Increase ferritin levels?
A couple of days before Christmas, I was told my ferritin levels were very low (plus down 20+ points in a year) and that I needed to increase to my iron intake. After discussing diet options with the...
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hi suzi. have you checked into ayurveda or chinese medicine/accupunture or energy medicine? if you are vegetarian, there should be a way to solve this without following the advice to eat meat....
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Hi Lil and thank you! I have been leaning toward ayurveda and hope to get to see a someone in the not too distant future (hub losing his job has put a halt to a few things - temporarily). Tapping into...
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Maybe you've already tried this but ... seaweed? Lots of different kinds, it's high in iron and it's my understanding that it is more available for absorption than other leafy greens. Hope you find a...
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Novel Iron Source: Newly Identified Iron Absorption Mechanism Suggests That Legumes Could Provide Key to Treating Iron Deficiency Worldwidehttp://www.sciencedaily.c...2012/01/120120003510.htmI read...
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I do eat both seaweed and lentils... as for chickpeas... I adore them and like Lil could eat them every day I do eat them several times a week either in soups or salads or in a recipe called 'very...
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blackstrap molasses has a good source of iron thats easily digested...but it needs to be non sulphured
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Ah... nearly forgot! I just came across this interesting article on how to manage anemia through diet: http://www.healthcastle.com/iron-anemia-diet.shtml It also mentions lack of B6 as possible cause...
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Just got back from the doctor - tests showed ferratin levels have doubled!! A lesson in paying extra attention to diet if I am to leave out meat... Thanks for all input received
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suzi. such good news ! would love to share this with a friend. can you give basics of what you did and how long time period. thanks !!
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After reading through so much material, I realized that as I have stomach and ibs issues which limit absorption of nutrients, I needed to increase the amount of non-heme food items if I was going to...
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