Iron supplement/Vegetarian

Just eat lots of oats and eat vitamin c with iron rich foods to increase absorption.

eat injera

Try all bran completes or multigrain cheerios. 100% Iron in 3/4 cup also along with a long list of vitamins beyond that. Just a great source of nutrients and vitamins

Teff

https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/is-teff-the-new-super-grain/

Thanks all! Teff looks really good...With Grapefruit!

Red meat. Not joking, but it's made a world of difference as a master's runner.

Gravy wrote:

Red meat. Not joking, but it's made a world of difference as a master's runner.

No that's useful going to move into heme iron (meat) probably soon as the, plant, grain, mineral iron only have so much bioavailability...not trolling respect and admire all runners with different diets.

Before your post I was thinking of the elite cyclists I know (300mi week) who have beef liver 4x week and as a male runner what's useful is somehow the cholesterol helps testosterone

Saywhat2 wrote:

Try all bran completes or multigrain cheerios. 100% Iron in 3/4 cup also along with a long list of vitamins beyond that. Just a great source of nutrients and vitamins

Non-heme iron (not meat sources) are not absorbed nearly as well as heme sources. So when it says 100%, you definitely are not getting that much.

Take liquid ferrous sulfate (order on amazon for ~$6/bottle bc the only liquid iron I’ve ever seen in a store is $30 Floradix at GNC) or you can have your doctor give you an rx for Hemax.

I’ve been anemic forever and the standard iron pills don’t do anything for me. Liquid iron, i literally feel different after a few doses if I hadn’t been taking it.

Jlo99 wrote:

Saywhat2 wrote:

Try all bran completes or multigrain cheerios. 100% Iron in 3/4 cup also along with a long list of vitamins beyond that. Just a great source of nutrients and vitamins

Non-heme iron (not meat sources) are not absorbed nearly as well as heme sources. So when it says 100%, you definitely are not getting that much.

He is a vegan though so heme sources are out.

He could pair the non-heme sources with anything high vitamin c to help absorbing the iron.

I found hemaplex works well for me as a vegetarian. Went from ~30 to 82 after a few months. No side effects, only $10 on amazon for a months supply

Anemic runner wrote:

Take liquid ferrous sulfate (order on amazon for ~$6/bottle bc the only liquid iron I’ve ever seen in a store is $30 Floradix at GNC) or you can have your doctor give you an rx for Hemax.

I’ve been anemic forever and the standard iron pills don’t do anything for me. Liquid iron, i literally feel different after a few doses if I hadn’t been taking it.

I read somewhere that liquid iron can stain your teeth.

Meanwhile, how many people on LRC are taking iron randomly without having iron levels checked? Can´t it be dangerous to take too much?

Yes it definitely can, that's why I always recommend getting levels tested first before just taking iron supplements.

eat beef liver. Somebody else ate the rest of the cow and most people are too dumb to eat the liver too so you might as well eat it, or it will just go to waste. Nothing unethical and it tastes great.

You know countless animals are killed during the plowing, planting and harvesting of agricultural fields, right? Cause they are. Brutally sacrificed to feed you grass. It's little solace that you eat their food instead of eating them.

RejectRunner wrote:

eat injera

Quinoa is pretty high in iron too. Eat quinoa and beans with some citrus/oj a couple times a day and as long as the rest of what you eat is healthy you'll prob get enough iron.

Bad Wigins wrote:

eat beef liver. Somebody else ate the rest of the cow and most people are too dumb to eat the liver too so you might as well eat it, or it will just go to waste. Nothing unethical and it tastes great.

You know countless animals are killed during the plowing, planting and harvesting of agricultural fields, right? Cause they are. Brutally sacrificed to feed you grass. It's little solace that you eat their food instead of eating them.

funny, I agree that liver is good for you, but not that it tastes great. It tastes horrible.

Saywhat2 wrote:

Try all bran completes or multigrain cheerios. 100% Iron in 3/4 cup also along with a long list of vitamins beyond that. Just a great source of nutrients and vitamins

Calcium inhibits the absorption of iron so as soon as you add milk to your cereal you defeat the purpose of having 100% RDA.

Yellow Teeth wrote:

Anemic runner wrote:

Take liquid ferrous sulfate (order on amazon for ~$6/bottle bc the only liquid iron I’ve ever seen in a store is $30 Floradix at GNC) or you can have your doctor give you an rx for Hemax.

I’ve been anemic forever and the standard iron pills don’t do anything for me. Liquid iron, i literally feel different after a few doses if I hadn’t been taking it.

I read somewhere that liquid iron can stain your teeth.

Meanwhile, how many people on LRC are taking iron randomly without having iron levels checked? Can´t it be dangerous to take too much?

I get mine checked semi-frequently but in roughly 8 years my Ferritin has never been above like 20 and I have irregular periods (even on birth control) so I'm not overly concerned about taking too much.

If your'e concerned about liquid iron staining your teeth, put it in OJ (not calcium fortified) and drink it with a straw.

Bad Wigins wrote:

eat beef liver. Somebody else ate the rest of the cow and most people are too dumb to eat the liver too so you might as well eat it, or it will just go to waste. Nothing unethical and it tastes great.

You know countless animals are killed during the plowing, planting and harvesting of agricultural fields, right? Cause they are. Brutally sacrificed to feed you grass. It's little solace that you eat their food instead of eating them.

That's awesome that you feel that way because there are many young children being killed in wars around the globe. Great source of many nutrients, and they're dying anyway, so you might as well give it a try