Juniper Women's Integrative Health
The Iron Rebuild Protocol
Low ferritin is a finding that needs a cause and a plan, not a bottle.
Eight weeks in which Dr. Maya Bennett and the clinical team look for the reason iron is low for you, then build and supervise a plan with the rechecking already scheduled.
$297, an eight week program. It starts with an application because it is clinician supervised.
Eight weeks, drawn
Weeks 1 to 2. Initial clinical review, and the question of why iron may be low.
Weeks 2 to 7. An individualized repletion plan, built and supervised by the clinical team.
Week 8. Rechecking, planned at the start so progress is measured rather than assumed.
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One scheduled check in with the care team, every week of the eight.
How the eight weeks are structured
Four stages, in the order a clinician would work through them.
This is the shape of the program rather than the contents of any individual plan. What is recommended for you is decided by the clinical team after your review, and only for you.
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An initial clinical review
The program opens with a review of your history, the symptoms you have been living with, and the labs you already have. Nothing is planned before that review, because a plan made without your history is a guess.
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Working out why iron may be low
A low ferritin result is a finding rather than a diagnosis on its own, and it has several possible causes. The clinical team looks for the reason in your case, because the reason shapes everything that follows.
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An individualized repletion plan, supervised
The clinical team builds the repletion plan for you and supervises it through the program, with tolerance and timing accounted for rather than assumed. It is written for your situation, and the team adjusts it when your situation asks for that.
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Rechecking that is planned, not left open
Rechecking is scheduled from the beginning and directed by the clinical team, so what is happening is measured rather than assumed. That is the part that shows whether the plan is doing what it was built to do.
On the report
A low ferritin result
A finding, and the starting point of the question rather than the answer to it.
- Blood loss over time, including heavy menstrual bleeding
- How well iron is being absorbed
- A gastrointestinal source that needs proper investigation
- Something else that only an individual evaluation can identify
What is included
Five things, and the clinical team carries all of them.
The program runs for eight weeks. Here is exactly what is in it, described as it is delivered.
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The initial clinical review
A review of your history, your symptoms, and the labs you already have, led by Dr. Bennett. It is where the eight weeks start and where everything else is decided from.
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An individualized written plan
The plan the clinical team builds for you after that review, written down so you are not holding it in your head. It belongs to your situation rather than to a template.
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Weekly check ins across the eight weeks
One scheduled contact with the care team every week of the program, so how you are tolerating the plan is something the team hears about while there is still time to act on it.
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Clinician directed guidance on labs
The care team tells you which labs it wants and when, and coordinates the rechecking with the clinician who orders them. You are never asked to select, order, or interpret your own testing.
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Messaging access to the care team
A way to reach the team between check ins with a question about the plan, rather than waiting for the next scheduled contact to ask it.
How applications work
Why this begins with an application.
Iron repletion is a clinical decision, so it starts with a clinical question rather than a checkout page.
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You submit an application
It asks about your history, your symptoms, and any recent labs, because those are the things the clinical team needs in order to answer the question you are asking it.
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The team reviews it for clinical fit
Dr. Bennett reads what you have written and decides whether a supervised repletion program is the appropriate next step for your situation, or whether something else is.
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You are told directly either way
If the program is a fit, you hear how it begins and payment is arranged then. If it is not appropriate for you, you are told that plainly, along with what would be more appropriate to do instead.
Not everyone who applies is accepted. The review is a clinical screen rather than a sales step, and saying that a program is not right for someone is part of practising properly.
Honest expectations
What this is, and what it is not.
I would rather you know exactly what you are applying for before you apply for it.
The Iron Rebuild Protocol is a clinician supervised program. It is not a self directed supplement protocol, and there is no version of it that arrives as a set of instructions for you to run on your own. The plan is built by the clinical team, and the team stays with it.
Iron is not safe for everyone, and repletion is never appropriate without an individual evaluation first. That is the reason the program opens with a review and the reason it starts with an application.
Low ferritin has causes. Heavy menstrual bleeding, problems with absorption, and gastrointestinal sources all sit behind it, and each of them deserves proper investigation rather than an assumption. Identifying what is true in your case is part of the work of these eight weeks, not a step that gets skipped on the way to a plan.
If you have a known iron overload condition, an active bleeding source, or an existing relationship with a hematologist, please stay with the clinician who is treating you. That care is the right care, and this program is not a substitute for it.
This program also does not replace evaluation by your own physician. It is designed to work alongside the clinician who knows your full history, and the rechecking is coordinated with them.
Dr. Maya BennettJuniper Women's Integrative Health
Who leads this
Dr. Maya Bennett, physician and founder of Juniper Women's Integrative Health.
She leads every initial clinical evaluation in the practice, including the one that opens this program, and she reads every application herself. The plan you are given is the plan she would explain to you in an appointment: written for your situation, and without an outcome promised from a distance.
Before you apply
Practical questions about applying.
What happens after I apply?
Dr. Bennett reviews what you have written and decides whether a supervised repletion program is the appropriate next step for you. You are told the answer directly, and if it is not the right step you are told what would be more appropriate instead.
How much time does the program take each week?
One scheduled check in with the care team each week, plus the time it takes to follow a written plan built around your ordinary days. The plan is designed by the team to fit the week you actually have rather than an ideal one.
Do I need to have labs already in hand?
No. Existing labs are useful at the initial review if you have them, and the care team works with whatever you bring. Anything further the team wants is directed by the team and coordinated with the clinician who orders it. You are not asked to arrange testing on your own judgement.
Is the $297 charged before or after acceptance?
After. Applying costs nothing, and payment is arranged once you have been accepted into the program.
Does this work alongside my current physician?
Yes, and it is meant to. This program does not replace evaluation by your own physician, and the rechecking is coordinated with the clinician who holds your full history.
The Iron Rebuild Protocol
Eight weeks with a clinician who is looking for the cause.
The initial clinical review, an individualized plan the team builds and supervises, a check in every week, clinician directed guidance on labs, and messaging access to the care team.
$297, an eight week program. It starts with an application because it is clinician supervised.