Feeling Tired? Three Ways To Boost Iron Intake

Feb 27, 2018 10:06 AM

In the United States, it’s reported that a whopping one in ten women is suffering from decreased iron levels, which leads to a host of problems, more noticeably tiredness. So next time you’re run ragged by the three-year-old, it might not just be your aging bones and their boundless energy that is to blame.

“Many women have low iron levels and simply don’t know it,” reports Dr. Tieraona Low Dog, an internationally recognized expert in the fields of integrative medicine, herbal medicine, and dietary supplementation, and author of National Geographic’s “Fortify Your Life: Your Guide to Vitamins, Minerals and More.” “Iron is absolutely critical to some of our most basic functions, like energy production, oxygen circulation, and healthy brain function.”

Low Iron stores, however, are usually easily corrected. According to the Mayo Clinic, the following remedies will have you back up and running around the garden in no time.

Eating High in Supply Iron Foods

soybeans, beans, peas, peanuts, dark-green leafy vegetables, dried fruits, oatmeal, and/or iron-fortified bread, cereals, and pasta.

Help The Absorption

Eating food that helps and not hinders your body's absorption of iron, such as food high in vitamin C, oranges, grapefruit, lemon juice, and limes.

As with heme iron, foods high in vitamin C must be eaten at the same time as foods high in non-heme iron to increase their absorption.

Speak To The Professionals

If your doctor wants you to start taking a supplement. Blood Builder, a certified vegan, and whole food supplement company is absolutely the way to go!

Made by MegaFood using nutrients with farm-fresh whole foods, is clinically proven to increase iron stores without upsetting your stomach and digestive tract.

To support healthy red blood cell production and iron bioavailability, Blood Builder also includes food state folate, B12, and vitamin C delivered through Uncle Matt’s Organic whole oranges.