date:Nov 29, 2018
Of all the minerals that your body needs daily, iron is one of the most essential. Iron is needed to make haemoglobin, a part of the red blood cells that helps transport oxygen and carbon dioxide. It picks up oxygen in the lungs, drives it through the bloodstream and takes it to tissues including the skin and muscles. Then, it picks up carbon dioxide and drives it back to the lungs where it is exhaled. However, if the body is not able to absorb its needed amount of iron, it becomes iron deficien