Liz Earle

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13,633 appearances 47 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard yesterday

Liz Earle’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Age Better with Liz Earle · Testosterone explained: what it does for women in midlife · 21 Sep 2026 podcast

That is the very bottom of the range. podcast-host

You know, below 15 indicates absent iron stores. podcast-host

So below 30 suggests a low. podcast-host

There isn't any universally agreed kind of optimal ferritin levels. podcast-host

When we look at the levels that we're podcast-host

Given in blood tests, bear in mind that these are low or levels that you need just to get by. podcast-host

We're not talking optimal levels. podcast-host

We're not talking about the levels that the body is necessarily going to thrive on. podcast-host

So, yeah, that's something to bear in mind. podcast-host

So, what can cause low ferritin? podcast-host

Um, well, you've got longer perimenopausal periods, so that's an obvious cause. podcast-host

You're losing more blood. podcast-host

You've had several pregnancies, you might have insufficient dietary iron depending on what you're eating. podcast-host

You know, the most available form of iron is red meat. podcast-host

It produces heme iron. podcast-host

Um plant-based eaters obviously have issues sometimes absorbing iron because although you can find iron in plant foods, it's not the heme absorbable form, so you're getting less of it. podcast-host

So I think your GP uh needs to look at your changing periods and review a full blood count here. podcast-host

So looking at things like hemoglobin and other iron markers, not simply treating the podcast-host

Ferritin number. podcast-host

mm, some of your symptoms may come from iron deficiency, but you know, itchy ears and achy joints are not particularly specific to that. podcast-host

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