Iron Protein Plus 300 mg 15 mg by Life Extension

If you’re looking for a gentle iron supplement because standard iron upsets your stomach, this fits. It’s a good maintenance dose for adults whose Ferritin (iron storage) or Hemoglobin (oxygen‑carrying protein) runs low‑normal, for menstruating women with heavy periods, frequent blood donors, vegans on restrictive diets, endurance athletes, and those on acid‑reducing drugs. If your Ferritin is meaningfully low or you’re anemic, this dose is usually too low for repletion without clinician‑directed higher dosing.

Iron protein succinylate (IPS) binds iron to a modified milk protein so more of it passes the stomach and releases in the small intestine, which is why many people find it easier on the gut than ferrous sulfate. The iron then rebuilds hemoglobin in red cells and myoglobin in muscle (both move and store oxygen), and restores enzymes in mitochondria (your cell’s energy machinery). As oxygen transport improves, fatigue often eases within weeks, with Ferritin rising over months.

Take one capsule daily, ideally with vitamin C or a vitamin C–containing food to enhance absorption. Avoid taking iron within 2 hours of coffee, tea, calcium, dairy, or high‑fiber cereals, which block uptake. This 15 mg elemental iron is a maintenance‑level dose; repletion for low Ferritin often uses higher daily iron for a limited time under medical guidance. Recheck Ferritin and Hemoglobin in 6–8 weeks to confirm response.

Separate iron by at least 4 hours from levothyroxine, tetracycline or fluoroquinolone antibiotics, levodopa, and bisphosphonates, since iron binds these drugs. Proton pump inhibitors and H2 blockers (acid reducers) can lower absorption; pairing with vitamin C helps. Skip iron if you have hereditary hemochromatosis, repeatedly high Ferritin, or chronic liver disease unless your clinician directs it. IPS contains milk protein, so avoid with a true milk allergy. Pregnancy: use only with prenatal guidance.