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Becky · 03-20-2007, 04:47 PM

You can go the dark, green leafy vegetable route as well BUT, in order to absorb the iron better you have to not have dairy for 4-6 hours afterwards and have a source of vitamin C (couple of ounces of orange juice or tomatoes/juice). Another is fortied cereal. Most boxed cereals have iron and so do nuts (particularly almonds). Wheat germ too (and its also a good source of natural folate and vitamin E).

Also moderate to rigorous exercise as you need red blood cells to deliver oxygen to the body and it does help build up the blood.

Or - go visit Mel Gordon in Denver because living in higher altitudes (thinner air) makes you build more red cells

Also, your reading is a good reading. Anyone with 11 or better can give blood so yours is good.

03-20-2007, 04:47 PM	#4
Becky Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Stockton, NJ Posts: 4,179	You can go the dark, green leafy vegetable route as well BUT, in order to absorb the iron better you have to not have dairy for 4-6 hours afterwards and have a source of vitamin C (couple of ounces of orange juice or tomatoes/juice). Another is fortied cereal. Most boxed cereals have iron and so do nuts (particularly almonds). Wheat germ too (and its also a good source of natural folate and vitamin E). Also moderate to rigorous exercise as you need red blood cells to deliver oxygen to the body and it does help build up the blood. Or - go visit Mel Gordon in Denver because living in higher altitudes (thinner air) makes you build more red cells Also, your reading is a good reading. Anyone with 11 or better can give blood so yours is good. __________________ Kind regards Becky Found lump via BSE Diagnosed 8/04 at age 45 1.9cm tumor, ER+PR-, Her2 3+(rt side) 2 micromets to sentinel node Stage 2A left 3mm DCIS - low grade ER+PR+Her2 neg lumpectomies 9/7/04 4DD AC followed by 4 DD taxol Used Leukine instead of Neulasta 35 rads on right side only 4/05 started Tamoxifen Started Herceptin 4 months after last Taxol due to trial results and 2005 ASCO meeting & recommendations Oophorectomy 8/05 Started Arimidex 9/05 Finished Herceptin (16 months) 9/06 Arimidex Only Prolia every 6 months for osteopenia NED 18 years! Said Christopher Robin to Pooh: "You must remember this: You're braver than you believe and stronger than you seem and smarter than you think"