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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 💪

28/10/2025

Your stories remind us daily why our work matters and we’re so grateful for every kind word and for the trust our patients place in us
 Each message, each review, each word of gratitude fuels our commitment to providing compassionate, effective care to every patient who walks through our doors.

Thank you for trusting us with your health, we’re honoured to be part of your journey 🩸✨

21/10/2025

Exams test more than just your knowledge - they test your endurance, focus, and resilience. 🧠💪

With matric finals just around the corner, it’s not just your notes that need attention - your body and brain do too.

When iron levels are low, oxygen delivery to the brain drops, leaving you tired, foggy, and struggling to concentrate no matter how much you study.

Regular, balanced meals rich in iron (think lean meats, lentils, and leafy greens) can help steady your focus and improve memory retention.

Don’t underestimate the link between nutrition and mental sharpness this exam season.
 📚 Fuel your mind, check your iron, and give your brain what it needs to thrive.

17/10/2025

🩸 Feeling more tired as you age? It might not just be age, it could be anaemia.

Fatigue, forgetfulness, brain fog, and weakness are often written off as “normal” signs of getting older, but they’re also classic symptoms of iron deficiency.

At Cape Town Infusion Centre, we see time and time again how correcting low iron levels can completely transform a patient’s energy, focus, and quality of life.

Iron deficiency isn’t just about fatigue - it affects mood, cognition, mobility, and even surgical recovery. The good news? It’s entirely treatable.

❤️ If you or an older loved one are feeling unusually tired or foggy, ask your doctor for a full iron study.
 Because growing older should never mean losing your spark.

13/10/2025

Does this sound like you?

Feeling unusually tired, foggy, or cold?

These signs might be more than everyday stress - they could be signs of low iron or anaemia.

10/10/2025

🧠✨ It’s Mental Health Awareness Day, and today, we’re shining a light on an often-overlooked connection: your iron levels and your mental wellbeing.

Low iron doesn’t just make you tired, it affects how your brain functions and feels. Iron plays a key role in producing serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, the very neurotransmitters that regulate mood, focus, and emotional balance.

When iron stores drop, these chemical pathways are disrupted, increasing the risk of anxiety, depression, brain fog, and poor concentration - even before anaemia develops.

💬 “We often look at stress, sleep and lifestyle when addressing mental health, but nutrition, and specifically iron, is a piece of the puzzle we can’t ignore.”

Today and every day, we’re reminded that mental health matters deeply. If you’re struggling, know that you’re not alone, and support is out there.

Take a moment to check in with yourself, rest when you need to, and reach out for help when it feels heavy.

08/10/2025

🏃‍♀️💨 Your oxygen capacity depends on your iron capacity.

If you’re training hard but still feel flat, breathless, or slower than usual - your iron levels might be to blame.

Iron helps your body make haemoglobin, the molecule that carries oxygen to your muscles. When your iron is low, your VO₂ max drops, meaning your muscles get less oxygen, your heart rate spikes faster, and recovery takes longer.

Studies show that correcting low iron can improve endurance, boost VO₂ max, and reduce fatigue

The takeaway: Don’t just train harder. Train smarter. Test your iron.

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