Your Iron Levels Could Be a Key to Slow Aging and Long Life

High iron levels are associated with chronic disease. New data show they may also be linked to aging and a shorter life. This is how to slow the aging process.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Iron is essential to life, but data show that too much is associated with aging and a shortened life and health spans — the total years lived in good health

• High iron levels also increase the availability of free iron, which promotes heart cell death, leading to impaired heart function and mitochondrial dysfunction

• Excess iron affects blo…