Natural Remedies for Iron-Deficiency Anemia?

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I'm new to the group and I'm glad I found you. :-)

 

I have a few questions about natural remedies for iron-deficiency anemia. I was

diagnosed with a very low Ferritin level in August and was promptly started on a

daily

capsule of Chromagen. I had my Ferritin levels re-checked a few weeks ago and

my FE

levels are only up to a 4. Acceptable FE levels for women are 10 to 200+.

While I don't

want to be in the high range, I'd sure like to get above a 10!

 

After 3 months on Chromagen and a reduction in both my caffeine and red wine

consumption, it seems as if my FE levels should have gotten higher than a 4. I

recently

stepped up my consumption of iron-rich foods and have eliminated red wine and

coffee

from my diet completely. I'm drinking O.J. with most of my meals now because I

learned

that it will increase absorption of the FE that's in all these good foods I'm

eating. I

consume virtually no dairy, which I believe inhibits absorption of FE.

 

Does anyone have any other suggestions for ways to get my FE level to go up a

few more

points? Any herbal supplements or vitamins that you've tried that really help

with iron-

deficiency anemia?

 

I'm tired of being tired and out of breath, not to mention what the low iron

level is doing

to my restless leg syndrome.

 

TIA for any ideas.

Rose

[Guest guest]

You might want to improve iron absorption into the bloodstream.

People have a degree of malabsorption in the gut that is caused by a

modern diet that is low in inulin; this results in a bowel lining

that is not acid enough to ionize the metals for absorption.

 

Probiotic bacteria have to be fed the missing inulin so they can

produce enough acidity in the bowel to control pathogens, candida and

such as well as ionize nutrients for absorption.

 

This is actually well known information; Bryan Tungland's

reviewcontains several references. Here's tha passage:

http://members.shaw.ca/duncancrow/inulin_review.html#IVd

 

Bonnie

 

, " roseor2000 "

<rose wrote:

>

> Hi All,

> I'm new to the group and I'm glad I found you. :-)

>

> I have a few questions about natural remedies for iron-deficiency

anemia. I was

> diagnosed with a very low Ferritin level in August and was promptly

started on a daily

> capsule of Chromagen. I had my Ferritin levels re-checked a few

weeks ago and my FE

> levels are only up to a 4. Acceptable FE levels for women are 10

to 200+. While I don't

> want to be in the high range, I'd sure like to get above a 10!

>

> After 3 months on Chromagen and a reduction in both my caffeine and

red wine

> consumption, it seems as if my FE levels should have gotten higher

than a 4. I recently

> stepped up my consumption of iron-rich foods and have eliminated

red wine and coffee

> from my diet completely. I'm drinking O.J. with most of my meals

now because I learned

> that it will increase absorption of the FE that's in all these good

foods I'm eating. I

> consume virtually no dairy, which I believe inhibits absorption of

FE.

>

> Does anyone have any other suggestions for ways to get my FE level

to go up a few more

> points? Any herbal supplements or vitamins that you've tried that

really help with iron-

> deficiency anemia?

>

> I'm tired of being tired and out of breath, not to mention what the

low iron level is doing

> to my restless leg syndrome.

>

> TIA for any ideas.

> Rose

>

[Guest guest]

One way to improve absorption of Iron from food is to eat the food

with foods that are high in Vitamin c.

 

Vitamin C aids in the absorption of Iron. Vitamin C found in fruits.

 

Iron is found in Greens like spinach and Grains like Whole Oats. A.

In , " Bonnie Moss "

<bonnie0moss wrote:

>

> You might want to improve iron absorption into the bloodstream.

> People have a degree of malabsorption in the gut that is caused by

a

> modern diet that is low in inulin; this results in a bowel lining

> that is not acid enough to ionize the metals for absorption.