Iron Deficiency Anemia (AVOID This!) 2024

If you have Iron Deficiency Anemia then this video may help you more than any other because so many people (including doctors) don't know this important fact. Tannins block your bodies ability to absorb Iron when consumed before, during, after a meal rich in iron. Don't let tannins keep you Iron Deficient. Avoid tannins so you can absorb more of the iron your body needs!
In addition to the foods mentioned in this video, Avocados and Olives also contain tannins...

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[wincyverghese]

1. You need the Iron present in meat. (Heme iron) red meat, liver, etc.
2. Avoid tannins while eating your source of iron - liquids such as any coffee, tea, wine, most beers, fruit juices such as grape, apple, cranberry, any berry juice
3. No chocolate/cocoa. It decreases iron absorption
4. Less ripe the fruit, more tannin concentration. Similar for berries, bananas etc. (Unripe bananas have high tannins)
5. Avoid most nuts, beans, legumes and lentils.
6. Avoid rye, barley and sorghum
7. Avoid spices like cinnamon, clove, thyme and vanilla.

[ellenmelon]

Omgosh i wish i found this video sooner! I was vegan for 7 years and had an ok run at first, then in the last 5 years i had 6 iron infusions and less than 2 months after each one id be symptomatic again. I ate all the right “iron rich” plant foods pretty much every meal, i was diligent about my health. I ate zero processed food, alcohol or sugar. Still struggling. I started eating meat 10 months ago after another infusion disappearing out of my system soon after having it. My iron levels were anaemic and shot through the roof after 6 weeks eating meat to the middle range of healthy. Been in normal range since. Now im week 1 carnivore and i feel like a superhuman!!! Thanks Doc!!!

[ladinaii]

Has anyone else suffered anxiety from iron deficient anemia?

[Genius-zedc]

Sometimes I think it would be easier to not eat than try to remember so much.

[StudioGangsterU]

This explains exactly why I’m fatigued, I drink coffee all day, tea, nuts, and copious amounts of dark chocolate

[JaredMerlin]

I am a 54yo male, I was just diagnosed with iron deficiency, my hemoglobin was very low. Got blood work done. My Nurse Practitioner and my doctor told me because I had gastric bypass surgery and gallbladder/gallstones removal, my stomach is not absorbing the iron I eat much at all. They told me to take 65mg of iron with 500mg of vitamin C on an empty stomach. Unfortunately, I have had some side effects. Stomach cramps, complete flushing of my small & large colon (poopage) but they said it would take a while for my body to adjust to the intake of iron that has been missing. And this is something I will need to do for the rest of my life. Getting older is much more challenging than being younger.

[laylahassan]

After I started eating 500 grams of liver every week and eggs every day I no longer need iron supplements. I feel better and my last five blood works showed no sign of iron deficiency.

[alicejones]

Wow, this explains my decades of anemia, as I have eaten all the wrong foods and drink with meat and liver. Thank you so much Dr.Berry.

[wildwolf]

Ken Berry, this has changed my life! I just wanted to say THANK YOU!!! I have been suffering with this for several YEARS now and my anemia has gotten so bad to the point of nearly losing my sanity and my job. The worst has been my SOB, weakness, fatigue, severe body aches & pains, anxiety, and insomnia. I have been LITERALLY dragging myself outta bed and trying to maintain employment, be there for my kids and my elderly mom who was diagnosed 2yrs ago with CHF and COPD. I just started taking a multivitamin with iron and I cannot believe the difference it has made! I didn't have ANY of those symptoms I mentioned above, and my anxiety seems to have vanished! I cried tears of JOY..😭🥰😭 watching this video. My doctor said he didn't see anything wrong with me, except my cholesterol.

[TreasureRescue]

I went keto/carnivore 2 years ago after hashimoto thyroiditis diagnosis with a (non cancerous) nodule. Just had my scan and it has shrunk by HALF! Thank you to you and Neisha 💖💖💖!

