Wednesday, November 12, 2008

How to Prevent and Treat Anemia with Common Sense Approach

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It is hard to believe that America, a country with one of the highest standards of living in the world having over 20 million people with the disease of anemia caused by unhealthy diet, and nutritional deficiency with protein and fat intake 30% more than any other country in the world. Most people understand that anemia is caused by iron deficiency in the bloodstream but in reality anemia is characterized by deficiency in the hemoglobin of the red blood cells diminishing the ability of the blood to transport oxygen to our cells and to remove carbon dioxide. In this article, we will discuss how to prevent and treat anemia with common sense approach.


1. Eat some raw vegetables
People eat only cooked vegetables is more likely to have folic acid deficiency anemia because most folic acid is destroyed during high heat. If you can not tolerate the smell of raw vegetable, you can include folic acid supplements in your diet. Folic acid is essential for fetal development, be sure to get enough folic acid if you are pregnant.

2. Moderate exercise
Intense exercise may be harmful for anemia patients because of depletion of oxygen level caused by less blood cells in the blood. Moderate exercise helps to increase the blood circulation and oxygen level in the bloodstream, it is vital for people with nutrition deficiency
anemia since it helps to remove carbon dioxide from the blood and provide nutrition for body's cells need.

3. Reduce intake of alcohol
Moderate drinking helps to increase blood flow. Excessive drinking not only damages the normal function of the liver, but also drains the folic acid from the body resulting in nutritional deficiency anemia.

4. Increase intake of vitamin C
Iron and other metals such as zinc and copper are needed for the reproduction of red blood cells as well as increasing the levels of oxygen in the bloodstream. They are vital metals for people with anemia. Since these types of nutrition are tough to absorb, taking vitamin C together with them will increase the stomach absorption.

5. Increase intake of foods containing iron and strengthening immune system
For people with iron deficiency anemia, it is better for your health to increase intake of foods rich in iron such as spinach, broccoli, beet juice, and cabbage. These foods not only help in reproduction of red blood cells to cover the break down of the old blood cells but also helps in strengthening your immune system as well as increasing circulation of blood.

6. Limit intake of junk foods
Junk foods contain high amounts of trans fat that may cause cholesterol and triglyceride to build in the blood stream, resulting in interference with the normal function of circulation system as well as nutritional deficiency anemia.

7. Stop smoking
If you have anemia and smoke, you must quit. Cigarette fumes containing cadmium not only cause the building up of calcium in the arteries, it also causes the depletion of oxygen in the bloodstream resulting in worsened heart diseases and anemia problems.

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