Celtic Curse & Iron Overload

Sexual problems may be a symptom of iron overload due to hemochromatosis We need to talk about sexual dysfunction, excess iron, and low testosterone, all of which can be caused by hereditary hemochromatosis (HH), the most common deadly genetic condition in the US, UK, Ireland, Canada, and Australia.  Ironically, pun intended, our bodies need iron to remain healthy, but too much iron in your body—known as iron overload—can be damaging or even deadly. One of the first symptoms of excess iron is a loss of libido, a technical term for sexual drive or desire for sexual activity.  Hereditary hemochromatosis is a leading cause of iron overload. Thankfully, HH can be treated, and diagnosis is relatively easy, as I will describe later in this article. But first, let's look at how the heck iron, which we are told is good for us, can affect sex drive and performance in both men and women.  Crisis in Sex Command Center To understand how hemochromatosis and excess iron harm your sex l...

This year, a surprising new name has entered the world of hemochromatosis awareness: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the US Secretary of Health and Human Services. This is just a short article about what we know, what we don't know, and what we'd like to see as a result of this development. Is America's Health Secretary living with hemochromatosis? That's the question raised by a 2026 biography from journalist Isabel Vincent which indicates that a prominent member of the Trump administration has hereditary hemochromatosis (often abbreviated as HH and sometimes referred to as "HFE hemochromatosis" after the gene mutation involved).  To write  RFK Jr.: The Fall and Rise , Vincent obtained access to more than 1,200 pages of Kennedy's private diaries, written mainly around 1999–2001. She described them as an unusually candid record of his life during that period. One of the medical problems recorded in those diaries appears to be hemochromatosis. Journalist Lori Spence...