How to increase hemoglobin at home quickly?

Signs of decreased hemoglobin levels

A decrease in an important indicator in the blood is characterized by the following signs:

• pale skin,
• bruises under the eyes,
• white spots are visible on the nails,
• the plates on the nails become thinner,
• hair loses its shine and splits,
• tachycardia.

Due to iron deficiency in the blood, performance deteriorates, you are constantly thirsty, and insomnia appears. After active physical training, muscles become very sore. The person becomes irritable and suffers from migraines. If you suddenly see such symptoms, you should not get carried away with self-medication, but consult a therapist for testing. After this, you can make a plan on how to restore hemoglobin in the blood and begin treatment.

Causes of iron deficiency and increased need for it

1. Heavy or prolonged periods. They lead to increased blood loss and depletion of iron reserves.
2. Pregnancy and breastfeeding. During pregnancy and childbirth, the need for iron increases on average by 2 times, and during lactation even more.
3. Pathological chronic blood loss.
4. Passion for vegetarianism, veganism or raw food eating. Non-heme iron from plant foods is less absorbed than heme iron from animals and requires the presence of vitamin C.
5. Frequently eating fast food, which is poor in useful components, including minerals.
6. Consumption of foods that bind iron and reduce its absorption in the intestines. For example, this is how salts of phytic acid act in unleavened dough made from whole grain flour and in cereals; oxalates of fresh vegetables, especially rhubarb, spinach, sorrel; phosphoproteins of eggs, polyphenolic compounds of coffee and tea, milk lactoferrin, EDTA preservative in carbonated drinks, seasonings, sauces and mayonnaise.
7. Taking certain medications (for example, some antibiotics, antacids, proton pump blockers, H2 blockers).
8. Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (celiac disease, peptic ulcer, inflammatory bowel disease, tumors, diverticulosis, parasitic infestations, etc.).
9. Pathology of the urinary system (hemorrhagic cystitis, urolithiasis, glomerulonephritis).
10. Overweight and obesity. In this condition, there is an increased production of pro-inflammatory substances that negatively affect the absorption and bioavailability of iron.
11. Regular exercise. They significantly increase the need not only for proteins, but also for vitamins and minerals, including iron.

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Healthy diet

Means for increasing iron levels in the blood are selected individually, it all depends on the reasons for the decrease in this important indicator. If it has decreased due to irregular nutrition, you need to change your diet plan by adding iron-fortified foods:

• Chicken liver and beef tongue.
• Plums, pineapple, pomegranate juice, celery, tomatoes.
• Fruits of strawberries, cranberries, raspberries.
• Peanuts and legume products.
• Greenery.

Low iron levels may be accompanied by a fever. Usually the result appears after a month and a half. But healthy products will not have the desired effect if you combine them incorrectly. Food enriched with calcium does not allow you to increase an important microelement in the blood: it inhibits the absorption of iron.

It is better to take dairy and cereal products separately and not mix them with meat. And in order for iron to be better absorbed, you need to drink freshly prepared orange or grapefruit juices.

Iron content in food

Iron. Types and norms of consumption

It is necessary to maintain iron levels in the body.

This microelement must be included in the diet of any person. But there is a group of people whose iron intake should be kept under special control:

• women expecting a baby;
• representatives of the fair sex during menstruation;
• children and elderly people;
• patients in the recovery stage.

Doctors divide iron, which is absorbed by the human body, into 2 large groups:

A storehouse of vitamins

If hemoglobin has dropped, how to raise it ? This may have occurred due to a lack of vitamin B12. The doctor prescribes it in pills or injections.

B12 produces red blood cells and is involved in blood circulation, so you should not ignore this need of the body. This vitamin can be found in chicken liver, beef or poultry, and seaweed.

To quickly absorb iron, take vitamin C. Treatment with vitamins lasts 1-2 months. If it does not give the long-awaited result, you need to take the vitamin for another couple of months, reducing the dose.

