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Home Remedies For Anemia

Anemia can be defined as the deficiency of red blood cells mainly caused by a reduction in the amount of red blood cells produced by the bone marrow, resulting in insufficient oxygen to tissues and organs. Anemia can be cause by blood loss, which means that not enough red cells are being produce, or that too many red cells are being killed off. During pregnancy, the blood volume in your baby increases by about 40%. Anemia occurs in persons with sickle cell disease because the sickled red cells do not live as long as normal red blood cells. The individual cannot make red blood cells fast enough to equal the loss of the sickled red blood cells. Most common cause is a deficiency of iron, an element necessary for the formation of hemoglobin. It causes weakness and lack of energy, dizziness, shortness of breath, headaches, and irritability. Symptoms of anemia include feeling tired, weak, and short of breath.

Home Remedies For Anemia

Vitamin B 12 is needed for preventing or curing anemia. This vitamin is usually found in animal protein, especially in meats such as kidney and liver. There are, however, other equally good sources of vitamin B12 such as dairy products which also contain some B 12'

Avoid drinking coffee, tea and ingesting antacids, because they decrease iron absorption.

Do not take calcium, vitamin E, zinc, or antacids at the same time as iron supplements. These interferes with the iron absorption.

Try to cook in iron pots; it is proven that doing it can significantly increases the amount of iron in your foods.

Consume honey, as it acts as a rich source of iron, copper and manganese and also it aids in increasing the hemoglobin levels.

Avoid foods that interfere with the iron absorption. Examples of foods to avoid are: beer, candy bars, dairy products, ice cream, soft drinks, coffee and tea.

Soyabean is rich in iron and also has a high protein value. As most anaemic patients usually also suffer from a weak digestion, it should be given to them in a very light form, preferably in the form of milk, which can be easily digested.

Add a teaspoon of turmeric to a cup of plain yogurt. Eat this mixture on an empty stomach in the morning or afternoon.