How to treat anemia
March 21, 2023
Due to the physiological structure, anemia, especially iron deficiency anemia, is a frequent health problem for many women, and therefore blood supplementation is an issue that is often mentioned and of great concern to women and their families. I'm sure many of you have been taking dietary treatments or medications to replenish your blood, but are they really scientific? Why not start by learning the following four health tips for iron deficiency anemia.
What kind of people need blood supplements?
Generally speaking, there are three types of people who need blood supplementation in daily life: firstly, people who lose blood through blood donation, trauma and surgery; secondly, women who need blood supplementation due to physiological phenomena, especially teenage girls during their growth period; thirdly, children and teenagers in their vigorous growth period, who also need blood supplementation because of the rapid growth of brain and body tissues, and the body's demand for oxygen is very high. Today, we will focus on what kind of women need blood supplementation.
Although according to the World Health Organization, the global prevalence of anemia in women is a staggering 64.4%, the treatment of any disease is always about the right medicine, and so is blood supplementation. Do you really need blood supplements? Then see if you have the following symptoms of anemia.
1. dizziness, blurred vision, panic attacks, tinnitus; 2. weakness, tiredness, sleepiness, drowsiness, lack of energy; 3. pale face, lips, nails, conjunctiva, dry hair; 4. frequent palpitations, poor sleep quality, frequent insomnia; 5. often have cold hands and feet, fear of cold, lack of blood; 6. lack of concentration, a little activity will be breathless and weak; 7. lighter than normal menstrual color and low volume; 8. loss of appetite, lack of blood. 8. Loss of appetite, decreased resistance and easy to get sick.
If one or more of the above symptoms appear, you must be alerted, it is likely that your body has been anemic, then you should pay attention to replenish blood; if the symptoms are serious, please seek medical attention.
Why should I take blood supplements?
Blood is composed of plasma and blood cells, and the main component of blood cells is red blood cells, which contain a large amount of hemoglobin. The body's tissues depend on hemoglobin to carry oxygen and transport metabolic waste from the tissues to the excretory system. If the body lacks the iron and protein needed to synthesize hemoglobin, the hemoglobin content will be reduced, the physiological activity will be reduced, and the function of transporting oxygen will be weakened, thus causing the malfunction of various parts of the tissues, followed by the above-mentioned anemia symptoms. In addition, iron deficiency anemia in women can cause serious consequences: cardiovascular system disorders, rapid heartbeat, serious coronary heart disease and heart failure; anemia in pregnant women can lead to fetal growth retardation, malnutrition, and congenital anemia in the born baby; in general, if women are often anemic, it will lead to long-term lack of oxygen supply to the muscles, and the ability of white blood cells to swallow germs is reduced, which leads to a decrease in cellular immunity.
Thus, if the body is anemic for a long period of time, and if blood is not replenished in time, it will lead to dysfunction of the immune system, cardiovascular system and nervous system.
What are the foods to replenish blood? How to replenish blood?
Since iron deficiency anemia is mainly due to the lack of iron and protein needed to synthesize hemoglobin, the key to replenish blood is to replenish iron and protein. According to Chinese medicine, "medicine is poisonous in three parts", "food supplement" is better than "medicine supplement".
First of all, let's take a look at those "snacks" that can be used in life to replenish blood.
Dates
Red dates are warm in nature, nourish and protect the blood, and are definitely a great blood tonic. They contain vitamins, fructose and many amino acids. They are also delicious as a blood tonic, stomach tonic, fattening and weight loss tonic. In the Qing Dynasty, the jujube was a tribute to the court, and there is a saying that "eating three jujubes a day will never make you old.
Mulberry
The ripe mulberry is purple-red and purple-red, and the surface of each mulberry is round and smooth and granular, with a crystal shine. The mulberry has a mouth-watering external beauty, but its most praiseworthy place is its nutritional value, with a "blood fruit" reputation, is by far the highest natural iron in the fruits found in a food.
Pumpkin
Pumpkin is a perfectly ordinary vegetable that can be found everywhere. Despite its commonness, pumpkin's status has risen higher and higher as people become more concerned about health and wellness. Pumpkin is rich in essential trace elements such as calcium, zinc, iron, cobalt and phosphorus, as well as carotene, vegetable protein and essential amino acids. Pumpkin can be considered the "best blood" vegetable: iron is necessary for the synthesis of hemoglobin; cobalt has a supporting role in the function of red blood cells; and the presence of zinc is essential for the maturation of red blood cells. Pumpkin can be made into pumpkin cakes, pumpkin strips, dried pumpkin, pumpkin cake, pumpkin buns, not only for breakfast, but also for afternoon tea.
Purple Raisins
Like mulberries, dark purple grapes are also rich in iron when dried, up to 9.1 mg per 100 grams. And grape skins are more edible after drying, better taste, eat not grapes without spitting grape skins retain the antioxidant substances in grapes, higher nutritional value.
The above recommended several snacks are easy to carry, eat is also very convenient, to relieve cravings and blood, is the best home and office snacks for women.
In addition to the snacks that most women love, the recipes for meals in ordinary life are also a great way to treat the blood.
The fastest and most effective recipes are: wolfberry fruit beef bone soup, blood deficiency type anemia tonic best; red dates sheep bone glutinous rice porridge; yam zingbo skin soup; system Shou Wu japonica rice porridge; lotus root beef brisket soup; longan peanut millet porridge; pork liver fried spinach.
How to live in order to achieve the best blood tonic effect?
I believe we all understand that the combination of diet and living is an organic and inseparable whole for the regulation of the human body. Therefore, in addition to dietary supplements, good living habits are also very important to achieve the best effect of blood supplementation. The most important thing is to exercise regularly, maintain a happy mood and sleep. Regular exercise can strengthen the hematopoietic function of the bones and increase the number of hematopoietic red blood cells - the carriers of hemoglobin; maintaining an optimistic and happy mood can play the same role, not only to promote the hematopoietic capacity of the bone marrow, but also to enhance the immunity of the body. In addition, sufficient sleep can guarantee the body's abundant energy and physical strength, which is the basis for exercise and mental conditioning.
Through the above four issues, I think we have a more scientific and comprehensive understanding of blood supplementation. I wish all women in the world can no longer suffer from anemia and live their health and beauty.