| Iron and Dementia | | | | brown rice, total cereal, baked potato Use 25 to 50 mg |
| In the US iron deficiency has been found to be a major | | | | of iron supplement daily. If you take iron supplements |
| problem in people of all ages. Everyone knows the | | | | check with your doctor to see if you really need them. |
| lack of iron causes anemia. Iron is the center of our | | | | Take excessive iron can result in poisoning. Keep iron |
| red blood cells, which allow oxygen to be carried | | | | supplements away from children B-Vitamin |
| throughout your body and into your brain. Your brain | | | | The B-vitamin folic acid and B12 have also been a |
| uses over 20% of the oxygen available in the blood. | | | | major problem in the US. B12 has been consistently |
| Lack of oxygen has a major impact on your brain's | | | | found deficient in people with Alzheimer's. Folic acid |
| health and in the formation of dementia. | | | | and B12 have been found to improve mental health in |
| When a person is deficient in iron, they may have | | | | people who were in metal institutions. |
| difficulty in keeping a conversation or in keeping a good | | | | Folic acid and B12 work to produce neurotransmitters |
| attention span. | | | | and replace nerve cells. The lack of neurotransmitters |
| The actual ability to absorb iron into your body is | | | | is responsible for loss of a good memory. |
| dependent on the amount of acid you have in your | | | | To make sure B vitamins work for you in keeping your |
| stomach. If you have acid reflux or heartburn and are | | | | mental capacities in tack start making sure you are |
| using drugs or antacids to get relief, you are affecting | | | | getting them in your diet or taking them as a |
| your ability to absorb iron. | | | | supplement. If supplementing, use the B50 or B100 |
| To absorb iron, the pH in your stomach has to be | | | | complex. |
| normal, 1 - 2 pH. Under these conditions, iron in your | | | | It appears that after a certain age B12 will not help in |
| stomach chemically reacts with other chemicals and is | | | | alleviating mental changes or problems. |
| prepared for absorption in the small intestine. | | | | Here are some the best foods that have B vitamins. |
| When you take drugs to reduce the acid in your | | | | * fish and seafood * whole grains breads, cereals, |
| stomach, the iron does not chemically react and | | | | oats, and barley * chicken, beef, eggs * most leafy |
| change for proper absorption in the intestine. The result | | | | green vegetables, avocados * cheese, milk and yogurt |
| is iron deficiency. | | | | * beans and peas * oranges, lemons, grapefruits * |
| Here are some of the best foods that have iron. | | | | various nuts |
| Fired liver, fried kidney, fired chicken liver, wheat bran, | | | | It is always best to get your minerals and vitamins in |
| ovaltine, coco powder, spinach, parsley, radishes, peas, | | | | food. In food, minerals and vitamins are combined with |
| leeks, carob bar, sesame seeds, pistachio nuts, dried | | | | other chemicals that allow your body to absorb them |
| coconut, cashew nuts, muesli, cornflakes, oatmeal, | | | | better than supplements. |