Iron deficiency anemia

Iron Deficiency Anemia Iron deficiency anemia is a common type of anemia — a condition in which blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen to the body’s tissues. Symptoms: Initially, iron deficiency anemia can be so mild that it goes unnoticed. But as the body becomes more deficient in iron…

B12 / Deficiency, Risk Factors, Symptoms

B12 / Deficiency, Risk Factors, Symptoms There’s no question that vitamin B12 is essential for health. This nutrient is responsible for numerous functions in your body, including red blood cell formation, energy production, DNA formation and nerve maintenance, protein synthesis. Humans get vitamin B-12  just from animal products; both meat and dairy products are dietary sources…