iron, iron deficiency, tiredness

Are You Iron Deficient?

Are you iron deficient? Are you sick of feeling tired and run down? Maybe even experiencing some brain fog? Or have you recently changed your diet or been exercising more? Are you female and having heavy bleeding during menstruation? Or are you pregnant? If you are feeling run down, or just not sure what’s going ...

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How Can This Lucky Iron Fish Make You Stronger?

The Lucky Iron Fish is a simple, reusable, and effective cooking tool that adds extra iron to foods or drinks. It is an affordable solution, especially for those with anemia.  Anemia, which is an iron deficiency, is a very common health problem around the world, particularly in developing countries where they don’t have sufficient food or nutritional supplements. Canadian ...

Wilma Oakes

Lucky iron fish.

Iron-Rich Kidney Bean Chocolate Cake

A child nutritionist passed this recipe for kidney bean chocolate cake on to me one day when we were trying to come up with ways to boost the intake of iron for my toddler. At that stage, my toddler wasn’t into cakes, but a year later I tried it — omitting the instant coffee and ...

Jessica Kneipp

A piece of Kidney Bean Chocolate Cake.

What You Need to Know About Iron Deficiency Anemia

Among the hundreds of types of anemia, the most commonly seen one is iron deficiency anemia. People have always known that iron is important for the human body. In medieval England and France, people used to drink wine that contained dissolved fine iron metal filings in a bid to treat anemia. A person contracts anemia ...

Emma Lu

Red blood cells.