As a result of my experience, I am passionate about helping women who are struggling with iron deficiency to fight for their health.
My goal is to be a friend and ally on your journey, whether it’s through arming you with the power of knowledge and education or through the supplements I’ve created…because I have faced the same struggles!
(We have so much important stuff to talk about! )
I certainly never set out to spend years researching nutrition or start a supplement company…this is a path that I was undoubtedly called to step into (despite my initial efforts to pretend otherwise ).
MAMA X 👶👶👶
First and foremost, I’m a Wife and Mama. I’ve been married to my husband for 23 years (!!), and we have three pretty fabulous kiddos.
Once our family was complete, I chose to be a surrogate for dear friends of ours. I had twins the first time and a single baby the second surrogate pregnancy.
(So, if you do the math…I’ve been pregnant 5 times and had 6 babies!)
THE STRUGGLE IS REAL 🤦
Pregnancy and babies are wonderful…but they require a lot from our bodies!
I struggled with iron deficiency during my own pregnancies, but the physical demands of twins was the tipping point and my body could not keep up.
My doctor warned me repeatedly during the pregnancy, “Your iron is low, get it up”, so I took supplements…again, “Your iron is low, get it up”, so I took supplements…but nothing helped! I was sooo tired, craved ice like crazy, and honestly wondered if I would survive the pregnancy.
When I delivered the twins via c-section my anemia caused me to hemorrhage, they transfused 9 units of blood to save my life, and I wound up in the ICU!
LIFE WITH IRON DEFICIENCY
For years I dealt with the struggles iron deficiency brings; extreme fatigue, depression, hair loss, heart palpitations, headaches, night sweats, etc. I had no choice but to push though it, there’s no time for Mama to be out of commission!
I worked so hard to try and get my levels up, taking multiple iron supplements 5+ times a day (which is a terrible idea & I don’t recommend!); pills, liquids, nasty shots of Geritol…yuck.
But my iron levels barely moved…
Ultimately, I actually quit taking iron supplements for a while, because they made me feel so terrible and didn’t do any good!
As a last resort, I wound up doing months of dangerous and expensive IV iron infusions.
and yet…I still felt like I was slowly dying…Something. Had. To. Change.
After multiple pregnancies, bariatric & reconstructive surgeries, and years of struggling with iron deficiency...I was barely functioning in my life. I wanted to badly to have energy to keep up with my kids...but I felt like shell of the woman I should be.
As a busy Mom of 3, wife, and woman I couldn’t afford to live like that any longer.
But, it seemed that no matter what I tried or how many supplements I took, nothing seemed to help. I felt like I was slowly dying. Enough was enough!
THERE HAD TO BE A BETTER WAY
On a mission to take back my health, I spent years and hundreds of hours, digging into the scientific research that has emerged about iron.
(fyi, I’m a little fanatical about the research! )
When I discovered there was a different kind of natural iron that my body would readily absorb -without all the horrible side effects…I was MAD!
Why hadn’t my doctors ever told me about this instead of brushing me off with a suggestion to take cheap synthetic iron?!
To my surprise, when I went looking for the supplement I needed, it didn’t exist!
Supplement companies were guilty of using cheap ingredients our bodies can’t absorb (when they know there are better alternatives), using synthetic fillers and artificial colors, and compressing it all into cheap tablets that don’t dissolve effectively where they’re needed.
That is NOT OK!
I did my best to use what I’d learned to cobble together the ingredients I needed – it actually started working & my iron levels began improving for the first time in years…but it was an expensive and frustratingly complicated process.
FINAL TWIST OF FATE...
Then, as fate would have it, my daughter (who was 12) started having chronic headaches that lasted for weeks, anxiety, and scary episodes of restless leg syndrome.
After requesting important blood tests, I discovered she was severely iron deficient. I didn’t want to waste time cobbling stuff together –
I needed the best possible iron supplement to help my baby feel better NOW.
That’s when I knew it was time to take all that I had learned about iron supplements and create a real solution!
After all, I believe when you know better… you do better.
There are so many of us struggling with iron deficiency, and if the supplement we need doesn’t exist…then it must be up to me to make sure it does!
THREE ARROWS IS BORN
After a great deal of praying and soul searching, I felt called to do something about it!
I began interviewing doctors, assembled a team of nutritionists, chemists, and researchers, and we began formulating supplements that contain the best, most bio available ingredients.
These products had to be designed to really make an positive impact in my life, my little girl, and ultimately, the lives of other women struggling.
INTEGRITY. TRANSPARENCY. IMPACT.
As the vision for Three Arrows began to develop, I knew that if I was going to create products for myself or anyone else, I had to make sure they truly made a positive impact, formulate them with transparency, and deliver them with integrity. (You can learn more about our Three Arrows here)
Integrity, Transparency, and Impact are the foundation of everything Three Arrows does.
Nestled deep in the heart of Texas, Three Arrows is now a small team determined to be more than just a supplement company.
I know how HARD iron deficiency is and I want you know know you're not alone.
I am honored to come alongside you on your journey and help arm you with the knowledge & tools to fight for your health.
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