Help!! I need to boost my iron!

Hi liz52408

When my hair was falling out and my iron got really low here is what I did and and it has worked like a charm. Check with your doctor first :-) My labs have been great ever since.


Liquid is best but it stains teeth so if you do this, make sure to toss the iron back or use a straw to keep if off teeth. I use an eye dropper. Try this until your next test. I take a whole ounce every day. We need more than the average person. Here is a site to order liquid and it's on sale for $5 a bottle. Good buy. I mix it with about 2 ounces of OJ or grapefruit juice. Makes it way easier to take. But you can chew Vitamin C supplement with it and it's best on an empty stomach. I just take it last thing at night then I have the 2 hours 'after' covered :)

McKesson, Iron Supplement (Ferrous Sulfate) Liquid 16 oz.,

1 Bottle, Betty Mills Price: $5.08 Per Bottle, Generic OTC Meds, Minerals...

Correction: I just checked and it's on sale for $4.10 a bottle

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Here are my iron rules.

1. Do not take calcium supplements or vitamins containing calcium within 2 hours either side of taking iron. Calcium and iron bind together and leave the body with no benefit of either.

2. Take only liquid iron and take it with a little orange juice or a chewable vitamin C?.iron needs acid to absorb. Liquid isn?t as constipating as pills, but if it?s a problem, increase fiber during the day.

3. NO coffee or tea (herbal is ok) within 2 hours either side of taking iron. It?s not the caffeine; it?s the tannic acid that inhibits iron absorption.

4. NO soy products within 2 hours either side of taking iron.

5. Very important?..NO dairy within 2 hours either side of taking iron. That includes butter, milk, cream, cream cheese, ice cream, yogurt, cottage cheese?..NO DAIRY.

6. Try not to eat foods that are high in calcium or calcium supplemented when eating iron rich foods. IE?..don?t have butter and sour cream on a baked potato when you have that steak J

7. Cook as much as you can in cast iron. Some iron rich foods include:

· Red meat

· Egg yolks

· Dark, leafy greens (spinach, collards)

· Dried fruit (prunes, raisins)

· Iron-enriched cereals and grains (check the labels)

· Mollusks (oysters, clams, scallops)

· Turkey or chicken giblets

· Beans, lentils, chick peas and soybeans

· Liver

· ArtichokesSome calcium rich foods include:

· Cheese

· Yogurt

· Milk

· Sardines

· Dark leafy greens like spinach, kale, turnips and collard greens

· Fortified cereals

· Fortified orange juice

· Soybeans

· Fortified soymilk

· Enriched breads, grains and waffles

Keep me posted on how you are doing