LuckyIronLife

@LuckyIronFish

Formerly #LuckyIronFish®. Our innovations help reduce #IronDeficiency naturally. A portion of every sale goes towards improving access to nutrition globally.

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LuckyIronLife @LuckyIronFish Oct 17, 2023

After 10+ years as Lucky Iron Fish, the brand name based on our first and original product, we are excited to announce that we are rebranding as Lucky Iron Life.

We are incredibly grateful for the continuous support from all of you as we enter this new chapter in our journey!

LuckyIronLife @LuckyIronFish Jul 7

It may surprise you to learn that the Calgary Stampede attracts individuals from all sectors including international development. I had a great discussion with the Minister about Canadas role in fostering a more nutritious world @LuckyIronFish.

Randeep S. Sarai Verified account @randeepssarai Jul 6

The convening power of Stampede has brought together incredible development partners, private sector and government representatives to discuss the future of Canada’s international aid and how we can adapt to today’s challenges while making the biggest impact.

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LuckyIronLife @LuckyIronFish Sep 12, 2024

The recent updates to Ontario's guidelines on defining iron deficiency are life-changing! We hope to see more regions adopt similar changes.

With over 40% of women and girls in Ontario experiencing iron deficiency, this is a huge win for #womenshealth.

Ontario Health guidelines up until now had a very low threshold for what your ferritin levels should be in order for it to be considered iron deficiency.

Adults would need to have ferritin
as low as 10-15 µg/l before being flagged for intervention.

However, the new guidelines increases the threshold to be 30 µg/l.

µg/l = micrograms per liter

Symptoms of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are often dismissed as less critical than what they are, simply because the baseline for what qualified as a deficiency has been so low.

This oversight can lead to insufficient screening and treatment, leaving many struggling with the symptoms without a clear path forward, or worse, their symptoms are undermined and ignored until it is far too late.

"We want to see this problem be addressed earlier because it's totally correctable, which means the problem is unnecessary," Sholzberg said. "It's a structural problem and we're structurally solving it."

Dr. Michelle Sholzberg is the Director of Hematology at the University of Toronto who advocated for this change for years along with many industry stakeholders

About 40 per cent of women and girls, or people with the biological capacity for reproduction, in Ontario have iron deficiency.

It's a problem that's been talked about for a while, Sholzberg says, but a recent surge in women's health research has built up data to support the advocacy people like her have been engaged in.

"It's one of the most satisfying things to treat in all of hematology — and I've heard other care providers say in all of medicine — because you can fix it."

LuckyIronLife @LuckyIronFish Oct 17, 2023

Delighted to see the #LuckyIronFish mentioned in this informative article on iron deficiency, and simple ways to help address this all too common condition. nytimes.com/2023/10/17/wel…

www.nytimes.com How to Know if You’re Iron-Deficient, and What to Do About It (Published 2023) Testing is fairly easy, and treatment can improve symptoms within months.

LuckyIronLife @LuckyIronFish Sep 27, 2023

Unequal access to nutrition means girls & women experience deficiencies like #irondeficiencyanemia esp. #maternal anemia, which causes poorer health in the following generation— thus creating a perpetual cycle of inequality.🔄 #GenderEqualityWeek #health luckyironfish.com/blogs/news/gen…

luckyironlife.com Gender Equality Week Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world and disproportionately impacts women and girls. Iron deficiency is both a factor and a fallout of gender inequality because of...