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My daughter, Devin, recently became a member of this board. She and I both struggle with anemia. I did a quick search here and found 67 posts where anemia is mentioned! Keeping with our recent discussion of contributing here and bringing in new voices, I'm asking Devin to help me build this post. We'll be scouring archives and adding brief tips gleaned here.
If you, like me and Devin, struggle with anemia, please chime in. Please share what has worked for you!
Thank you!
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Can help
Floradix
alfalfa
chelated copper supplement
cook in cast iron
liver
dissolving black strap molasses in a cup of hot water and sipping like tea
prune juice
Vit C
fortified cereal: Frosted mini wheat cereal
B12
chlorophyll - mint flavored in water
nettle tea
sufficent hyrdochloric acid in the stomach: Copper, manganese, molybdenum, vitamin A and B complex
blackstrap molasses in tea
kale chips
spinach
green drinks
wheat germ, nutritional yeast, root veggies, and beans.
Can interfere
phosphorus
antacids
coffee/tea (tannis)
dairy
calcium
excessive amounts of zinc and vitamin e
Hypothyroidism, celiac disease, vitamin C deficiency
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Vitamin C is a definite especially if you take it along with iron rich foods.. it improves your iron absorbtion by as much as 30%.
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you must have sufficent hyrdochloric acid in the stomach for iron to be absorbed. Copper, manganese, molybdenum, vitamin A and B complex are needed for complete iron absorbtion.
Calcium can inhibit iron absorbsion as well as excessive amounts of zinc and vitamin e
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The things that worked for me - that I could tolerate during pregnancy:
1. Organic blackstrap molasses in my tea daily (caveat - brush teeth well after!) - the absolute best thing
2. Kale chips
3. Spinach and bacon
4. Green juice
5. Kellogs Frosted mini wheat cereal - yes I know not really healthy, but has a good iron content, esp. when you cannot keep anything else down.
Managed to avoid anemia for the last 2 pregnancies.
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Make sure to be tested for anything that can inhibit absorption. Hypothyroidism, celiac disease, vitamin C deficiency.
Anemia is often a symptom of something else, not the root problem - again hypothyroid, abnormal menstrual cycle, ulcer.
Those are off the top.
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My midwife said her favorite way to prep kale is to saute with sesame oil and tamari sauce. And from what I'm reading kale has to be steamed, raw or lightly sauteed to get the most out of the kale.... even though the texture won't be great. 
I'm reading the Natural Pregnancy Book and in addition to the suggestions above the author recommends wheat germ, nutritional yeast, root veggies, and beans.
Also from that book, herbs that contain folic acid include: amaranth, watercress, parsley, chicory, nettle, dandelion leaves, and lamb's quarter greens. Most can be eaten as vegetable or steeped to make tea, but the parsley should only be used in limited quantities as a vegetable.
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Oh, kale is pretty good in a green smoothie, it's flavor is mild, if that isn't your cuppa, try baby spinach in the smoothie, mmmmm
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heme and non-heme iron sources
I make an "iron salad": handful of parsley, whole smoked baby clams, chopped dried apricots, balsamic vinegar, slivered almonds.
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Ladies, I don't have anything to add at the moment but just wanted to thank you for putting this information out there for all of us who suffer from iron defficiency.
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One thing that I have found, being very anemic most of my adult life, is that animal sources are much better sources of absorbeble iron. The amount of molasses you have to eat to even begin to come close to a red meat source is huge. But I am very low on iron always, so I need major supplementation all the time. My best friend is a midwife so she has helped me with this...
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devinpope wrote:
My midwife said her favorite way to prep kale is to saute with sesame oil and tamari sauce. And from what I'm reading kale has to be steamed, raw or lightly sauteed to get the most out of the kale.... even though the texture won't be great.
I'm reading the Natural Pregnancy Book and in addition to the suggestions above the author recommends wheat germ, nutritional yeast, root veggies, and beans.
Also from that book, herbs that contain folic acid include: amaranth, watercress, parsley, chicory, nettle, dandelion leaves, and lamb's quarter greens. Most can be eaten as vegetable or steeped to make tea, but the parsley should only be used in limited quantities as a vegetable.
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Hi Devin 
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