Anemia refers to the condition of insufficient heamoglobin in our red blood cells. Imagine a red bowl filled with red beans. The bowl is our red blood cell, red beans are the hemoglobin within our red blood cells. Main function is to transport oxygen throughout the body.
The total blood volume of an average adult is 5 liters. In the event of body blood loss exceeding 1 liter will be dangerous.
✅ What's the causes of anemia?
🔻Blood Loss (due to chronic bleeding such as menstruation, gastrointestinal bleeding etc)
🔻Hematopoietic Problems (process of making new blood)
🔻Pregnant Women (due to bearing of baby)
✅ Identifying Anemia
🔻Pale conjunctiva
🔻Pale nails
🔻Fading palm marks
🔻Obvious symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, shortness of breath, heart palpitations etc
✅ Available Treatment
🔺Iron supplementation
🔺Treat root cause
Did you also know that iron source from aninals (such as fish, shellfish, chicken, liver, pork) is 3 times more easily absorbed by our body than those from plants sources (such as spinach, tofu, egg yolk)?
Stay healthy! 💪🏻😄
