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Iron, Iron Deficiency Symptoms and Iron Rich Foods
Iron deficiency means less than adequate iron levels in the body.
Iron is an essential component of haemoglobin - the oxygen carrying pigment in the blood. Iron-deficient people tire easily because their bodies remain starved for oxygen. Without enough iron, the body's fuel cannot be properly synthesized.
Iron deficiency is the most common cause of low red blood cell count or anaemia, worldwide. Women are more prone to iron deficiency. In general, it affects about 10 percent of pre-menopausal women, 6 percent of post-menopausal women, and less than 2 percent of men.
Symptoms of iron deficiency:
• If a person is otherwise healthy, symptoms only appear after haemoglobin level drops below 10g/dl.
• The initial symptoms are tiredness, giddiness and fast palpitations (tachycardia).
• Shortness of breath even on slight exertion.
• Pale appearance
• Fainting
• If iron deficiency is severe, angina (chest pain), headache and leg pain (difficulty walking).
In pronounced cases of iron deficiency, noticeable symptoms appear in the tongue and throat and include:
• burning sensation in the tongue.
• dryness in the mouth and throat.
• sores at the corners of the mouth.
• the nails become brittle
• pica (an insatiable craving for a specific food, often not rich in iron)
• brittle hair.
• difficulty swallowing.
What are the causes of iron deficiency?
Human bone marrow needs iron, along with vitamins, to produce haemoglobin and red blood cells. Our body gets vitamins and iron from the food we eat, as well as also recycles iron from old red blood cells.
Iron deficiency can lead to anaemia - when the body lacks adequate iron to make haemoglobin.
Causes of iron deficiency include:
# Pregnancy - Iron deficiency may occur in many pregnant women because their iron stores need to serve their own increased blood volume as well as be a source of haemoglobin for the growing foetus.
# Blood loss - Women with heavy periods are at risk of iron deficiency because they lose a lot of blood during menstruation. Other causes may be peptic ulcer, hernia, a kidney or bladder tumour, polyp or uterine fibroids. Gastrointestinal bleeding due to regular use of aspirin or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be a source of iron loss.
# A lack of iron in diet - iron-rich foods include meat, eggs, green leafy vegetables such as spinach, whole-grain or iron-fortified foods.
# Inability to absorb iron – maybe due to some intestinal disorder such as Crohn's disease or celiac disease, which affects the intestine's ability to absorb nutrients from food.
# Diseases such as leukaemia, piles, stomach cancer.
Who are at risk of iron deficiency?
# Older people – maybe due to chronic internal bleeding usually caused by ulcers, polyps, or tumours.
# People, who have lost their teeth, as they have difficulty eating a proper balanced diet. Such people should take a multi-vitamin and mineral supplement containing iron.
# Women, especially those who menstruate heavily.
# Pregnant women - must take a daily supplement containing iron to provide the extra iron required to nourish the developing foetus.
How can iron deficiency be treated?
The treatment definitely depends on the cause of iron deficiency. If iron deficiency is left untreated, symptoms will gradually get worse. The person may become very tired and weak, and subsequently develop angina or leg pain.
The cause of the deficiency should be early identified, particularly in older patients who are most vulnerable to intestinal cancer.
Several oral iron supplements are available over the counter. The best absorption of iron is on an empty stomach, but many people are unable to tolerate this and may need to take it with food. It is important to note that milk (especially calcium rich foods) and antacids interfere with absorption of iron and should not be taken at the same time. Vitamin C helps increase iron absorption and is essential in the production of haemoglobin.
Supplemental iron is also necessarily needed during pregnancy and lactation, because normal dietary intake is unable to fulfil the required amount.
Intravenous or intra-muscular iron is also available for patients who can't tolerate oral forms.
Dietary sources of iron:
Although iron is found in a variety of different foods, its availability to the body varies significantly. In general, the body does not readily absorb iron – depends on whether the iron is found in the form of heme or non-heme iron.
Heme iron is found only in meat, fish and poultry and is absorbed much more easily than non-heme iron, which is found primarily in fruits, vegetables, dried beans, nuts and grain (plant sources).
