Anemia is medical condition
when you do not have enough healthy red blood cells in your body. It is estimated that Anemia affects 24.8
percent of the world's population. Pre-school children and women are most
commonly affected.
It can be temporary or long term. There are many types of
anemia.
Most common symptoms are
ð Fatigue
ð Weakness
ð Pale
skin
ð Head
ache
ð Dizziness
ð Palpitation
ð Shortness
of breath Etc…
Causes for anemia: -
Three main reasons for anemia is that
ð Your
body doesn’t make enough red blood cells
ð Loss
of blood from your body ( like bleeding)
ð Your
body destroys red blood cells.
Prevention:-
Some kind of anemias can’t be prevented, but anemia due
to iron deficiency and vitamin deficiency can be prevented by adding vitamin
rich food in your diet.
Home Remedies for Anemia
Have Vitamin-C rich foods
Vitamin
C helps to absorb iron in your gut. So it is necessary to have plenty of
vitamin C rich foods like orenges,
strawberries, guava and kale.
Dates:
Dates
are one of the best home remedy which is easily available to cure your iron
deficiency anemia. A 100gm serving of dates contains about 1gm iron. Also rich in copper, which is essential for
the production of red blood cells. Eat 4 – 6 dates daily . you can have it with
milk also.
Pomegranate:-
This is
one of the ideal fruit to have if you have iron deficiency anemia. Pomegranates
are very rich in vitamin C and iron. Eat
one full pomegranate everyday to prevent iron deficiency. It helps to improve
blood circulation also.
Raisins: -
It contains more iron than
many other fruits. One small box of seedless raisins contains 0.8 milligrams of
iron
To get the most iron from raisins, rinse them down with a
cup of orange juice, or eat them with other vitamin C-rich foods, such as
strawberries, sweet potatoes and pineapples.
Red meat: -
Red meat
is the richest and most readily absorbed source of iron and zinc and a
significant provider of protein. It delivers useful amounts of B-vitamins,
vitamin D, zinc, selenium and other important nutrients and can also be useful
for weight management as it has high protein content.
Beetroot: -
Beetroot
is very rich in vitamin C and iron. As we talked about pomegranate, our stomach
needs vitamin C to absorb iron. Add beetroot in your diet if you have iron deficiency
anemia. It helps to increase blood circulation.
Chicken
liver / Beef liver: -
If you are a non-vegetarian anemic person, chicken and beef
liver is the best food for you to beat anemia. . A 100g slice of pan-fried
chicken liver contains 13mg iron, or approximately 72 percent daily value. Chicken liver is high in protein and folate
which is really needed for pregnant women that could prevent birth defects.
Sea
food: -
Many sea foods provide high amount
of heme iron which easily absorbed by stomach. Clams, oysters and fish contain
high amounts of heme iron. According to the National Institutes of Health, oysters
contain 4.5mg of iron per serving and halibut contains 0.9mg of iron per
serving.
Seeds and Nuts
For pure
vegetarians, there are some nuts and seeds which are commonly used in our diet
that are rich in iron. According to the NIH, per serving black beans contain
3.6mg of iron, kidney beans contain 5.2mg of iron and boiled soybeans contain
8.8mg of iron. The iron content in these beans and nuts are no heme iron which
is not easily absorbed. So it need to taken in larger amounts than non-veg
items.
Green leafy veggies: -
Parsley and spinach are dark
leafy veggies which contains more iron. They are alos rich on Vitamin A, B9, C
and folate. Parsley may also contain cancer-fighting properties including
polyacetylenes, coumarins, flavonoids and monoterpenes.
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