Iron Deficiency and Perimenopause
A training for practitioners with Camille Freeman (1 NPCE)
December 3 from 5-6 pm ET
Class Description
In this one-hour class, we’ll examine iron deficiency as a common but often overlooked concern during perimenopause. We'll review how changing menstrual patterns, heavier or prolonged bleeding, dietary intake, absorption, inflammation, and other health factors can influence iron status during this stage of life. The session will introduce key assessment considerations, including relevant symptoms, laboratory markers, and questions to explore with clients, as well as evidence-informed approaches to food, oral iron supplementation, and supportive lifestyle practices. We’ll also discuss safety considerations, common barriers to successful repletion, and when further medical evaluation or referral is needed. This class is designed as an accessible starting point for herbalists and nutritionists who want to build confidence supporting clients with possible or confirmed iron deficiency, and as a preview of the broader perimenopause series, which will explore abnormal uterine bleeding and additional clinical strategies in greater depth.
A recording of the class will be available to everyone who registers.
Class Outcomes:
Describe why perimenopause may increase the risk of iron deficiency, particularly in the context of heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding.
Recognize common symptoms, dietary and lifestyle factors, and clinical questions relevant to possible iron deficiency.
Explain the basic role and limitations of commonly used laboratory markers for assessing iron status as well as new guidelines for assessing iron deficiency.
Identify evidence-informed food and supplement strategies for supporting iron intake and repletion, including factors that affect absorption and tolerability.
Recognize safety concerns and appropriate red/yellow flags where referral is warranted.
Register for the Workshop: Two Options
Either way, you'll receive access to the live session, a recording of the session, slides, and extensive references list, and a quiz/certificate option for those who need continuing education hours.
Option 1: Free when you join the Perimenopause Deep Dive Wait List
Add your email address below. You'll get an email with a coupon code to take this class for free! I'll let you know when the 2027 Perimenopause and Midlife Health Deep Dive open for registration, and you'll get an early bird price.
Option 2: Pay for Registration
Pay for access to the class. Simple. Easy.
Meet Camille Freeman, RH, DCN
She/her
Camille Freeman has been in practice as a nutritionist and herbalist for almost twenty years, with a specialty in menstrual health and fertility. Now, she focuses on offering mentorship and continuing education for highly trained herbalists and nutritionists through her business, Bloom & Grow.
Camille is also a former professor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, where she taught physiology, pathophysiology, and mindful eating. Camille believes that growing a practice with integrity and empathy while making a living is possible and that doing so provides an exciting and slightly terrifying opportunity for personal expansion.
Camille started her herbal studies with an apprenticeship with Monica Rude of Desert Woman Botanicals in Gila, NM in 2001. She then earned an MS in Herbal Medicine from MUIH under Simon Mills, James Snow and Kevin Spelman, followed by a second MS in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University and a doctorate in Clinical Nutrition from MUIH.
She has had the opportunity to speak and teach throughout the country, including at the American Herbalists Guild Symposium, the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, the California School of Herbal Studies, the National Association for Nutrition Professionals conference, and more.
She lives in the Shenandoah Valley, where she enjoys wandering through the mountains with her two homeschooled children and loosely keeping the weeds under control in her herb & flower gardens.
Bloom & Grow Nutrition, LLC is accredited by the Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists℠ (BCNS℠) to provide Nutrition Professional Continuing Education (NPCE) credits for Certified Nutrition Specialists® (CNS®). Bloom & Grow designates this activity/material for a maximum of 1 NPCE credit.
