I don't think I'm getting enough iron?

[britters85]

I'm not big on eating a lot of vetetables so I'm assuming I'm low on iron. What supplment of vitamin should I take to replace my vegetables?

[ABOMB]

FYI- supplements if you are going to take any are not the same as the real/living thing.nothing can replace vegetables, is it the taste you don't like? Try to be more creative in your cooking... you can also take a ph test yourself and see how acidic your saliva/urine/hair analysis is! then you will know for sure where all your levels are at. Chances are, if you are down in iron - it will be effecting other levels in return. Its a chain reaction...

[karamel_sutra]

I can't think of the section name, but if you have a Vitamin Shoppe (or a store like it) near you, there's usually a section full of green supplements that sound like Chlorophyll this or that and Mighty Green! Look Google a few keywords like (vitamins, chlorophyll, supplement) and see what comes up. Then if you see a supplement you're interested in, thoroughly research it to be sure others swear by it and to check for side effects...

[aMuse]

Don't assume. If you want to make decisions based on your health in regard to what you are getting in your diet visit your doctor or a lab and get a blood test. The report will tell if you are within normal levels. Red meat and egg yokes are high in iron. Just because you do not eat a lot of veggies, doesn't mean you are low on iron.

[martyfellow]

You can take iron pills but it would be better to eat leafy vegetables, spinach, and the like. Egg yolks, drief fruit such as raisins. A lot of the iron in those pills won't be absorbed by your body unless you are otherwise eating a diet rich in vitamins.

[madmisskelly]

I would refrain from taking iron supplements unless you have to.

Eat foods like eggs, dark leafy greens, lentils, chick peas, soybeans and beans. You can also get a decent amount of iron in red meat.

You don't have to eat dark leafy greens but you should get your vitamins through your diet before you rely too heavily on vitamin supplements.

[Izzy2102]

eat meat, there aren't many supplements that are helpful there, unless you get them from your doctor. If you don't eat meat, soy products and beans will also work

[amb3r]

I suggest getting some blood work done to make sure its iron. I just had some and found out my iron was really low because I haven't been eating enough red meat.

[JKwantsherman]

Iron defiency is really common. Its nothing to stress over and unlessyou have any health related problems to it, you don't need to supplement.

[WoodWizzard87]

just take a daily multivitamin and you should be fine. Are you anemic at all?

[Ugliness]

Start to iron your boyfriend's shirts every day and you'll have more than your share guaranteed.

[kheserthorpe]

I'd try beef.

Fry up in iron frying pan for extra points.

[kairon156]

don't you get more iron form eating certain meats like cow?

[musicbrain5]

Yeah, red meat is a huge source of your iron intake.

[kairon156]

I'm not 100% sure but I think peanut butter can help too but not by much.

[MrOracle]

Eat some red meat instead. Much better to get it from natural sources than from a pill.

[smokahontas]

Did you know that chocolate has a lot of iron in it?

[Anonymous]

If you're eating meat, you're probably fine for iron.

It's other minerals you're probably not doing too well on.

[sourabhrockz]

peanuts have a lot of iron