Iron
FeCarries oxygen in haemoglobin and sits in the active site of several enzymes. Absorption is the bottleneck, not intake, which is why so much of the absorption layer points here.
Relationships
4 connectionsIron form of
Heme Iron
Iron bound inside haem, from meat, poultry and fish. Absorbed by its own transporter, so phytate and tannins barely touch it.
Non-Heme Iron
Iron from plants and fortified foods. Absorbed through DMT1 in the ferrous state, so it is the form vitamin C rescues and the form phytate, tannins and calcium block.
Iron stimulates
Cognitive Function
Memory, focus and processing speed. It is the endpoint the nootropic peptides claim, and the one that is hardest to measure honestly outside a controlled trial.
Processing Speed
How fast simple mental operations run. Included because it is the measure that moves with sleep debt, so it separates a genuine cognitive effect from an effect of being tired.
Beyond this page
Iron also connects to 101 entries in the applied modules, covering supplements, compounds, hormones and food sources. Those carry the mechanism and the evidence tier behind each link, and they are part of client coaching.
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