I am not 100% raw, but I really try to incorporate a large part of raw/living foods in my diet. I'm anemic, and am told that there's not many vegetarian let alone raw sources for iron. I bought some black strap molasses for a start. I already eat a lot of dark green leafy veggies. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
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Re: raw and iron deficiency
Mon, April 7, 2008 - 11:57 AMI think pumpkin seeds have iron. I just take a vegan supplement that also has b12 and folic acid in it because I don't want to stress. -
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Re: raw and iron deficiency
Tue, April 8, 2008 - 10:01 AMI also heard of flax seed having iron too. Not sure how much. But always grind some up and sprinkle it on everything. -
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Re: raw and iron deficiency
Tue, April 8, 2008 - 12:43 PMsea vegetables are packed with minerals including iron.
if you are already anemic on your current diet, it may take a long time on a raw diet to balance out what has caused your anemia. Unless you were born anemic and it's a genetic condition, it was brought on by imbalance in diet over the years. So you're probably best off continuing with a (high quality!) supplement and practice getting all your nutrients from raw foods in the meantime. I think that eventually your body will come into balance, as this is the diet humans were intended to eat. -
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Wed, April 9, 2008 - 9:19 AMHow do you make sure your children get enough iron? My daughter is two this month, and I've begun giving her chicken because she's bruising so easily. I don't want to give her meant,but rather that than be ill as a result of my ideals. THoughts? She's taking a powdered multi, but that doesn't include iron. -
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Re: raw and iron deficiency
Wed, April 9, 2008 - 11:27 AMspirulina! bee pollen! beets! -
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Re: raw and iron deficiency
Wed, April 9, 2008 - 10:44 PMhmm. I don't think my kids have ever been in danger of anemia, and they have been mostly vegetarian their whole lives. They like seaweeds and greens, don't mind green smoothies although they don't have them very often...i don't know...is there much iron in fish and chicken?
I am a firm believer in leaving the skins on OG produce especially root vegetables, and in drinking only living water straight out of the earth, using only salt that came from the sea. All of these sources are rich in minerals and perhaps this has been enough to keep us all healthy.
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Re: raw and iron deficiency
Thu, April 10, 2008 - 10:19 PMi'm no expert, but somewhere I learned that protein and iron "need" eachother , in order to nourish the body.
- like calcium and magnesium "need" eachother to nourish the body-
I also learned that vitamin c helps the body absorb other nutrients aswell!
----wish I knew a lil more 'bout this ;o) --- -
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Re: raw and iron deficiency
Fri, April 11, 2008 - 9:00 AMThanks everyone for your input! I made an "iron syrup" recipe from my herbalist, and I'm taking a tablespoon twice a day. An reduced infusion of nettles, parsley, yellow dock and dried apricots, preserved with molasses. I'm going to start with that. I also learned that many iron rich foods might not be as easily absorbed into the body, and can even inhibit iron absorption such as spinach, beet greens, chard and sweet potatoes. Basically they say that vegetable iron foods (non-heme) are better assimilated when eaten *with* animal-based iron foods (heme). This link was interesting:
www.healthcastle.com/iron.shtml -
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Re: raw and iron deficiency
Fri, April 25, 2008 - 7:46 PMInteresting. I've also heard that the problem with iron is that certain foods will prevent you from absorbing it, but to get around that I've just heard of veggie options such as eating more red pepper and citrus.
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Re: raw and iron deficiency
Sat, April 12, 2008 - 9:28 PMI'd look up different veggies and fruits on nutritiondata.com. It will give you the exact about of iron. I've heard that spinach, cherries and wheatgrass juice are high in iron. I've been about 99% raw for 15 months, had a blood test and my iron levels are great, as well as amino acid levels.
