Low Iron - Best Plant-Based Foods For Iron & Causes Of Iron Deficiency

Dr. Klaper shares with us about iron deficiency in both men and women. He describes the potential causes for low iron and how to correct eating a plant based diet. Symptoms of anemia can indicate a small imbalance in diet or a serious condition. He emphasizes that it is important to diagnose the underlying cause of low ferritin levels.
Question: My iron levels are low. What foods would you recommend so that I do not have to take supplements?
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[@DoctorKlaper]

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[@trackee2024]

My go-to is a green lentil spinach salad with hummus and fried onions then I have an orange for dessert. Delicious and helps my iron levels!!

[@Lisa_0519]

😏 Wow! Sounds delicious!!!

[@Mia33387]

Do you have the recipe, would love to make it

[@RoodiniCats]

That does sound delicious!

[@MelissaBozinovski]

Another tip is to have your Coffee or tea, green tea and some other herbal teas at least an hour before or after your meal. I think that was my issue!

[@Melanie____]

Man anything els.?. I’m doing all this! I find it so hard on plant based to keep my iron levels up.

[@LuvableAF]

I recently added Sunflower butter, prunes, pumpkin seeds, and more greens, and eliminated all Grains. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@thanhdang2546]

It is the phytates in grains and legumes that block absorption of iron, zinc and calcium, not the low content of iron in these foods. Eating more lentils gives more iron and more phytates. The end result is a wash. Soaking the grains and legumes with little acid to get rid of phytates is the answer.

[@lana7422]

As always thank you Doctor Klaper for all you do. Where would we be without you plant-based docs who share this helpful and life-saving information for free. We all owe you our heartfelt thanks.

[@ItsJordaninnit]

Onions and garlic combined with iron containing foods also boosts absorption along with the presence of vitamin C. Red Lentils, Tofu and TVP are very rich in iron 👍

[@kaligray6247]

What is TVP if you don’t mind me asking ?

[@ItsJordaninnit]

@@kaligray6247 textured vegetable protein. It’s basically soy with the fat removed. It’s 50% protein by dry weight and very nutrient dense

[@munmisarma4488]

Awesome information, Thank you Dr Klaper for your hard work, dedication and attention to every detail. I look forward to these episodes everyday.

[@charlottelopez9626]

Thank you so much for the information. I’m going through this with my doctor at the moment (female 30yrs, vegetarian, low iron) and this is so helpful 🙏

[@mikeskylark1594]

Great answer. As a man I WILL talk to my family physician. Maybe I truly AM loosing blood internally somewhere...

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Important topic, thanks👏

[@mw6320]

Also- drinking coffee or black tea with a meal or within several hours after the meal because they impede iron absorption.

[@carolgacioch8523]

Awesome Dr. Klaper as usual...so much information...☺️

[@megannifranklynschool]

My iron and ferritin super low been veggie for over 30 years drink green smoothies and now gut issues not sure how to fix

[@garylaturno4961]

Outstanding presentation!

[@klerain5774]

Great information

[@samayahjan6048]

❤❤❤thanks Dr Michael klapper

[@ant9228]

Hello Dr. Klaper, my wife has normal Hb, normal CBC, normal RBC, normal Hct, normal MCV, but her Ferritin was at 11 mg/dL, from what I’ve learned lower ferritin is not a major concern and may actually reduce disease risk? Just curious what your opinion was on this? I hope you can advise.

[@Melanie____]

I have same at the moment it feels awful. You need to be above ferritin 30. But even 20 will feel a lot better than 10. But if she’s hovering low but reasonably stable or really slow decline the floradix he recommends is worth a try. Along with some concertâtes efforts on beans and legumes with vit c.

[@jansmith3158]

Best food for low iron IS MEAT, LIVER and SHELLFISH!!! Take with fresh lemon in water> you need vitamin C to obsorb iron and also look into B12 testing. seriously!! sea dr berg vids on low iron. look up carnvore diet see dr ken berry, shawn baker md podcast, home steak how, nutrition with judy (she was a vegan for 12 years got very sick and also ended up with an eating disorder swtiched to canviore and healed her body), steak and butter gal (she was a vegan for 6 years and ended up sick switch to a carnivore diet and healed), kelly hogan (she lost 100 pounds healed her body) MEAT, FISH, SHELL FISH, EGGS, DAILY HEAL THE BODY!!

[@mela2369]

Thank you 🙏❤

[@patwhite8741]

Thanks Dr. K

[@kekethetoad]

Is Vit C from citrus inherently better than Vit C from say bell peppers regarding the enhancement of iron absorption from dark leafy greens?

[@Charles-tv6oi]

Coffee can deplete iron

[@Rosonicole]

Caffeine *

[@baz3716]

Thankyou .!!!!

[@_heyimbritt]

If you juice greens and use lemon in your juice will you still get sufficient iron?

[@straightedgeveganbel2453]

How about tomato paste instead of lemon juice?

[@lf7065]

It's not fresh anymore. Will have hardly any Vitamin C left, if any. Eat fresh tomato instead! 🙂

[@BuTanka]

Amazing

[@zamin_ali]

The Floradix that was mentioned in the video is not Vegan due to honey listed on the label. So be careful if you are a vegan individual.

[@Huraira80]

Came here to say the same. The tablet version has bees wax and the liquid version has honey in 😩 Frustrating, as it would surely be easy for them to make it vegan-friendly

[@Huraira80]

UPDATE: just found they do have a vegan version. Packaging looks almost identical, but says no gluten and no yeast on front and small 'vegan' label on top right corner 👍

[@emilch8341]

Floradix vegan it is . Liquid or tablets. I take liquid Floradix vegan.

[@ana-mariaalrasul9231]

There is vegan version of it. Floravital

[@DeanExplains]

2:50

[@sampuckett4276]

Hey I’m a huge fan of the information and the channel. I wanted to add the perspective of an LGBT vegan into this conversation. we can use language like “menstruating/non-menstruating person” in place of male/female in cases where we discuss the medical or dietary impact of menstruation. Not only is this language more accurate and specific to the relevant science, but it is more inclusive to trans followers. Men can have periods and plenty of women don’t menstruate at all for a whole host of reasons and so being as specific as we can goes a long way to welcome them into our dialogue.

[@QuatMan]

In the real world, we all know that only women menstrate. That is why he addresses women about issues that concerns them specifically.

[@AnovaLisaDragonfly]

When talking about medical issues and dietary needs, that’s when it’s especially important to be specific and biologically-correct and use the terms male and female. Because the considerations are different. When talking about such serious topics around medicine and health, that’s not the time to be inclusive, swapping terminology so that people don’t get offended. That’s the time to be straight up and specific. Trans-people know what sex they are biologically, and should appreciate having medical and dietary information that corresponds with their actual biology, not their mental identity.

[@1844JC]

With all respect, you are denying biology

[@maggiarma950]

A menstruating man? lost me there? a man with a womb and ovaries? you mean the rare case of someone having both sets of reproductive organs... ..and chooses to present as a man? Obviously women who are not menstruating will not be concerned about loss of iron via their cycle.

[@Hiding_in_the_Light]

This comment right here is what is wrong with the world today

[@jansmith3158]

Best food for low iron is RED MEAT & LIVER

[@2r380]

Liver iron is dangerous, liver has way too much iron and it’s especially bad for men. Iron toxicity is way more dangerous than low iron.

[@2r380]

Animal protein is the cause of all diseases😂 Try again

[@MelissaBozinovski]

Wrong channel 😂