Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Anemia

Home remedies :
  • Eat a lot of dates, leafy greens & iron products.
  • Drink daily 2-3 cups of white cabbage juice.
  • Take vegetables like beets, potato, tomato, carrots, cabbage, grapes, apples, strawberries like fruits.
  • Peanut butter and candy bars have a lot of iron in them.
  • Dark green leafy vegetables are good source of absorbable iron, salmon and mackerel are good source of B12, and black eyed peas,beans and lentils for folate.
  • Cold water bath is the valuable method in curing anemia, two baths are recommended daily.
  • Take sunbaths are also beneficial as sunlight stimulates the production of red cells.
  • Lemon and honey is highly beneficial when taken during morning.
  • Massaging the body daily also helps to keep the blood level in the body high.
  • A liberal intake of vita-C is necessary for the proper absorption of iron . Amla provides natural vita-C.
  • Deep breathing and light exercise like walking also tones up body and blood level.
  • Various yoga asanas like sarvangasana, paschimotanasana, uttanpadasana, shavasana are beneficial and good.
Herbal remedies :
  • Afsanthin (worm wood) is iron rich content.
  • Ajmoda (celery) is also extremely rich source of dietry iron.
  • Methi (fenugreek) works as an effective blood tonic.
  • Sowa (dill) is taken to regulate the flow during the menstrual cycle. About 60 grams of sowa taken with a 1 tsp of parsley juice.

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