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Posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 31, 2007, at 13:10:17
Okay, I'm fetching the dried apricots as I speak...
I've suddenly realised that I've met some of the criteria for anemia. I don't eat red meat (never have done really) and I'm a 26 year old girl.
Anyone had any personal experiences with anemia?
I know that I once gave blood and before you can give you're tested for anemia. My level was fine and healthy even through I don't eat red meat. (but that was a long time ago!)
Hmmm.
What are good (non-red meat) food sources of iron then?
Dried apricots
lentils
????
guinness? Or is this just an urban myth?
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 31, 2007, at 14:08:28
In reply to Anemia...how do I know if I have it?, posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 31, 2007, at 13:10:17
BTW how amazing are lentils in terms of mineral status things? Didn't Neil in the Young Ones go on about lentils? He has a point:
Per 100g dried lentils
Calcium 56.0 mg 6%
Iron 7.5 mg 42%
Magnesium 122 mg 31%
Phosphorus 451 mg 45%
Potassium 955 mg 27%
Sodium 6.0 mg 0%
Zinc 4.8 mg 32%
Copper 0.5 mg 26%
Manganese 1.3 mg 67%
Selenium 8.3 mcg 12%From 'nutrition data' (google it)
Good job I had a generous serving today!
Posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 31, 2007, at 14:36:00
In reply to The Young Ones....remember?, posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 31, 2007, at 14:08:28
This is an alternative iron supplement -- anyone tried it?
Its an alternative for iron supplementation. Did I mention it was alternative? Its made from stewing a load of plants.
I'm vaguely concerned that this will get redirected to health, so I thought I'd better add something 'alternative' to it.
And actually I am interested in Floradix.
Posted by dreamboat_annie on January 31, 2007, at 20:21:52
In reply to Anemia...how do I know if I have it?, posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 31, 2007, at 13:10:17
Yucca (a tuber vegetable) is, apparently, an iron powerhouse! Clams have a lot of iron. Cream of wheat is good. Pumpkin . . . I didn't know that apricots were high in iron. I thought it was betacarotine. One thing I had read is that eating something high in vitamin C at the same time as you eat an iron-rich food maximizes iron absorption.
Blood work will tell you if you are anemic, but you should also make sure that you have your serum ferritin levels checked. Low serum ferritin (iron stores) can cause the same symptoms as anemia, but would not necessarily show up on the usual blood tests to check for anemia (RBC, hemoglobin I think).
I was severely anemic as a child and had to supplement often. I outgrew it, but I am a big red-meat eater (I crave it and could eat it three times a day). I ran into problems again a number of years ago, but it was my iron stores that were completed depleted and I was a mess. I ended up having iron shots, which made a world of difference.
> Okay, I'm fetching the dried apricots as I speak...
>
> I've suddenly realised that I've met some of the criteria for anemia. I don't eat red meat (never have done really) and I'm a 26 year old girl.
>
> Anyone had any personal experiences with anemia?
>
> I know that I once gave blood and before you can give you're tested for anemia. My level was fine and healthy even through I don't eat red meat. (but that was a long time ago!)
>
> Hmmm.
>
> What are good (non-red meat) food sources of iron then?
>
> Dried apricots
> lentils
> ????
> guinness? Or is this just an urban myth?
>
Posted by dreamboat_annie on January 31, 2007, at 20:31:25
In reply to Anemia...how do I know if I have it?, posted by Meri-Tuuli on January 31, 2007, at 13:10:17
Oh, and there are different types of anemia - iron-related (and, even diffent iron-related anemias) and b-12-related (I think that one is called pernicious anemia). The types of foods you would eat for pernicious anemia would be different, I think, than for iron-deficieny anemia. A blood test would tell you what your b-12 levels are and whether you are deficient.
Posted by laima on February 1, 2007, at 0:38:25
In reply to Re: Anemia...how do I know if I have it? » Meri-Tuuli, posted by dreamboat_annie on January 31, 2007, at 20:31:25
One not so nice thing you might not like- iron is more easily and directly absorbed from red meat than from other sources. So maybe a supplement? But don't do it until you get the detailed blood tests. Too much iron can happen easily, and is quite dangerous.Spinache?
Dark leafy greens?
Black Molasses!
legumes?cook in iron skillet
And I don't know if this is an urban myth (sounds suspicious), but I once heard if you stick an apple full of iron nails and then eat it later, you get iron.
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