Iron blood test results

[Thegreatgiginthesky]

Just had iron blood test results come back at 22 (ref range marked as having recently changed and now 11-306). Last year it was 55.

I am wondering if I should be doing anything to raise this? I don't have low energy or any negative symptoms of low iron. I only had the test becuase it was in a panel with vit d and I wanted to get my vit d levels tested.

Better to raise it than have it drop further. It would then be harder, and take longer to raise it, so better to raise it before you do start feeling low energy, anxious, short of breath etc.
Iirc ferritin needs to be above 70 for healthy hair growth and most women feel better with levels above 50.

Thank you. Just been googling causes and I have been eating a lot of tumeric which I understand lowers ferritin. I think this might be the cause as all other bloods looked good.

https://hemochromatosishelp.com/turmeric-benefit-for-hemochromatosis/#:~:text=and%20Restore%20Health-,Health%20Benefits%20of%20Turmeric%20in%20Hemochromatosis,chelating%20iron%20from%20the%20body.