5 Signs That Prove Iron Deficiency In Your Body

Most people are aware that we need the mineral iron to have adequate energy levels, but iron plays other important roles in our body too, including red and white blood cell production, resistance to stress, proper immune functioning and the metabolizing of protein, among other things. Iron is also a key constituent of enzymes within the immune system cells that attack foreign invaders such as bacteria, fungi and viruses to neutralize them before they can cause disease in your body.

# Anemia (this is sometimes due to a folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency)

# Breathing difficulties

# Brittle or soft nails or vertical ridges on the nails

# Chronic fatigue

# Cravings for ice or a tendency to eat ice