Product Description
Nature’s Iron // Beef Spleen is the richest natural food source of heme-iron (the type of iron which is most readily absorbed by the body). Iron is a really important micronutrient as it’s vital for oxygen transportation, the production of thyroid hormone and immunity. When iron levels are optimal, people tend to report increased energy and overall resilience, whereas when they’re low this is associated with fatigue, irritability, weakness and depression.
When looking to support your bodies iron stores, it’s much more beneficial to get heme-iron from animal foods like spleen, as opposed to non-heme iron from plant foods as it’s much more absorbable (please see diagram in image gallery to the left for details). Also, when you get iron from natural food sources, as opposed to unnatural food sources (fortified foods) or synthetic iron supplements, this means the iron comes paired with other nutrients within the food that aid it’s role within the body. For example, spleen naturally contains copper, which prevents iron overload. That’s also why we decided to include Beef Liver in this blend as it’s not only also a great source of heme-iron but it’s one of the best sources of copper too, as well as being loaded with a whole host of other beneficial micronutrients.
All our organs are sourced from regenerative farms where the cattle are grass-fed and free to roam outdoors. We gently freeze dry the organs raw to maintain as many of the fragile nutrients and enzymes within them. Each jar contains 180, 500mg capsules (30 day supply).
Due to this, there are lots of synthetic iron supplements on the market. However, many of these come in forms that are really poorly absorbed by the body or due to not containing copper, can cause iron overload (more on this below). On the other hand, getting iron from whole food sources is a much safer, gentler and more effective (if you choose the right foods) way to sustainably support iron levels.
When it comes to effectively increasing iron within the body, it’s much better to get heme-iron from animal foods as opposed to non-heme iron from plant foods as the absorption rate is 15-40% as opposed to 2-13%. Please see the image gallery above for an example.
That’s why we created this product ’Nature’s Iron’, containing two of the best food sources of heme-iron; grass-fed beef spleen (70%) and liver (30%). Beef Spleen is the best natural food source of iron with 100 grams containing 44.6mg’s (285% of the daily value [DV]). Beef Liver contains 4.9mg’s (27% of the DV) per 100g’s and although this is a lot lower than spleen, it’s still one of the top food sources available.
These ancestral superfoods also naturally contain a wide array of other powerful nutrients such as folate, B12 (essential for optimal energy levels), vitamin A, zinc, copper, choline, phosphorus, niacin, and even vitamin C, which we know helps support iron absorption even further.
Of all these nutrients, copper in-particular plays a very aligned role with iron in the body. Copper is required to liberate iron from liver stores to enable it to create red blood cells. On the other hand, if we don’t have enough copper, this can lead to iron overload in the liver, which causes inflammation. However, as nature knows best, beef spleen is also high in copper, with 100 grams containing 0.17mg (19% of the DV). This is also one of the reasons we included beef liver in this blend, as it’s an amazing natural food sources of copper with 100 grams containing 9.76mg (1084% of the DV).
Iron also plays an important role in the immune system, as it’s used to fight harmful bacteria, so when iron stores are low, chances of infection and illness increase.
Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef Spleen (70%), Grass-Fed Beef Liver (30%), Bovine Gelatine (Capsule).
*All our organs are sourced from regenerative farms where the cattle are grass-fed and free to roam on grassland.
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