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09/12/2025

✨ DAY 3: THREE SIGNS IT’S NOT “JUST STRESS” ✨
Welcome back to our Holiday Health Countdown - your dose of clarity, energy and science-backed insight 🎁

We hear it all the time:
“I’m just stressed.”
But sometimes the symptoms you blame on stress are actually red flags for low iron or anaemia and ignoring them only delays feeling better.

Three signs it may be more than stress:

1️⃣ You’re exhausted even when life calms down
If rest, holidays, or lighter routines don’t fix the fatigue, your iron levels could be the missing piece.

2️⃣ You can’t focus like you used to
Stress affects concentration, but iron deficiency disrupts oxygen delivery to the brain - making focus, memory and clarity much harder.

3️⃣ Your body feels “off”
Shortness of breath, cold hands and feet, heart palpitations, headaches or hair shedding aren’t typical stress symptoms.

You don’t have to guess. A simple ferritin and iron study can give real answers and real relief.

08/12/2025

✨ DAY 2: TWO FERRITIN FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ✨

Welcome back to our Holiday Health Countdown 🎁

Today we’re spotlighting one of the most important markers in your blood work - and one that’s often overlooked: Ferritin.

Ferritin = your body’s iron storage tank.
And understanding it can completely change how you think about fatigue, mood, immunity, and performance.

Knowing your ferritin helps you act early, correct early, and feel better sooner

03/12/2025

✨ THE GIFT OF ENERGY ✨
Day 1 of our Holiday Health Countdown

If there’s one thing everyone deserves this season, it’s the energy to fully enjoy life - whether that’s time with family, long summer days, or simply waking up feeling like yourself again.

What many people don’t realise is that persistent fatigue isn’t always “just the end of the year catching up with you.”
For countless patients, low iron is the hidden cause behind the exhaustion, brain fog, breathlessness, and lack of motivation that slowly drain their quality of life.

The good news?
Iron deficiency is highly treatable, and restoring your iron stores can bring back the energy, clarity, and vitality you’ve been missing.

This holiday season, give yourself (or someone you love) the gift that changes everything: the gift of feeling energised again.

📍 Cape Town Infusion Centre
Because better iron means a better life.

01/12/2025

✨ Introducing: The CTIC Advent!✨

This year, we’re doing something special.
For the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing daily bite-sized posts designed to help you understand iron deficiency, anaemia, patient blood management, and overall wellbeing - all in a simple, practical, holiday-friendly way.

Think of it as your healthier, happier, more energised end-of-year advent. A gentle countdown of education, support, and reminders to prioritise your health.

We hope you’ll follow along, save the posts, and share them with someone who may need them.
Your health deserves attention - not only when things feel wrong, but all year long.

Let the countdown begin!

27/11/2025

Most people only get their iron checked once they’re completely exhausted - but iron deficiency begins long before you reach anaemia.

Low ferritin (your iron storage) is the first stage, and this is where symptoms often start: subtle fatigue, brain fog, low mood, breathlessness, poor recovery… all easy to dismiss as “stress” or “life.”

But here’s the good news:
👉 Correcting iron early is faster, easier, and far more effective than waiting until levels drop too low.
👉 Regular testing can prevent anaemia - and the long recovery that comes with it.
👉 You don’t need to “crash” before you get help.

Your energy, clarity, and wellbeing matter long before your haemoglobin becomes abnormal.

If you’ve been feeling “not yourself” lately, this is your sign to get your iron studies checked.
Your future self will thank you. ✨

24/11/2025

Men’s mental health matters - and iron plays a bigger role than most realise.
Low iron can contribute to fatigue, irritability, anxiety, low mood, poor concentration, and sleep problems… symptoms many men push through silently.

This Movember, we’re shining a light on the physical factors that can affect mental wellbeing too.

If you’re feeling constantly drained, flat, or unlike yourself, it may be more than stress - it could be low iron.

🩸 A simple test
💬 A real conversation
💪 A step toward feeling better

Men deserve proper care, too. Don’t ignore the signs.

18/11/2025

Your menstrual cycle affects more than hormones — it affects your iron, energy, mood, and how you feel every month.

If you’re tired, foggy, or struggling with heavier cycles, it may be time to check your iron levels.
A simple blood test can make a world of difference

13/11/2025

Feeling run-down or catching every cold? Your immune system might be signalling low iron.

Iron is essential for white blood cell production - your body’s front-line defence against infection.
When levels drop, your immunity weakens, recovery slows, and fatigue sets in.

💪 Support your immune health from the inside out - start by checking your iron.

10/11/2025

If you’re constantly tired but can’t seem to sleep well, it might not be stress - it could be low iron.

Iron is essential for dopamine regulation and energy metabolism, both of which play major roles in your sleep-wake cycle. When iron stores are low, your body struggles to produce enough dopamine - leading to restlessness, insomnia, and fatigue that no amount of sleep seems to fix.

Low iron can also trigger restless leg syndrome, making it harder to fall and stay asleep, while emotional instability and poor focus often follow from disrupted rest.

💤 The good news? Restoring iron levels can dramatically improve sleep quality, energy, and mental balance.

If you’ve been feeling wired but exhausted, irritable, or unable to switch off - it may be time to ask your doctor for a full iron study.

✨ Better sleep, sharper focus, and a more balanced mood might be just one test away.

05/11/2025

Mental health and iron are deeply connected, yet this link is often overlooked.

Iron isn’t just about preventing tiredness; it plays a critical role in brain chemistry. It fuels the production of neurotransmitters like serotonin and dopamine, supports cognitive clarity, and helps regulate mood and emotional stability.

When iron levels drop, your brain literally runs low on the oxygen and neurotransmitters it needs to function well. The result? Symptoms like anxiety, depression, brain fog, irritability, and lack of motivation often follow, and are too often mistaken for purely psychological issues.

If you’ve been feeling persistently low, anxious, or mentally drained, it may be time to check your iron. A simple blood test could be the key to understanding the physical root of how you’ve been feeling and help you feel stronger, clearer, and more like yourself again.

31/10/2025

FAQ Friday 🤩
Today we are quick firing some of the most common questions we get asked about iron, anaemia and infusions. ⛑️
 Understanding your health should never be complicated. It should be empowering.
 Got a question for us? Pop it in the comments below!

30/10/2025

Feeling constantly tired?  It might not just be “life” - it could be low iron.

From brain fog to brittle nails, these are 12 signs your body’s trying to tell you something 🩸

Don’t brush it off, get your iron checked and start feeling like you again 💪

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