Re: Iron and Vitamin C?
12/11/03 03:48 PM
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TessLouise
Reged: 01/21/03
Posts: 540
Loc: Nashville, TN
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Michelle,
Here's some info from Dr. Weil's website:
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My preference among those available is Floridix, a Swiss-made herbal compound sold in health food stores.
To overcome iron deficiency, you can also increase your consumption of iron-rich foods -- including beans, lentils, millet, chickpeas, dark-green leafy vegetables, molasses, enriched breakfast cereals (check the labels to make sure they are fortified with iron), dried apricots and peaches, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, pistachios, walnuts, almonds, scallops, clams, oysters, soybeans, and more. (Of course, red meat is also a rich source of iron.) You can add even more iron to your food by doing some of your cooking in iron pots.
If you need an iron supplement, be sure to take it with vitamin C, which enhances iron absorption. The lactic acid in both yogurt and sauerkraut can also help your body absorb iron, as do fermented soy foods, such as miso. Do keep in mind, though, that when you're planning a meal emphasizing iron-rich foods and vitamin C, make it a point to avoid foods that interfere with iron absorption -- such as caffeinated beverages, eggs, milk, and bran.
Hope this helps!
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