I am slightly anemic and it's starting to show on my face. How can I cure paleness?

Question

I have always been pale and now the anemia is making me even paler. I need to know if there's a certain diet I need to follow or if there are certain things that I could do to bring my face back to life.

Answer 1

Start exercising. It will change not just the color of your face but how you feel and even cure your anemia.
Exercise will speed up your metabolism and make your body work harder. I don't have to tell you about benefits of daily exercise. :)

I don't know your body type but probably you are skinny since it's more common for skinny people to get anemia than other types.

Every person will have a different % of body fat that you actually can change and have the same body weight.
Only daily exercise can keep you physicaly strong and mentaly awake for many years. And it's not just look but much more. :)

I am a personal fitness trainer and enjoy helping people like you every day. :)
Here are basic recommendations that you can start with.

Food as Fuel:

Going without breakfast because you planning a big dinner is as silly as filling up your car's gas tank after you finish the trip. Eat all of the foods that are good for you; all of the grains, vegetables, fruites and lean proteins that you enjoy. Eat 6 small meals a day. Eating smaller meals more often will help to speed up your metabolism. Missing meals slow your metabolism. Also chew your food at least 30-40 times every time you take a bite. This will slow down your meal time and it easier to digest your food.

Hunger can stress the body and trigger the release of cotisol, a hormone that encourages the storage of fat in the abdomen. To keep hunger under control, split your meals and snacks into 5 or 6 minimeals.

Water - Drink TONS of water!

If you add 2-3 liters of water to you diet you will feel better - PROMISE. You will have to use the restroom often, BUT you will feel less bloated, and retain less water IF you add water to your diet. Men who are overweight should add up to galon of water a day. Sip throgh out the day for best result.

Your Body Needs Daily Exercise.

The only way to be fit is to exercise on the regular basis: daily if possible. Some benefits of daily exercise are: you don't get sick as often, you have more energy and you sleep better. Exercise doesn't have to be structured.
If it is something you enjoy doing, you'll look forward to it. Walking or riding a bike with your friends is fun. Even though it may only be a couple of miles, it is something.
If you aren't looking forward to your next workout, do something else. Walking is probably one of the best fat burning exercises you can do - just walk more!

Start weight lifting program. If you are absolutely unexperience in it you can ask a personal fitness trainer at the gym for a free orientation.

Have Realistic Expectations

I promise you will feel better, get more fit and reach a higher level of satisfaction by starting slowly and expecting moderate weight and measurement changes.
Think within longer time frames, and a pound or two on a scale won't seam so important.

In your case you need to tone your muscles. Don't step on the scale. You will start to gain muscle and loose fat in the same time. Muscles weight more than fat. :)

Cross-Training

Every few weeks plan a change in your routine. Note only will your mind be more challenged, your body will have to adapt and the body will benefit from the new stimuli. The body is an amazing adaptable machine. It will begin to burn less fat as an energy source for the same activity if you don't change your programe regularly.

Get 7 to 8 hours of shut-eye a night

Chronic sleep deprivation can raise cortisol levels. It can also drive down levels of the appetite-control hormone leptin, making you feel hungry.

Laugh more

Here's a tactic anyone can stick with! In a study conducted at Loma Linda University, men and women who watched a humorous video had 30% less cortisol in their blood not only while watching the tape but also up to 24 hours later.

Now multi-vitamins. I would recommend you to start taking Centrum Performance. It has a daily value of every vitamin and microelement that you need. DO NOT take any extra vitamins if you will take this one. Overdose of certain vitamins or minerals will lead to a big health problems.
Only doctor can prescribe you Iron supplement in addition of what you are taking. Multi-vitamins+Minerals supplements already contain daily value of iron that you need.


I hope this will help. Email me if you have any questions

Answer 2

Anaemia can be caused by a number of factors depending on your age and sex and paleness is one of the symptoms. Typically, it is caused by a decreased in red blood cells or a loss of blood. Quite often, a low intake of iron is the culprit, so eating foods with a high iron content can be beneficial. However, anaemia is not sometime you can guess about. I would suggest that you see your doctor and let him/her determine the real cause and then follow their recommendation. More often than not, a diet change can cure the problem.

Paleness can also be caused by a number of things and may or may not be associated with your anaemia, especially if you always had a pale completion. Once again, your doctor can determine the real cause and you should really see one. In the meantime, skillfully applied makeup can help hide your paleness. If you are not adept at applying makeup, see a beautician.

Best of Luck!

Trail Hiker

Answer 3

Treat the cause of the pallor. Eat foods rich in iron, eat red meat, and consult your physician about the possible need for supplements, or depending on the severity of your anemia and it's cause, transfusion.
Learn to apply cosmetics.

Answer 4

First off you should be receiving treatment for this. Basically your deficient in iron. So eat foods that are high in iron and take a vitamin. But this is where a doctor needs to be in play. Too much iron can be harmful to your body. In your case I doubt a high iron diet would be harmful but iron supplements could be.

Answer 5

Try eating carrots! I would like to suggest you take multivitamin + mineral supplement. Make sure it has 18 mg of Iron. Also, extra Vitamin C (aids in iron absorption) + calcium could help. If your worried about appearances, wear makeup a shade darker.

Answer 6

If you have anemia it needs to be treated by your doctor. Once get it treated your color should come back to nomal. Without treatment there is not much you can do besides using makeup. See your doc for treatment.

Answer 7

yes you need iron . you can take iron shots from a doctor or get tablets at a store .
after you can look for foods which contain iron and eat them
if you cook with iron pots and pans most often enough iron comes just from them to keep you healthy.

Answer 8

put on some blush on and lipstick