How to quickly increase hemoglobin in the blood? 5 super foods
The human body needs iron for the smooth synthesis of hemoglobin. A low level of this protein component is often the result of iron deficiency anemia. Possible malabsorption of trace elements associated with problems of the gastrointestinal tract, taking certain medications. Including a number of iron-rich foods on the menu is a quick way to normalize your hemoglobin levels.
Content:
- Black caviar instantly increases hemoglobin!
- Pistachios - record holders for iron content
- Plombir quickly increases hemoglobin!
- Red meat is very effective
- Garnet
1. Black caviar instantly increases hemoglobin
100 g of black caviar can provide the body with about 2.5 mg of iron. This product is often recommended by doctors with low hemoglobin, anemia. In particular, it is useful to regularly include a sandwich with black caviar in the menu for pregnant women and adolescents who are often worried about iron deficiency anemia. It is worth adding caviar to the diet not only for medicinal purposes, but also for prevention.
Black caviar has a perfectly balanced composition. In addition to valuable proteins, the product includes vitamins (A, B, C, D), important trace elements (sodium, potassium, magnesium, zinc, iodine). The unique composition allows this gift of the sea to optimize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, positively affect the absorption of iron.
Saturation with trace elements gives black caviar the ability to increase the number of red blood cells that control hemoglobin production. The product also produces a general strengthening effect on the body, normalizes the immune defense.
For therapeutic purposes (increasing hemoglobin), black caviar can be used as a sandwich. Also, treatment courses are carried out for 2-3 weeks, in which the patient must eat 2 tablespoons of the dish twice a day.
Red caviar
Red caviar, like black caviar, is a storehouse of vitamins and microelements that save with low hemoglobin. It is saturated with omega-3 fatty fats, serves as a supplier of iron, sodium, potassium, magnesium and phosphorus, and provides a wide range of vitamins.
There is no other product that is so rich in folic acid, on which the normal functioning of the circulatory system depends. Lack of this component can lead to anemia. Pregnant women are often advised to "treat" low hemoglobin with red caviar, since its composition is extremely useful for the unborn baby.
The principle of using red caviar is the same as in the case of black caviar. The product is most useful in its pure form, it is also welcomed to add it to salads, use it in making sandwiches.
A recipe for a delicious and healthy salad with red caviar for those who do not like this product in its pure form.
In addition to caviar, the dish includes other elements that supply the body with iron:
- a can of red caviar;
- 150 g of cheese;
- 3 potatoes;
- 2 carrots;
- 3 eggs;
- some mayonnaise;
- jar of cod liver.
Carrots, potatoes are boiled and cooled, rubbed together with cheese with a coarse grater. Canned food is freed from oil, the liver is kneaded with a fork, eggs are finely chopped. All the elements are laid out in a bowl in the following sequence: potatoes, liver, eggs, then carrots and cheese. All layers are lightly coated with mayonnaise, caviar is laid out on top.
Only 100 g of such a dish will give a person about 0.8 mg of iron, replenish the reserves of potassium, calcium, cobalt, iodine and other useful substances.
2. Pistachios - record holders in iron content
The record for iron content was set by an unexpected dish - pistachios. 100 g of this tasty product contains about 60 mg of this valuable substance. Not surprisingly, regular consumption of pistachios is indicated for people trying to normalize low hemoglobin levels.
This is easy to verify by examining their composition, 100 g of "nuts" contain:
- trace elements (iron, magnesium, phosphorus, copper, potassium, manganese);
- protein (about 20 g), which supplies valuable amino acids;
- carbohydrates (25 g);
- vitamins A, B (1, 6, 9), E, starch;
- fats (about 50 g), which provide the body's essential fatty acids, saturated and unsaturated.
The inclusion of pistachios in the diet in moderation will not only allow you to quickly bring hemoglobin back to normal. This dish improves the condition of the cardiovascular system, lowers cholesterol. One handful a day is enough to effectively strengthen the immune system, prevent tumors, "postpone" the aging process.
You can eat pistachios not only in their pure form, this useful product is often used in the preparation of salads. The recipe that is good for hemoglobin includes natural suppliers of iron - pomegranate, carrot.
For cooking you will need:
- half a pomegranate;
- small carrots;
- a little sour cream (yogurt);
- sugar (by eye);
- arugula.
The pomegranate is freed from grains, mixed with carrots, grated with a grater. Sugar and sour cream are added to the mixture, the resulting composition is thoroughly mixed. The pistachios are fried (the pan must be dry). The mixture is laid out on the lettuce leaves, the dish is generously flavored with pistachios on top. This is an example of a healthy pistachio salad with iron-containing foods.
For hemoglobin, the state of immune defense, oil prepared on the basis of pistachios will also be useful. With its help, you can start cell regeneration, increase vitality, normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract.
3. Plombir quickly increases hemoglobin
Many people refuse ice cream, motivating their decision with its high calorie content, harmfulness. This "frosty" delicacy, which people got acquainted with during the time of Napoleon III, is extremely useful in the fight against low hemoglobin.
Sundae is perfectly absorbed by the body, contains the following valuable components:
- iron, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium;
- vitamins B, A, D, E;
- proteins;
- carbohydrates.
Low hemoglobin is accompanied by such manifestations as chronic weakness, fatigue, insomnia, tachycardia. There are also external "signals": fragility, dry hair, stratification of nails, pallor of the skin. Sundae not only "gives" iron to the body, but also thanks to B vitamins, valuable minerals, normalizes sleep, tidies up the condition of hair and skin, and provides energy. In reasonable quantities, it has a beneficial effect on the work of the gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system.
