I was wondering if anyone might have some helpful hints for getting your blood iron (hematocrit) up. I donate plasma for money and I keep getting turned away because my hematocrit is too low, even though I take a multivitamin and an iron supplement daily. Help!..

Think this could help you. It's healthy, but i'm not a 100% percent though that this can up your iron.

-Meat, fish and poultry are healthier when barbecued rather than fried. Through barbecue the extra fat is removed and more flavour is added.

-Prefer milk with 1% fat or, if you can, with no fat. The light milk provides the same nutrients in the body but with less saturated fat, cholesterol and less calories of course.

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Wow...that's an older post....but if anyone still needs the info, one way of getting iron added naturally to your diet is by using cast iron cookware...NOT porcelain coated, but the kind your Granny probably used (the Dr also told me this). If you can't find any in the cookware dept, you can always find it in the camping section. I have always used it, as did my Mom, & mother-in-law. It cooks differently than non-stick, but when you get used to how it cooks, you may not want to use anything else. (I currently use the same skillet my in-laws used the 70's)