3 easy tips to cure anemia (with table of the best foods)

To treat anemia, it is necessary to increase the amount of hemoglobin in the bloodstream, which is a component of the blood that carries oxygen. For this, it is important to increase the consumption of foods rich in iron and folic acid, as they help the body to produce more hemoglobin and red blood cells.

In this way, 3 simple tips that can cure anemia and that must be followed every day are:

1. Eat iron-rich foods with every meal

Foods rich in iron are mainly meat, chicken, egg, liver and some foods of plant origin, such as beets, parsley, beans and lentils. These foods should be included in all meals, with snacks such as sandwich or tapioca with egg, cheese or shredded chicken, for example.

In addition, cooking food in an iron pot helps to increase the amount of iron in these foods. See how to improve iron absorption in: 3 tricks to enrich foods with iron.

2. Eat acidic fruits with meals

The iron contained in foods of plant origin, such as beans and beets, is more difficult to be absorbed by the intestine, needing vitamin C to increase this rate of absorption by the body. Therefore, consuming acidic fruits and fresh vegetables with meals, which are usually rich in vitamin C, helps to fight anemia.

So, good tips are to take lemon juice with meals or eat fruits like orange, pineapple or cashew as a dessert, and make juices rich in iron and vitamin C, such as beet juice with carrots and oranges.

3. Avoid consumption of foods that impair iron absorption

Alcoholic beverages, coffee, chocolate and beer should be avoided, as they impair the body's absorption of iron. In addition, calcium-rich foods like milk and dairy products also decrease iron absorption and should be avoided during main meals, such as lunch and dinner.

These precautions must be followed throughout the treatment for anemia and does not exclude the need to take the drugs prescribed by the doctor, but it is a natural way to complete and enrich the diet.

Foods to cure anemia

Foods to cure anemia must be rich in iron, as this is an essential element in the manufacture of hemoglobin in the blood. To do this, it is necessary to ingest the recommended amount of 8 mg every day for men and women over 50 years old, and 18 mg for women under 50 years old.

There are many foods that can help achieve the recommended daily amount, some examples are:

Food	Amount of iron in 100g	Food	Amount of iron in 100g
Meat, but mostly liver	12 mg	Parsley	3.1 mg
Whole egg	2 to 4 mg	Raisins	1.9 mg
Barley bread	6.5 mg	Acai	11.8 mg
Black beans, chickpeas and raw soy	8.6 mg; 1.4 mg; 8.8 mg	Prune	3.5 mg
Fresh canned spinach, watercress and arugula	3.08 mg; 2.6 mg; 1.5 mg	Fig in syrup	5.2 mg
Oysters and mussels	5.8 mg; 6.0 mg	Dehydrated Jenipapo	14.9 mg
Oat flakes	4.5 mg	Jambu	4.0 mg
Brazil nuts	5.0 mg	Raspberry in syrup	4.1 mg
Rapadura	4.2 mg	Avocado	1.0 mg
Cocoa powder	2.7 mg	Tofu	6.5 mg