It's the condition that affects 1 in 10 - restless legs syndrome. It gives people an uncomfortable urge to move their legs and women are twice as likely to suffer. Dr. Xand explains the causes and Strictly's Neil Jones demonstrates some stretches that can help with it too. To watch this with subtitles, go to BBC iPlayer and search for Morning Live from 08/04/24. | BBC Morning Live

In 2020, the American Gastroenterological Association raised the ferritin threshold for iron deficiency from 15 ng/mL to 45 ng/mL (PMID: 32272046). That change instantly added ~3.3 million more U.S. adults now considered deficient. Why it matters: • Ferritin is your iron storage protein — it drops before hemoglobin does. • Low ferritin = depleted iron reserves, even with “normal” labs. • Symptoms: fatigue, brain fog, hair loss, restless legs, mood changes, brittle nails, poor exercise tolerance.

Low ferritin is not fun. If you are told “that’s normal for women,” pause. Bleeding explains how iron is lost, it does not explain why your reserves were allowed to reach single digits. I see patients with fatigue, hair shedding, anxiety, restless legs, and heart racing who were reassured because their hemoglobin was “normal,” then we find ferritin of 4, 6, or 9. Common is not the same as harmless. Ferritin is your iron storage protein, your reserve tank. Most ferritin lives inside cells, and a