- Provides nutrients that prevent and treat iron deficiency anemia
- Contains a highly absorbable form of iron
- Includes nutrients and vitamins that aid the body’s use of iron and help red blood cell formation
- Non-constipating formula that is easier on the stomach
Product Description
Ortho Iron contains SunActive®, a form of iron shown to be better absorbed and much easier to tolerate than other iron products. Ortho Iron also contains several other nutrients that support iron absorption and prevent the oxidative effects associated with iron supplementation. These include Vitamin C, B6, B12, folate, lactoferrin and copper; all of which are crucial for iron absorption and utilization.
Ortho Iron is a complete formula for the treatment of anemia, which can be caused not only by iron deficiency but also by deficiencies in vitamin B12 or folate. Iron deficiency, which can lead to anemia, is the most common nutritional disorder in the world with approximately 25% of the world’s population being iron-deficient. However, even iron-deficiency states that do not lead to anemia may have detrimental effects on human health, including compromised cognitive function, overall weakness and fatigue, and a weakening of the immune system.
Pregnant and menstruating women are often at risk of iron deficiency, as are adolescents, endurance athletes, and anyone undergoing a condition of growth and/or fatigue or who has experienced blood loss. Ortho Iron is an advanced iron supplement for those with an iron deficiency, and is especially helpful for those who have experienced uncomfortable side effects such as constipation or nausea from conventional iron pills.
AOR Advantage
AOR’s Ortho Iron improves symptoms of iron-deficiency anemia such as fatigue and weakness, without the gastrointestinal side effects commonly associated with iron supplements. SunActive® contains ferric pyrophosphate, a type of iron that has been processed to reduce particle size for higher absorption, and is bound to a food grade emulsifier to prevent clustering. These two factors give it excellent bioavailability.
Features:
Helps to prevent iron deficiency
Label Information:
NPN
80028762
Adult Dosage
Take one capsule daily with food, or as directed by a qualified health care practitioner. Take a few hours before or after taking other medications.
Cautions
Taking a daily prenatal multivitamin/mineral supplement along with this product may result in constipation, diarrhea, and/or vomiting due to the high intake of iron. This product contains cow’s milk/dairy products and soy, do not use if you have such allergies.
Supplement Facts:
Serving Size: One Capsule
Iron (SunActive®Fe - ferric pyrophosphate)
30 mg
Lactoferrin (provides 16.65 mcg iron)
100 mg
Vitamin C (from ascorbic acid)
200 mg
Vitamin B12 (as Methylcobalamin)
647 mcg
Folic acid (as calcium L-5-MTHF)
800 mcg
Vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxal-5’-phosphate)
25 mg
Copper (from copper citrate)
900 mcg
SunActive®Fe is a registered trademark of Taiyo International, Inc.
Non-medicinal Ingredients*: microcrystalline cellulose, sodium stearyl fumarate, maltodextrin (from sweet potato), lecithin (sunflower). Capsule: hypromellose.
*NMIs are subject to change. Always read and follow the label for accurate ingredient and allergen information.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not in tended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Some formulas may be slightly different outside Canada and the US.