Homemade ice cream recipes are effective in solving the problem of low hemoglobin. You need to take 2 yolks, half a glass of sugar, three quarters of a glass of cream, mix these ingredients. The resulting mixture is heated in a saucepan over low heat (not to a boil), poured into molds, and frozen. In the oven, you need to bake three apples, mix them with three quarters of a glass of cream, add the frozen mixture, hold the composition in the freezer a little more.
Such a dish will provide the body with iron (1.57 mg per 100 g), cobalt, magnesium, copper, and will help to stock up on valuable vitamins. Apples can, if desired, be replaced with other iron-containing fruits - persimmon, pear, kiwi, quince.
4. Red meat is very effective
The absolute champion among meat products that has a positive effect on the hemoglobin index is beef, which is much superior in this regard to pork and veal. The percentage of assimilation of iron from beef is 22%.
100 g of beef contains 2.2 mg of iron. Other valuable components are also present in the dish:
- minerals (cobalt, iodine, zinc, potassium, calcium, magnesium);
- vitamins B (1, 2, 5, 6, 9), E, PP;
- proteins;
- amino acids.
Regular addition of beef to the menu not only increases the lowered hemoglobin. Also, there is a "cleaning" of the blood composition due to the content of heme iron. Meat has a beneficial effect on the condition of the skin and hair, nourishes cells with oxygen, and activates metabolic processes. The product is also highly valued for its high concentration of zinc, which allows it to strengthen the body's immune defenses, increase energy, and relieve weakness.
! Beef liver is another effective iron supplier for patients with low hemoglobin levels. The product is saturated with copper, calcium, vitamin C and other elements that help the body absorb iron-containing foods. The richness of valuable microelements and vitamins allows the liver to have a strengthening effect on the hair, to tidy up the skin.
Long-term frying, stewing, boiling - all these processes deprive meat of valuable components, produce a destructive effect on iron. The product has the maximum effect on increasing hemoglobin only in half-baked form (with blood), you can make a shish kebab, chop from it.
However, consider the negative aspects too! Raw meat is a source of parasites!
Boiled it is useful to eat beef tongue, this dish will become a good "conductor" of iron.
Game will also bring benefits with low hemoglobin. You can add hare, duck, wild boar, roe deer and so on to the menu. The cooking principles are the same as for beef.
If meat is included in the menu to normalize the level of hemoglobin, you should not eat it along with such products as bread, porridge, pasta. These dishes in the intestines produce a binding effect on iron, interfere with its full absorption by the body. As a side dish, cabbage, potatoes, green peas, beans will be more effective.
Nutritionists consider the optimal ratio of animal and plant products to be 1: 3; it is worth adhering to it for the most effective replenishment of iron deficiency.
5. Pomegranate
With a lack of iron in the body, a person is shown adding a pomegranate to the menu. 100 g of this product contains approximately 1 mg of iron, which allows it to have a positive effect on the state of hemoglobin.
The chemical composition of pomegranate (100 g) is as follows:
- proteins 0.9 g;
- water 79.2 g;
- carbohydrates 13.9 g;
- fats 0 g;
- vitamins (B5, B6, B12, E, P, C);
- minerals (iron, calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus).
Pomegranate is a fruit that stimulates the synthesis of hemoglobin, not only due to the high concentration of iron in it. The most important vitamins that are present in this product are B6, B5, B12, P, C.
Note that pomegranate is useful for increasing hemoglobin as a whole! It is not necessary to make juice from it, all the more to buy, as practice shows, juice rarely helps anyone.
Each of them performs a specific function.
- A high concentration of vitamin C has a beneficial effect on the absorption of iron by the body, and has a positive effect on the state of the immune system.
- Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) is necessary to maintain immunity, stimulates hemoglobin synthesis.
- Vitamin B6 is important for the immune system; its lack often leads to the development of anemia. This element activates the metabolism, increases the absorption of iron.
- Vitamin B12 in sufficient quantity ensures high quality of blood formation.
- Vitamin P has a strengthening effect on the state of human blood vessels.
Do not forget that pomegranate becomes a real supplier of iron for the body exclusively fresh. This does not interfere with adding delicious fruit to salads healthy for hemoglobin.
The recipe, in addition to pomegranate, which includes other foods valuable for hemoglobin, will require the following ingredients:
- 50 g of nuts (walnuts);
- half a pomegranate;
- a couple of potatoes;
- one carrot;
- one beet;
- 200 g chicken breast;
- salt and mayonnaise to taste.
Vegetables are boiled in a peel, peeled, cut into small cubes. Chicken meat is boiled and cut into cubes. The pomegranate is peeled, the nuts are cut. All the elements are layered in the following order: potatoes, carrots, mayonnaise and salt to taste, beets, fillets, again salt and mayonnaise (you can pepper). Walnuts and pomegranate seeds are laid out on top.
100 g of tasty salad will provide the body with about 1.27 mg of iron, saturate with iodine, potassium, cobalt, calcium, and important vitamins.
Healthy foods saturated with iron are the fastest way to replenish its deficiency in the body, increase the level of hemoglobin. Therefore, having noticed symptoms in oneself that indicate its decrease, first of all, it is necessary not to grab onto medications and vitamin complexes, but to revise your own menu by adding iron-containing elements.
The author of the article: Kuzmina Vera Valerievna | Endocrinologist, nutritionist
Education: Diploma of the Russian State Medical University named after NI Pirogov with a degree in General Medicine (2004). Residency at Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, diploma in Endocrinology (2006).