[guesttguest]

I cannot thank you enough for the knowledge you shared in this particular video. I was desperately and unsuccessfully trying to increase my dangerously low iron level. I incorporated more beef, more bison and liver into my diet but the absorption wasn't where it should be. My iron increased just a little only to decrease again. Now I see that I was doing it all wrong. I sprinkled every piece of red meat and liver with thyme and/or cloves, I ate a considerable amount of dark chocolate 'to increase my iron any way I could', I consumed avocado with eggs, drank herbal tea, very very occasionally a glass of beer or a glass of wine with my meat or had it with a piece of bread. I have been short of breath on and off for years! I didn't know tannines were undoing all my efforts. This can be life changing for me. Thank you.

[BlueSix]

I developed iron deficiency anaemia as a result of the chemotherapy drugs they gave me to treat my cancer. They gave me an iron infusion but I still feel I could do with another a few months later. It’s a good job that I love meat, especially liver and vegetables. Thank you for this very helpful video - nice, clear and concise.👍🏻

[marvamason]

Great video for a problem I have had for many many years. Keto has actually been the lifesaver. Since starting keto 2 1/2 years ago, my iron levels have increased and leveled out. I’m no longer taking the iron supplements and eating a lot of red meat. This is much needed information.

[preyn]

Thank you Dr. Berry great information. I ate everything you mentioned while eating vegetarian. My hemoglobin was around a 6 during that time. I had to get iron infusions which was unpleasant not to mention a bout with anaphylaxis quite scary. It's not pleasant to receive large doses of steroids and benedryl through IV. After that scare I was told I needed to keep up the infusions which I did until my numbers went back up. Thank God I'm over that now I'm carnivore and loving the energy. I will share this video on my Facebook, I have a few friends who are vegan and suffer from anemia. Blessings to you and your beautiful family ❤️

[lightningkickroman]

Sending this video to my Mom. She is anemic and her doctors can’t find reasons why. She does drink a lot of tea. I did share with her that before I donate blood I stop all caffeine in my diet for at least 1-2 weeks to ensue I’m able to donate.

[a.m.]

I'm currently pregnant, and never had iron deficiency until pregnancy, it's a struggle I'm due for blood work soon hopefully my iron levels went up. thanks for this video it was the perfect timing.

[lgude]

I first suffered iron deficiency anaemia at about 5 years old, I’m now 80 and keto/carnivore so this really provides the information that has been missing for 75 years! That said I think I’m pretty ok except sometimes black tea after which is easy enough count out.

[cardmonty]

I just went into anemia after having an endoscopy/colonoscopy procedure. My Hemoglobin went from 12 to 11 to 9 now. Surgeons performed an emergency endoscopy this past Sunday. I’ve been eating Liver - I had some Tuesday and I’ll have some today (Friday). The liver really helped.

[RareGem]

Foods to eat
Red meat - beef, lamb and liver
Oranges
Watermelon
Pomegranate
Pumpkin seeds
Organic raw honey in warm water
Use copper utensils and cast iron skillet

[argentgrove]

Well this was an eye opening, informative video. I am ketovore, eating mostly beef, bacon, eggs and cheddar cheese daily. Occasionally chicken. I was surprised to find out from bloodwork that I need to be supplementing iron even on that steady diet.

I've been careful with green tea consumption because I was aware of how it affects iron absorption. I thought I was doing well.

From this video, it would seem I am eating a ton of things that affect my iron.
> I eat one small chocolate square of 72% dark chocolate after my meal. (ding)
> I have one small snack a day made from:
- heavy whipping cream
- frozen raspberries (ding)
- instant coffee (ding)
- unsweetened dark cocoa (ding)
- cinnamon and sometimes clove (ding and ding)
- vanilla extract and sometimes vanilla powder (ding and ding)
> For awhile I was drinking coffee with mct oil daily, too. Stopped that recently, at least.
> I occasionally have a few cashews. (ding) This one probably isn't as bad as the daily use of so many of the others.

Glad to understand why I was experiencing low iron on a strict meat-heavy diet. I've got some changes to implement. Thank you, Dr. Berry.