Posts: 1448
From: north of Boston, MA
Registered: Aug 2004

posted May 09, 2005 08:55 PM         

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For those of you who aren't saying "Well, Duh!"...

The average American's diet is notoriously low in iron. This is especially problematic for women and people with strong Uranian energy.

"LACK OF IRON is the most common nutritional deficiency in the world... Iron rich foods can fortify your Blood, in a properly balanced diet, which can become weakened by a lack of foods rich in iron. Iron, the metal, is an element that is also a nutrient (trace) mineral that humans need to consume as a part of our everyday diet. Iron, in some form, is essential for good health.

"A deficiency of iron makes us TIRED and APATHETIC, a condition known as anemia. Anemia is characterized by low levels of hemoglobin, causing oxygen starvation in your tissues. Though anemia common condition, do not try self-diagnosing it or try prescribing dietary supplements because the symptoms of anemia can also indicate other, more serious, diseases, such as bleeding ulcers or even cancer.

"If you are a woman of child-bearing age it is vital to prevent iron deficiency anemia, which increases the risk of complications during and after childbirth. This is done by eating foods rich in iron along with foods that are rich in vitamin C (fresh vegetables, etc.) and by avoiding iron inhibiting foods such as tea.

"How Would You Know if You Are Iron Deficient?

You could be iron deficient if you.....

..... are unusually tired

..... have reduced ability to exercise comfortably

..... have poor stamina

..... get frequent infections, or

..... if you are lethargic."

http://www.bloodbook.com/iron-foods.html

Iron rich food Iron Content RDA % * Calories
Cockles boiled 28mg 155% 50
Black Pudding 20mg 111% 300
Liver 9mg 50% 190
Fish Paste 9mg 50% 170
Faggots 8.3mg 46% 270
Kidney 8mg 44% 170
Venison 7.8mg 43% 200
Heart 7.7mg 43% 180
Mussels boiled 7mg 39% 90
Liver Pate 7mg 39% 190
Liver Sausage 6.4mg 36% 312
Goose 5mg 28% 320
Pheasant 5mg 28% 220
Shrimps canned 5mg 28% 95
Haggis 4.8mg 27% 310
Sardines canned 4.5mg 27% 180
Anchovies canned 4mg 22% 285
Whitebait 4mg 22% 310
Tongue Ox 3mg 17% 300
Pilchards canned 2.7mg 16% 130
Beef lean 2.5mg 16% 240
Other Iron rich foods Iron content RDA % Calories
Thyme ground 124mg 688% * 276
Curry Powder 58mg 321% * 233
Oat & Wheat Bran 45mg 250% * 330
Cinnamon ground 38mg 210% * -
Garam Masala 33mg 183% * 380
Rosemary 30mg 167% * 330
Oxo cube 24.5mg 136% * 230
Paprika 24mg 133% * 290
Bran Flakes 20mg 111% 320
Ready Brek 13.2mg 73% 373
Special K cereal 13mg 73% 370
Bran Wheat 13mg 73% 205
Sesame Seeds 10mg 55% 11
Black Treacle 9.2mg 54% 260
Soya flour low fat 9mg 50% 350
Wheatgerm 8.5mg 49% 300
Liquorice 8mg 44% 310
Cashew Nuts 6.2mg 34% 610
Blackcurrants canned 5mg 28% 45
Figs dried 4.2mg 23% 205
Bombay Mix 3.8mg 21% 500
Lentils boiled 3.5mg 19% 100
Apricots ready-to-eat 3.5mg 19% 160
Hazelnuts 3.2mg 19% 650
Almonds 3mg 17% 600
Twiglets 3mg 17% 380
Soya beans 3mg 17% 140
Malt bread 2.8mg 16% 270
Wholemeal bread 2.7mg 15% 215
Red Kidney beans 2.5mg 14% 100
Watercress 2.2mg 14% 23
http://www.weightlossforall.com/iron-rich-food.htm

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From: Southeast Florida
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posted May 09, 2005 09:08 PM         

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Looks like I actually get a lot of iron daily. My favorite cereal is Special K, and I love oatmeal. I'm still a very tired and sleepy person though .

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From: illinois
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posted May 09, 2005 10:02 PM         

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wow i had no idea about curry powder! thanks for the info HSC!

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posted May 10, 2005 04:50 PM         

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Thanks for the info, Heart! I hope you are well!

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From: north of Boston, MA
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posted May 17, 2005 06:28 PM         

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Everlong - Awesome (I love special K)! I get very tired sometimes, too. I just started taking these "NewChapter" multi-vitamin, mineral, probiotic, whole-food vitamins and I'm cutting through spiritual materialism - lol!, which is to say that I've got so much energy, I can barely direct it. They're kind of expensive, but mad worth it! Also, wheat-grass juice is my best friend.

beebuddy - You are so welcome!

Bluemoon - I'm doing great, thanks. I'm like a little kid with a bowl of clam chowder; the world is my oyster cracker! Hope you are well, too.

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From: Cleveland, Ohio
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posted May 18, 2005 07:01 PM         

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My iron is too high. I love eating spinach

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posted May 19, 2005 12:46 AM         

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Yes I can attest to this. I am afterall controlled by Uranus for the most part. Aqua Sun, Mars, Mercury, and Uranus in the 6th house of health.

I have anemia, like many women do. Some forms of anemia, however, cannot really be controlled by ingesting iron. Thalassemia for example, which I have a mild form of cannot be helped through this common remedy.

I posted something on it here..
http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/001021.html

And here's a site on Thalassemia if anyone is interested.
http://sickle.bwh.harvard.edu/menu_thal.html

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From: In My Head
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posted June 01, 2005 03:40 PM         

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Faggots have iron?

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posted June 01, 2005 04:27 PM         

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Yeah, but be careful...too much is very bad. When in doubt..get a blood test!

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From: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
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posted June 01, 2005 05:53 PM         

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Oh man, looks like I should go eat some faggots, cockles, and oxo cube?

My doctor told me to keep an eye on my iron sometime back, and then a psychic woman told me I needed more last year...which is weird because I love beans! I even ate a whole bowl of lentil soup today Pretty neat to see that garam masala is a good source, I LOVE indian food (especially channa masala with naan mmmm).

As the Deftones sing in one of their songs: "We're all anemic..."

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posted June 01, 2005 06:07 PM         

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Ok ok ok, that was very poor humor . . .

I'm sorry.

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posted June 01, 2005 06:11 PM         

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