forms over millions of years in the pore spaces of sedimentary rocks from remains of ocean-dwelling phytoplankton; over time it migrates upward toward the highest point in the porous rock because it is less dense than the rock.
Hereditary hemochromatosis (hee-muh-kro-muh-TOE-sus) is a genetic disease that causes the body to absorb and store too much iron. Iron is an important nutrient that our bodies get from food.
in general iron deficiency and even mild anemia is best treated with an iron rich diet when iron supplements are needed it is usually a short term treatment iron overload hemochromatosis worldwide some 24 million whites of northern european ancestry suffer from a genetic disorder called hemochromatosis