Falling Short? Read this!
ENERGY-BOOSTING
Iron
If you’re not knocking back sirloins at a rate that’d make Dwayne Johnson blush, how do you make sure you’re not falling short of iron requirements? This essential nutrient is needed for the normal functioning of your vascular and immune systems. More specifically, it’s used to manufacture haemoglobin – a clever protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen around your body – and to switch on enzymes that help convert food you eat into energy.
In Australia, women are advised to consume 18mg of dietary iron a day. It comes in two forms:
