Thanks for your article which made many people happy in this household as we had an iron packed dinner last night; chicken and beef kebabs.

Lucky for me; I do enjoy the foods that are good sources of iron. This makes it easy to include them in my diet.

I have low iron so I can relate to this article.

My doctor insists on a blood test every six months testing everything. I take a good general multi vitamin to top up and deficiency .

Extremely informative. thanks heaps. xo

I am one who has to watch I don’t consume too much iron because because of a hereditary disease called haemochromitosis.It is far more common in men but women can get it too. Your liver makes too much iron which your body can’t absorb or get rid of.. It can lead to heart problems and diabetes..It can be positively diagnosed by a liver biopsy if the illness is severe enough. Treatment is giving blood on a regular basis, sometimes large amounts requiring hospitalisation for recovery, other times you can go home if less is taken. You need to ensure you don’t eat much food which contains iron. My Grandma had a liver problem which was never actually diagnosed. My now deceased uncle had it very badly by the time it was diagnosed in the early to mid 1960s.He had to have a liver biopsy which is very painful and only done in severe cases of liver disease.He initially had blood taken very frequently and blood tests to check iron levels between treatments. He started having heart attacks and developed diabetes which made his diet even stricter. When it was controlled he didn’t have heart problems and his diabetes was stable and completely under control. My Mother also had a mild form of it. She didn’t have to undergo a biopsy. She had blood taken on a regular basis, usually a few months apart after the first couple of visits and a blood test just prior to every appt. to check levels. She was fortunate that it didn’t affect her heart, neither did she develop diabetes. She was also fortunate to see the specialist who had treated my Uncle several years before. Having the family history already recorded was a big advantage according to the specialist.
When my Mum was pregnant with my brother she was on iron tablets because she lacked it and was able to stop taking them. She reckoned it was a case of going from one extreme to another…….So far I am showing no symptoms of it, but I do have insulin resistance that can become diabetes.

My daughter is low in iron, thanks for this information, will try and boost the good foods in her diet. the 3 easiest are molasses, chicken and tuna, how about Brazil nuts, they are brilliant for your hair, do they have iron in them.

another good iron rich drink is nettle tea, you can buy it at the health food shop and some chemists.
Thank you

Very informative, I’m going to up my iron levels after reading this article. Thank you, hopefully this is the reason for my tiredness.

Double serve of spinach tonight.

after reading this I dont think I am

I’m a bit low on iron. I know because I get chilblains in winter!

I think I need an iron supplement to give me some energy that I am always lacking

I didn’t know Molasses was a good source of iron

I didn’t know that I should be having extra iron while breastfeeding. Thanks for the info.

Some great advice here, thanks for sharing this interesting read.

Thanks for sharing this information

Wonderful advice, a very motivational article.

I have been anaemic many times during my life, iron is so important

great information, a lot I didn’t know

I recently found out after my third bub that I have thalassemia minor. There are something’s in this post that I still didn’t knew. Thanks mom it’s very informative