I heard that the body stores iron in the bone marrow creating iron reserves that it will need in a crisis.In case your not getting enough iron.What I want to know is; if you ran out of the reserves, meaning no iron left in your body, what would it do to you?I know that lack of iron can stop your body producing energy efficiently.Most doctors don‘t even know that iron deficiency can cause constipation.Plus getting your iron from red meat to much can cause gallstones.I‘ve checked the internet quite a bit and I‘m left with the impression that everyone has overlooked what my question is about.I‘m not sure if this is true but logically wouldn‘t iron deficiency weaken your immune system.If that is true, than when your iron reserves hit zero a simple cold could kill you.
The reason that iron is important is because it is necessary for the formation of red blood cells. hemoglobin (heme actually means iron) are responsible for transporting oxygen throughout your body. So you don't lose energy if you are iron deficient, you lose blood cells. Blood cells have an expiration date. They die. You need to constantly create more. Your bone marrow is responsible for creating red blood cells. If you do not have enough iron then you cannot have enough red blood cells, that means you won't have good oxygen perfusion to all your body, your extremities will begin to suffer first. This is why people with iron deficiency anemia suffer symptoms such as: feeling cold (poor circulation) feeling weak and sleepy (poor circulation) feeling winded or tired after mild exercise (poor circulation). you get the idea. Ironoxygen, oxygenlife. No oxygen No life. so absolutely, if you ran out of iron and did not consume more iron you WOULD die. No doubt about it. Your body requires iron to survive. The iron in red meat is better for your body and much much more readily made available than the iron you find in non-protein sources such as broccoli or kale or spinach, etc. You actually can not absorb most of the iron you consume, believe it or not. There are other minerals also that can interrupt and slow down iron metabolism too. It is pretty easy to become iron deficient. Red meat and protein sources are the healthiest and best types of iron for your body. PS- there are actually LOTS of kinds of anemia and only one of those kinds is related to iron. That is iron deficiency anemia It is a fairly common type of anemia, so a lot of people make the mistake of thinking that anemiairon deficiency, but that isn't the case.
A person who is iron deficient may become anemic and therefore have one or more symptoms of anemia—chronic fatigue, weakness, dizziness, headaches, depression, sore tongue, sensitivity to cold (low body temp), shortness of breath doing simple tasks (climbing stairs, walking short distances, doing housework), restless legs syndrome and loss of interest in work, recreation, relationships and intimacy.
