09/11/2013
Good morning Everyone!!!! Today's Health topic is Iron!!!! Suggested daily value: 18 milligrams p.d. Good Food Sources....Beef (sonder die vetjie), Wheat cereal, Baked Potato's, soybeans (good for Lactose intollerant babies), Pumkin seeds and Clams.
There's no doubt that many of us can use more Iron that we're getting. The group most likely to be coming up short: women in their Reproductive years. I would say that women need to be a little more thoughtful than men about Iron, probably in the same way that women should be a little more cautious about calcium intake because of Osteoporosis.
Iron, which is absorbed in the intestines, comes in two forms: heme and nonheme. Found in meats, the heme form is well absorbed.
Nonheme Iron is found in vegetables and isn't as well absorbed. Most of the Iron you consume goes to form Hemoglobin, the substance that help your red blood cells transport oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. The rest is stored in the bone marrow, liver, spleen and other organs.
Because Iron also play a key role in helping to prepare your immune systems infection fighting for battle, a deficiency may lead to Colds and Flu...
In Children, low Iron levels can cause stunted growth and Impaired Learning...ADD. Other symptoms of Iron deficiency include***Split naels, sore tongue and cold hands and feet...(circulation problems).
Taking Iron supplements. **Among the variety of Iron supplements, experts say those made with ferrous salt are better absorbed. Among them, Ferrous Salfate is considered the best. Slow-release and coated Iron tables may cause less Diarrhea, nausea and abdominal pain.
Taking the tables with meals could go a long way in helping to reduce stomach upset, but then again, the food may interfere with Iron absorption. Since it is advantageous for absorption, rather take your supplements between meals.
For more information about Iron supplementation, your more than welcome to contact me.
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