Vitamin B12 content in food

Other therapeutic effects

Low hemoglobin is not only a sign of anemia, but a valuable diagnostic criterion for many diseases. For example, it may indicate hidden bleeding, ulcerative lesions of the digestive organs, hemorrhoids and even parasitic infections. In these cases, doctors often prescribe herbs to patients along with medications to treat the underlying pathology.

After all, they not only normalize hemoglobin levels, but also exhibit the following effects:

• normalize the metabolism of proteins, fats, carbohydrates;
• improve the absorption of fat- and water-soluble vitamins, micro- and macroelements;
• participate in the production of blood clotting factor (prothrombin);
• activate the secretion of bile, improving digestion;
• stop inflammatory processes;
• fight viruses and pathogenic bacteria;
• accelerate tissue regeneration (restoration);
• increased tone of smooth muscles of internal organs;
• stimulate and tone the body;
• improve cardiac and respiratory activity.

It is not surprising that along with the signs of low hemoglobin, the symptoms of major diseases also weaken, and the body’s immune defense is strengthened.

Frequent meals

Eating infrequently is often a sign of a decline in hemoglobin. Even if you eat foods enriched with iron, but extremely rarely, this will not give the long-awaited result. Iron is found in beef, chicken liver, products containing pectin, seaweed, rose hips, and buckwheat porridge. The amount of food must be of high quality. If you have anemia, you don’t need to fill your belly, following the rule: the more, the better, but eating well three times a day is the main condition for recovery. You should definitely have snacks between main meals - this will give you a tremendous boost of energy.

Latest advances in herbal medicine for anemia

It has been established that plants growing in the Fergana Valley are ideal for preparing preparations for iron deficiency anemia. Researchers from Uzbekistan suggest that due to special climatic conditions and fertile soil, their composition is enriched with iron, copper, cobalt, chromium, manganese, and zinc. The natural state of mineral salts explains the advantage of such preparations over many pharmacological agents.

Scientists studied plants from the Fergana Valley and found that they contained more iron than those growing in other territories.

There is especially a lot of iron in these herbs:

• common barberry;
• Schisandra chinensis;
• kumine;
• common shandra;
• Ziziphora wedge-shaped;
• Turkestan juniper;
• felt burdock;
• beautiful catovnik;
• protruding cornflower;
• geranium hill;
• whole-leaved snakehead;
• Ephedra bispica;
• burial ground, or common harmala.

Now Uzbek scientists are busy creating collections from parts of various plant species growing in southern Fergana. They determine the optimal quantitative content of each component. This is necessary so that micro- and macroelements are in ratios that allow you to quickly improve hematopoiesis and increase hemoglobin levels.

Treatment of worms

How to increase hemoglobin in the blood ? You should know that helminths are considered one of the most popular causes of low iron in the blood. It is necessary to take tests to identify the type of fluke. After this, the doctor prescribes anti-worm medications and sorbents that eliminate the toxic breakdown products of flukes from the body. As soon as the parasites are removed from the body, you will have to undergo rehabilitation therapy. Once the intestinal microflora is stabilized, metabolism and iron absorption will accelerate, and nothing will interfere with the normal increase in hemoglobin.

How do medicinal plants work?

There are several ways to increase hemoglobin using medicinal plants. The mechanism of their action is determined by their chemical composition.

Herbs can be roughly divided into three main groups:

1. High in iron - nettle, mint, dandelion, fireweed, St. John's wort . Their main function is the constant supply of microelements to the body, which is especially important in case of improper, irrational nutrition.
2. With a high concentration of B vitamins - agrimony, linden, rosehip . In the presence of these biologically active substances, iron is absorbed and distributed fully and is immediately included in biochemical processes.
3. With a unique vitamin and mineral composition - viburnum, rowan, ginseng, eleutherococcus . Teas based on them have a general strengthening effect, invigorate and tone, eliminating all symptoms of anemia.

Due to the balanced chemical composition of herbs in combination with iron-containing products, they can stimulate the production of the required amount of red blood cells and improve the overall biochemical parameters of the blood.

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