One can increase the body’s iron absorption from non-heme foods by:
• A good source of vitamin C, such as citrus fruits, oranges, olives and strawberries, if eaten with a non-heme food.
• A non-heme iron source if cooked in an iron pot.
Iron-rich foods include raisins, leafy green vegetables such as spinach, broccoli, red meat (liver is the highest source), fish, poultry, eggs (yolk), legumes (green peas and beans), chick peas, almonds, apricots, beet root, pomegranate, dates, figs, and whole grain bread.
If iron-deficient, some precautions:
• Coffee, tea and other caffeine drinks should be avoided because they decrease iron absorption.
• Excess consumption of high fibre foods (the phytates in such foods) restrict iron absorption.
• Limit high intake of calcium - take your calcium supplement at a different time from your iron supplement.
• Do not eat foods that are high in oxalic acid - a substance that decreases the ability of our body to absorb iron. Iron blockers include tomato, soda, dairy products, coffee and black tea. Avoid cow's milk, which can cause hidden bleeding in the intestinal tract.
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GIRD, GERD, diet and traditional Chinese medicine
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Gastrointestinal Reflux Disorder (GIRD) and Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) are two common digestive disorders that share similar symptoms: abdominal bloating, gas, nausea, shortness of breath and or acidic or sour taste in the mouth, throat, heartburn, burning sensation and or pain in the stomach, chest or behind the breastbone. Poor diet: too building or too cleansing tends to cause poor digestion, GIRD, GERD.
Digestion is a simple and orderly process. The stomach is the first digestive organ to receive and process food. It produces and mixes food with hydrochloric acid and enzymes designed specifically to digest animal protein and fat. This mixture sits and ferments (souring process), breaks down, before being sent down into the small intestine, for further digestion and eventual nutrient absorption into the bloodstream. Whatever food, fluids not digested, absorbed, become waste that is sent to the large intestine, for temporary storage, and eventual elimination from the body.
The major symptom of GIRD and GERD is heartburn caused by the backflow of hydrochloric acid (HCl) into the esophagus HCl, produced by the stomach, irritates and burns sensitive tissues. Esophageal sphincter muscles that control the opening and closing of the valve that connects the esophagus to the stomach generally prevent its back flow. Poor diet, overeating and or tight clothing tend to cause back flow of HCl, heartburn.
The throat, stomach and small intestine are more or less one long tube (thirty plus feet) that connects to another tube, large intestine (five feet), and ending in the anus. Overeating, especially protein, fat and starch (bread, cookies, pretzels, etc.) tend to clog the stomach and or small intestine, preventing the downward movement of food, which instead collects, clogs, festers (heat up, excess fermentation) and backs up, rebels like a clogged pipe that overflows causing burping, sour breath, heartburn, nausea, vomiting, etc.
Weak digestion via long-term low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate (pasta, bread, salads, tropical fruits, juices, etc.) also causes reflux. Protein and fat build and fuel. Too little tends to weaken, slow digestion, movement of food, causing it to collect and clog. Too many fruits, vegetables, juices, cold drinks, etc. especially at the beginning of the meal, tend to dilute and weaken digestive acid and enzymes, reducing nutrient absorption, blood, while also slowing the movement of food producing abdominal bloating, gas, burping, reflux and or heartburn, depending on the rest of the diet.
Pregnancy, excess weight and or tight clothing, belts can also obstruct, block and clog the stomach and small intestine causing a backflow of energy, food, fluids, GIRD, GERD. Never ignore the obvious. Always ask questions, analyze.
The middle diet, meal plan, adjusted accordingly is recommended. Spices, Kim Chi (Korean spicy cabbage) help relieve heartburn. Reduce salads, tropical fruits, cold drinks, milk, yogurt and cottage cheese.
