What are some good ways to get more iron in my system?

Question

Its recently come to my attention that I am losing more iron than I am taking in because of certain health problems I have. What are some good ways to get mroe iron in my system, other than pills.

Answer 1

How can I get more iron from foods?
There are two ways to get more iron out of your diet, says Dr. Debby Demory-Luce, a registered dietitian with the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. First, you could eat more iron-rich foods, such as beef liver, lean meats, salmon, iron-fortified breakfast cereals, tofu, soybeans, dried beans, oatmeal, pumpkin and sesame seeds, spinach and enriched breads, rice and pasta. In addition, you could adopt a few of the following dietary "tricks" that give iron absorption a boost:

Eat a little meat when dining on iron-rich vegetables. Although the form of iron in plants isn't easily absorbed by humans, adding a bit of meat, such as a piece of grilled chicken to bean burritos or a slice of marinated beef to a spinach salad, can significantly boost the iron "yield."

Add a good source of vitamin C to each meal. Top oatmeal with sliced strawberries, drink orange juice with iron-fortified cereal, toss red pepper strips into a whole-grain pasta dish or eat broccoli salad with a peanut-butter sandwich to pump up iron absorption.

Don't overdo tea and coffee beverages. Compounds called tannins found in tea and coffee tie up iron, reducing how much is absorbed.

Answer 2

You can take a multi vitamin with iron'
But, check with your Dr first

Answer 3

Seaweed. It's awesome.

Answer 4

potatoes have alot of iron and pnut butter ,nuts