Hair loss, pallor, fatigue and lethargy, headache and dry skin are all symptoms of a lack of iron in the body. How to replenish it? What foods to take iron from - a useful table
Iron is one of the most important elements in the body. It is not produced without it hemoglobin, on which our well-being and health in general depends. It carries oxygen throughout the body. If the hemoglobin level is low, we, in fact, feel oxygen starvation, from which all cells and organs suffer.
If iron is low, hemoglobin levels will be low / istockphoto.com
Symptoms of a lack of iron in the body:
- fatigue, memory impairment, insomnia
- pallor of the skin, cracks in the corners of the lips
- hair loss
- shortness of breath not only during exercise
- brittle nails
- headache
- restless legs syndrome
- premature aging of the skin
Iron intake table for humans
Iron intake table for humans
What lowers iron levels in the blood?
- Improper nutrition, constant diets
- Blood loss
- Diseases of the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract
- Disorders of the endocrine, circulatory systems
- Prolonged stress
- Avitaminosis
- Pregnancy
- Tumors
- Infection
- Impaired absorption of iron
How to fill the deficit?
Be sure to include foods containing iron in your diet. Most of all it is in sesame, seaweed, wheat bran.
Iron rich foods table
What foods have the most iron? / istockphoto.com
What foods have the most iron? / istockphoto.com
Iron-rich foods table / istockphoto.com
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