IRON

IRON 

Iron is present in the form of haemoglobin in the red blood cells. It carries oxygen from the lungs to all the parts of the body. It gives strength to the nerves and muscles and makes the blood rich and pure. It is needed in very small amounts since the body recycles it. The  sources  of iron are almonds, apples, apricots, avocados, bajra, bananas, beet root, Bengal gram, black berries, black currants, blackstrap molasses, brewer's yeast, cashewnuts, coriander leaves, drumstick (saijan ki phalli), dry dates, dried plums (also called as prunes), egg yolk, figs (anjeer), fish, jaggery, jawar, kelp, legumes, lettuce, lintels, liver, meat, methi, nuts, parsley, peaches, pears, pistachios, pumpkins, radish leaves, raisins, rice, sesame seeds, soybeans, spinach (palak), sprouted grains, strawberries, watermelon and whole wheat. Iron deficiency occurs especially in conditions like an acute blood loss or hookworm infection. In pregnant women, it is given as an added supplement. The deficiency commonly includes symptoms like:
Anemia -a condition where there is a loss of the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood resulting from a deficiency in the quantity or quality of red blood cells or the haemoglobin in the blood. Symptoms of anemia include pale skin, weakness, fatigue and dizziness.
Constipation.
Hair loss.