I've met far too many East African girls with anemia.
Oddly enough I don't have anemia. I think its from my diet having a lot of animal products - meat, poultry and liver along with leafy greens. I wish I could be a vegetarian but fate hasn't permitted it. How are your B12 and folate levels, they are sort of related to the functioning of your red blood cells also?
If you increase your consumption of iron rich foods and cook them in a cast iron skillet your iron levels will also rise even more.
Does cooking in cast iron cookware help iron deficiency? The research on cast iron cookware for anemia is spotty, and supplements are better.
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