Case history: A female customer of mine was having digestive problems. Every time she ate, she would experience abdominal bloating, gas, burping, pain and heartburn. Her diet was anemic: low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate (pasta, bread, salads, fruit, juices, etc.). I suggested fennel seeds (one-quarter teaspoon after each meal).in addition to the hotter, middle diet. I told her to eat more protein, cooked foods, spices, etc. Three weeks later, she came back and hugged me. Her digestive problems and hot flashes (which she had not told me about) had disappeared. I told her (43 years old) that her hot flashes were not caused by menopause but instead intestinal heat via indigestion, stagnation of food, waste. Her doctor had diagnosed her as menopausal; which I thought was a little premature.
Hot and Cold Health
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION I PHILOSOPHY AND DIET
Chapter 1 The Way of Thinking Chapter 2 The Way of Food Chapter 3 Digestion, Spices and Chinese Herbs Chapter 4 Cooking Class
SECTION II BIOLOGY, EAST AND WEST
Chapter 5 Three Treasures Chapter 6 Blood and Body Fluids Chapter 7 Spleen Chapter 8 Stomach Small Intestine Chapter 9 Large Intestine and Urinary Bladder Chapter 10 Heart Chapter 11 Liver & Gall Bladder Chapter 12 Lungs Chapter 13 Kidneys Chapter 14 Disease and Diagnosis
SECTION III DISEASES A- Z
Chap 15 A Diseases AIDS 141 Alzheimer s 143 Anal fissure 143 Anemia 144 Anger 145 Aging 146 Anxiety 147 Arthritis 148 Asthma 152 ADD 154 Auto-immune 154 Chap 16 B Diseases Blood 157 Blood Pressure 158 Body Odor 159 Bones 161 Breast lumps 162 Bronchitis 164 Chap 17 C Diseases Candidiasis 167 Canker Sores 169 Cellulite 171 Cholesterol 173 Chronic Fatigue 175 Circulation 176 Cirrhosis 178 Cold hands, feet 178 Cold (lungs) Constipation 180 Coughing 182 Crohn s 182 Chap 18 D Diseases Depression 185 Detoxification 188 Diabetes 191 Diarrhea 193 Diuretics 195 Dizziness 195 Dysmenorrhea 196 Chap 19 E-F Diseases Ear Infections 197 Eczema 197 Edema 200 Endometriosis 202 Eyes 202 Fear 204 Fever 204 Fibrocystic Breasts 204 Fibroids 205 Fibromyalgia 205 Forgetfulness 207 Frigidity 208 Chap 20 G-H Diseases Gall Stones 209 GERD, GIRD 210 Gout 212 Hair Loss 213 Hearing Loss 215 Hepatitis 218 Herpes 220 Hot Flashes 220 Hysteria 221 Chap 21 I-J Diseases Infertility 223 Inflammation 223 Insomnia 224 Irritable Bowel 226 Itching 227 Jaundice 227 Chap 22 K-O Diseases Kidney Stones 229 Miscarriage 230 Mucous 231 M. Sclerosis 231 Nails 233 Nausea 235 Numbness 236 Obesity 237 Osteoporosis 238 Chap 23 P-R Diseases Pediatric 241 Perspiration 244 Plantar F. 244 Pregnancy 248 PMS 250 Prostate 251 Psoriasis 252 Rashes 252 Restless Leg 252 Chap 24 S-Z Diseases Sex 255 Shaking, tremors 257 Sinusitis 258 Skin Diseases 259 Sleep Apnea 261 Snoring 262 Sweaty hands 263 Teeth 264 Tumors 266 Urinary T. I. 267 Varicose Veins 269 Weight loss 270 Yeast infection 274 Chap 25 Case Histories 275
SECTION IV DAILY PRACTICES
Chapter 26 The Way of Breathing, Chap 27 Exercise, Chap 28 Meditation 303, Chap 29 Spiritual Practices (belief in God) 307 Appendix 313 Bibliography 315 About the Author 317
About the Author
Author: Hot and Cold Health; Acupuncture Physician (FL 1992-2002; owner, operator Food and Thought, health food store, Hollywood, FL (1984-2001); questioned and counseled 30,000+; There is no disease that I cannot figure out, cause, effect and cure, treatment." Email me.
