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How to get more iron into your diet 2 years 18 weeks ago

Finding foods containing iron and taking iron supplements are ways to get more iron into your diet. Iron is a natural way to get more energy. It's a mineral that provides oxygen to blood cells and produces red blood cells. 60-70% of Americans don't get enough iron into their diet. Deficiency of iron can provide weak bone and muscle structure. It also can provide you with less energy to get through the day. Not enough iron in your diet can cause iron deficiency anaemia.

Iron Supplements: Does Everyone Need Extra Iron in the Diet? 1 year 51 weeks ago

Does everyone need to take an iron supplement? This article explains why iron is important in the diet yet too much or too little can be dangerous. It also describes the symptoms of iron deficiency in adults and children.

Always Tired, Lack of Mental Clarity? You're Not Lazy, You Might Have Anemia. 1 year 38 weeks ago

Anemia is an illness that occurs when there is a deficiency of iron. Some of the symptoms of anemia is fatigue, weakness, pale complexion, shortness of breath, vertical ridges on finger nails, etc. Anemia can be caused by different conditions when a large amount of blood loss occurs. Women of child bearing age are common candidates for anemia. Iron deficiency can be improved by eating iron rich foods and or by taking iron supplements. There is a large variety of foods with iron. Learn more about anemia and sources of iron at IronRichFoodsList.blogspot.com

Iron food sources 2 years 7 weeks ago

Iron food sources are important to get into our diets. Iron rich foods are needed so enough oxygen can produce healthy cells in our body. Iron deficiency can be quite common in Americans. Iron deficiency can lead to anemia. Anemia is usually linked to iron deficiency, since not enough iron is used in the body to carry oxygen to produce healthy red blood cells. Vitamin C can be beneficial to increase iron in your body. Foods containing high amounts of vitamin C can double your intake of iron.

Anemia and Iron Deficiency 1 year 36 weeks ago

Someone suffering from iron-deficiency anemia has an insufficient number of red blood cells or an insufficient amount of hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Oxygen is transported around the body attached to the iron in hemoglobin molecules. Therefore in iron-deficiency anemia the body’s cells don’t receive enough oxygen. Blood loss from an external wound or internal bleeding can result in iron-deficiency anemia. So can conditions like celiac disease, in which the lining of the small intestine is damaged and unable to absorb enough nutrients.