Iron-rich food and vegetable foods

Posted by Shivani Sikri on October 18th, 2019

We write this article for the hundreds of women who are deciding (or have already decided) to embrace the Vegan Alkaline Diet and who are still shamefully lying (probably often only for misinformation) about the shortcomings aspect ...

And in particular on anemia and iron deficiency !

Iron in plant foods: the whole truth
How is it possible for a woman who cares about her health, the health of the planet and animals to be frightened, again and again, in 2017, on an aspect that instead would require only a bit of serious information, such as plant food which contain iron?

But let's not hide behind the controversy: women are actually more at risk of suffering from anemia ...

But you are about to discover 5 fundamental things to follow the Alkalinizing Plant Nutrition in a balanced way, even with the possibility of resolving any deficiencies ...

We promise you that at the end of this article you will be much more knowledgeable and aware of the issue of iron, anemia and a vegan diet than most women out there.

But let's just take a small step back ...

https://www.sooperarticles.com/health-fitness-articles/natural-fat-burner-foods-1745421.html

And let's put dots on i, to understand how much and what kind of iron in plant foods we find!

So much iron in vegetables: but do we have to worry anyway?

We have already addressed the topic in one of our famous articles on how to cure anemia with the vegan diet .

But let's make a very essential summary to focus an important concept ...

There are two types of iron:

EME (found in animal foods);
NON-EME (found in plant foods) ...
Haem iron (animal products) is better absorbed than non-heme iron ...

However, iron-rich foods and plant foods are many and therefore less absorption is compensated by the generosity of Mother Nature! We must therefore prefer vegetable iron to that from other sources.

It is important to note that, while vegetarians in general have lower iron deposits than omnivores, in reality they do not suffer from a higher incidence of anemia .

In fact, some evidence indicates that slightly lower than normal iron levels are advantageous , because they facilitate better insulin function and lower rates of heart disease and cancer (we'll talk about it very soon).

So you can make sure you absorb the right amounts by eating these foods and plant foods rich in iron:

LEGUMES : lentils, tempeh;
CEREALS : quinoa, buckwheat, amaranth, black rice, oatmeal;
NUTS and SEEDS : pumpkin, pine nuts, pistachios, sunflower, cashew nuts, sesame;
DARK GREEN LEAF VEGETABLES ;
OTHER : plum juice ...

for details - contact Dietician Shivani Sikri @ nutri4verve