Enough Iron in Your Diet?

Although everyone knows that proper levels of iron in a person’s diet helps lead to good health, a surprising number of people still suffer from iron deficiency.

Iron is an essential element for life. Foods rich in iron are egg yolks | foto: Profimedia.cz

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The reason for this has to do with diet, and lifestyle habit.

For example, people who drink coffee or depend on substances such as soft drinks which are loaded with caffeine, are hurting their body’s ability to absorb iron. Caffeine interferes with iron absorption, so when a person does not increase their iron levels to compensate for such foods in their diet, they are actually hurting themselves.

Iron
Iron is the single greatest trace element in the human body. The average person has about five grams of iron inside them.

Proper iron levels are absolutely necessary for good blood production. Without enough iron, the body cannot produce enough hemoglobin, which is vital for transporting critically needed oxygen to each cell of your body.

Without iron, and without the right oxygen levels, the cells of the human body literally suffocate and die. Proper iron levels help increase a person’s energy, stamina, and helps with the digestion of foods.

Absorbing Iron
Although iron is the most common element in the human body, absorbing it properly into the bloodstream can often prove difficult. Incredibly, less than 10% of all iron ingested, actually ends up being absorbed.

In order to absorb iron properly, it is necessary to have the proper levels of acid in your stomach. This can be a problem in elderly people or children, who naturally have lower levels of stomach acid. About 25% of all children in the UK suffer from various forms of iron deficiency.

Iron’s Best Food Sources
Foods rich in iron are liver, prunes, egg yolks, brewer’s yeast, oysters, raw clams, and oatmeal.

Doctors suggest 10mg of iron each day for men, and 18mg for women.

Celebrating Dumb Butt True Laws

One would think that there are only so many “stupid laws” in this world, but the supply in fact seems infinite. More examples:

Florida: it is illegal for single women to parachute (that means jump from airplanes wearing parachutes) on Sundays.

Columbus, Ohio: it is against the law for stores to sell cornflakes on Sundays.

Florida: it is against the law to have sex with a porcupine. (Question: wouldn’t this hurt!?)

Paulding, Ohio: Police are allowed to bite dogs if this helps keep them quiet.

United Kingdom: a person can make their own flagpole, but to actually fly a flag they must have official permission!

Clinton County, Ohio: it is against the law to lean against any building.

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