MY IRON LEVEL IS LOW - SO WATS THE BIG DEALIO

 Sufficient IRON intake                =                 Correct amount of RED BLOOD CELLS          =

                        Required amount of OXYGEN going to the organs in the body.

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Insufficient IRON intake             =                 Too little RED BLOOD CELLS                            =

                        Too little OXYGEN.      Heart has to beat faster and faster to supply oxygen.

            Symptoms            Tired and weak.
                                         Poor work / school performance.
                                         The ability to acquire knowledge through the use of reasoning is impaired
                                         Difficulty maintaining body temperature.
                                         Increased susceptibility to infections etc.
                                         An inflamed tongue.
                                   
If you think your iron levels are low.
There is a very easy and quick test that is often done at pharmacies that have a wellness clinic.
It is a prick in your finger and you get the results there and then. The tests costs about R20.00.

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                                                         FOR YOUR INFORMATION

The life span of a red blood cell is 120 days.

A male in good health, who donates a pint of blood, needs 56 days to regenerate his red blood cell count back to the levels prior to donating.

90% of females experience iron deficiency in varying degrees throughout their lives for a number of reasons. The most common are :-
              Poor diet
              Pregnancy
              Heavy menstruation.

Due to their rapid growth, infants and toddlers require more iron than older children.
 
Prolonged iron deficiency puts you in the high risk category for osteoporosis.

Vegetarian diets are obviously low in heme iron (iron from meat, poultry and fish). This can be addressed through careful meal planning.

Exceeding the recommended dosage of  -   antacids or medicine used to treat peptic ulcer and acid reflux can reduce the amount of acid in the stomach and the iron absorbed and cause iron deficiency.

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YOU CANNOT EXPECT TO CHANGE THE OUTCOME IF YOU KEEP DOING THE SAME THING.  

 As discussed yesterday I was given a guide as to what to eat to promote "good cell health".  It is a guide to change your lifestyle

Part One            This deals with concentrated protein.
                           2 servings per day
                           Serving size  3 to 4 ounces OR   85 to 115 grams
                           Meat, poultry and fish should be grilled, baked or roasted.
                           Fish can also be poached.

Eggs                          2 whole                OR             3 egg whites plus 1 whole egg
Egg substitute           2/3 cup

Fish, shellfish            3 oz / 85 grams fresh     OR   3/4 cup canned in water

Poultry chicken or cornish hen breast preferable

Turkey

Leg of lamb - lean roast
Beef - lean
Buffalo, venison, elk

Tofu                           5 - 6oz  / 140 - 170 grams   OR 1 cup fresh    OR  2 -3oz cube (baked)
Tempeh                      3oz / 85 grams        OR       1/2 cup
Seitan                         1/3 cup
Soy or veggie burger  4oz / 115grams

Keep cheese intake LOW due to saturated fat. Eat Nonfat or Lowfat
Cottage cheese           3/4 cup
Ricotta                        1/2 cup
Mozzarella                  1/2 cup
Parmesan grated          6 tablespoon

Seriously need to see to family now.  Like feed them

Cheers for now
   

COWS MILK IS VERY GOOD FOR BABY COWS

I wonder how many people out there realise that cows milk and dairy products are not as healthy and necessary to humans well being as we are led to believe.  Consumption of cows milk and dairy products inhibits the bodies ability to take up the iron in the food you eat. 
This is not necessarily a problem for all but if you have a tendency towards iron deficiency this is
not ideal.

I share with you my experience to illustrate my statement above.

About six years ago I began feeling run down,  I took vitamin and mineral supplements and every size shape and make.  Nothing helped in fact I just felt worse and worse.
We changed our diet from white bread, sugar and cold drinks to wholewheat bread, brown sugar and bottled water.  This improved things slightly. 
We started eating more fresh fruit and vegetables.  This also helped a little.    
We started eating more fish and chicken. This created the greatest change for the better.

While we were doing all this we also increased our intake of cows milk, flavoured yoghurt and yellow cheeses.  Our family which consists of 4 people were consuming 3 litres of cows milk a day;
3 litres flavoured yoghurt a week and approx a kilo of yellow cheese a week.
        
IN OUR SERIOUSLY DELUDED MINDS WE WERE EATING HEALTHY

So why was I not feeling as good as I should.  We started our own business 2006 and I kept putting it down to the fact of stress and not having had a holiday since 1998.

In April of this year I found out my haemoglobin level was sitting at 3.2.
I had to go into hospital for a blood transfusion. A healthy female's level should be between 16 to 12. 
After many tests my doctors solution to this problem was have a hysterectomy.  70% of the time this operation would solve my problem.   My thought on this was " WHEN HELL FROZE OVER"

We were recommended to a homeopath through friends of ours. And were absolutely gobsmacked by what we found out.

Cows milk, flavoured yoghurt and yellow cheese       -   INHIBITS IRON INTAKE from food
Regular tea, coffee, caffeine                                        -   LEECHES IRON from the body   hence
                                                                                          the term TEA ANEAMIA SYNDROME
Drinking a little fresh orange juice with your meal     -   increases fourfold your bodys' ability to take
                                                                                          up iron.
You need to eat protein with your vegetables to get the maximum iron and nutrients from your meal.

I was also given a "lifestyle change" eating guide, with vitamin and minerals and you WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE CHANGE.

I obviously have a long way to go as haemoglobin levels do not come right over night.

IN MY NEXT BLOG I WILL SHARE THE LIFESTYLE CHANGE EATING GUIDE.

CHEERS FOR NOW