Vitamin C helps your body aborb much needed iron
Feeling run down? Chances are you need more iron in your diet, but the solution isn’t as easy as popping a pill. The critical combination is iron + vitamin C for maximum energy impact.
You already know how good vitamin C is for you. This powerful antioxidant gets plenty of great press coverage. However, you might not know that pairing iron rich foods with vitamin C can boost your iron absorption up to six times. (Vitamin C also reduces the absorption of copper!)
Asparagus is one of the best plant based sources for iron and to get the most from this healthy plant you should pair your asparagus with lemon! The vitamin C helps boost iron absorption. Here’s a recipe you might want to try: Grilled Asparagus With Lemon and Garlic.
Other healthy and tasty iron rich/vitamin c rich combinations include:
March 6th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
sounds like a good way to fix broccoli and get my vitamin c that helps absorb iron thanks for good advice , I`ll be back to check for more.
April 18th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Vitamin C promotes healthy teeth and gums, helps in the absorption of iron, aids in the maintenance of normal connective tissue, and promotes wound healing.
July 3rd, 2008 at 4:37 pm
Yes that’s true vitamin C is one great way to increase iron absorption, the good thing about vitamin C is that you can never have too much intake of the Vitamin as your body will discard any excess.
July 18th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Hello what about upper respiratory infections? Can you say vitamin C!?