Iron Rich Foods

The five most richest food sources of iron are spinach, lentils, strawberries, lettuce, and figs.

Almonds
Apricots
Avocados
Beets, greens
Black cherries
Black strap molasses
Brewer's yeast
Broccoli,raw
Cereals
Chicken
Cocoa powder
Cod
Dates
Dried fruit
Dulse
Eggs
Enriched breads
Fish
Green leafy vegetables
Haddock
Kelp
Kidney beans
Lentils
Lima beans
Liver
Meat
Millet
Offal
Peaches
Pears
Peas, fresh/cooked
Poultry
Prunes, dried
Pumpkins
Raisins
Rice bran
Sesame seeds
Shellfish
Soya beans
Spinach, raw/chopped
Sunflower seeds
Turkey
Watercress
Wheat bran
Whole grains

Iron stores in the liver may be adequate, but will only be available if the body has access to:

Vit C
Essential fatty acids
Copper
Cobalt

Excess iron in your hair tissue mineral analysis.

Too much iron in your system can be due to:
liver not producing sufficient bile salts,
excess phosphates,
cadmium in cigarettes,
lead,
environmental factors such as copper water pipes.
excess dairy product consumption.

Nutritional Elements that work in harmony with Iron nutrition uptake:

Folic Acid
Vitamin A
Vitamin C
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B6
K/ Potassium
Na/ Sodium
Se/ Selenium- take with Vit E to improve uptake

Nutritional Elements that work against Iron nutrient uptake:

Vitamin B12
Vitamin D
Vitamin E- adequate stomach acid needed for digestion.
Sn/ Tin
Al/ Aluminium
Ca/ Calcium
Cd/ Cadmium
Co/ Cobalt
Cr/ Chromium
Cu/ Copper- adequate stomach acid needed for digestion
Hg/ Mercury
Mn/ Manganese
P/ Phosphorous- adequate stomach acid needed for digestion
Pb/ Lead
V/ Vanadium
Zn/ Zinc

Iron Rich Diet

Natural food sources of iron: molasses, eggs, fish, organ meats, poultry, wheat germ, shredded wheat, desiccated liver, beef liver.

Elements antagonistic to iron availability:

coffee, tea, zinc, manganese, excessive phosphorus, excessive copper.

DISCLAIMER.

As usual please consult your health care professional before embarking upon a programme of supplementation.
The information presented on this website should not be considered complete, or taken in the place of a medical consultation with a professional health care provider, for the purposes of diagnosis and treatment.