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[quote=Anonymous]Anyone have low iron that they have raised through food relatively quickly? I’m not anemic but pretty close as the dr. mentioned my iron stores have gotten really low. I’d like to nip this in the bud before I have to start taking supplements. Anyone had any success with this? I know there are lots of foods that have iron but it seems like you have to consume them in such a great quantity. I am fine eating raisins, dates, spinach etc. but realistically, I’m not about to eat a cup of it every day. I am not vegetarian and try to eat 1-2 servings of red meat a month; do I need to increase that and won’t that have a cholesterol effect?

I’ve heard coffee and tea impedes absorption. I drink 1 cup of hot tea and usually 1 Snapple a day. Do I need to cut those out altogether?

I seem to be hearing things like - I ate 2 dates a day for x months and it helped my iron, so I am just looking for tips on what has worked well for others, as I think lots of women have this issue at various times.

I have to admit my diet is pretty poor right now -- I’m one of those people who doesn’t eat well when I’m stressed because I feel no hunger, which is what has been going on for months due to life stress, and then I compensate with coffee/tea to keep myself going. Obviously this needs to stop. 
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