New member here...iron and nutrients and spinach

Posted June 20, 2005 · June 20, 2005

A doctor told be as well as reading that if you add some lemon juice to your

spinach it will help you absorb the nutrients as you digest it.

Jenni Billings <jenni wrote:oh, and one thing to remember is

that when you take iron do not take it

with dairy.. (t blocks the absorption, but taking it with vitamin C

increases the amount your body absorbs... I think that is correct..)

On Monday, June 20, 2005, at 04:59 PM, labsnyorkies wrote:

> Hello,

> To get your iron level up try dried apricots. do you take a vitamin

> supplement with iron in it? You may have to do that since protein

> itself doesn't necessarily provide the iron you need.

> dw

>

> , " bookjunky03 "

> wrote:

> >

> > Hi all, I'm a new member and wanted to introduce myself.

> > My name is Kay and I live in Indiana.

> > I have been a vegetarian (off and on) for about 20 years.

> > The reason I've been off and on is because of my anemia. When I don't

> > eat meat (which I hate) my hemoglobin becomes dangerously low. The

> only

> > thing I can figure is that I'm not eating enough protein.

> > I am adding lots of tofu and beans but it's still low. At times, my

> > doctor insists I eat meat and when I do, my hemoglobin goes up.

> > I am eating vegatarian again and will just keep an eye on my

> hemoglobin

> > and eats lots of tofu and beans.

> > Anyone have any suggestions or had this problem?

> > Thanks and sorry to write so much!

> > Kay

>

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