may decrease due to inflammation and dietary choices, which can negatively affect the body’s oxygen circulation.

Iron is also crucial for immune cell-mediation, a process where infected cells are destroyed to prevent them from affecting healthy cells. A lack of iron may weaken the immune response, leading to increased susceptibility to potential infections and diseases. 

Studies have also found iron deficiency to be linked to low bone mass, which may increase the risk of osteoporosis development. Osteoporosis causes the bone to become weak and brittle, and it can cause severe implications—painful fractures, disability, and deformity.

For the elderly, these consequences may lead to severe health issues, affecting one’s lifestyle, diet and mood. Because the aging body starts to slow in self-reparation, the healing process may be prolonged as well. Therefore, it is imperative to take charge of your health and prevent these consequences from developing.

Microencapsulated Iron

Microencapsulated iron is a technology that maintains the bioactivity of iron in order to increase the effectiveness of its absorption into the body.

Firra Fruit utilises this technology to ensure that their iron supplements are effectively absorbed into the body. It is also gentle to consume for elderly people, having no side effects that are commonly associated with iron intake, including constipation, heartburn, and nausea.

Summary

As we grow older, our appetites naturally start to decrease. This may cause insufficient intake of nutrients, which means that there is less iron consumption. Therefore, it is all the more important to look out for your health and ensure that you have the necessary nutrients for a healthy body. Especially for older adults, anaemia may contribute to a number of adverse outcomes, including longer hospital stays, and in severe conditions, mortality. 

Ageing may cause worry for some people when they think about the potential physical changes, but there’s no need to fear it. Ageing is natural and not inherently negative. Focus on maintaining good health and living life to the fullest. Head to your nearest pharmacy to get your Firra Fruit today.

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