But before you toss the shoes in the trash or take a blowtorch to them, check out some ways that you can try to de-stink them and keep them smelling fresh. First things first: If your shoes are wet, let them dry. That means placing them in a sunny spot and letting them sit for at least 24 hours.
Iron is a mineral that the body needs for growth and development. Your body uses iron to make hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to all parts of the body, and myoglobin, a protein that provides oxygen to muscles. Your body also needs iron to make some hormones and connective tissue.
(See Appendix 6-1.) Iron is chiefly important to the human body because it is the main constituent of hemoglobin, cytochrome, and other components of respiratory enzyme systems. A constant although small intake of iron in food is needed to replace erythrocytes that are destroyed in the body processes.