Have apricots, watermelon, apples, grapes, raisins, prunes and dried fig,beetroo

t,almonds, to improve blood flow in the body.

Green leaves: Vegetables such as spinach, celery, broccoli, cabbage, turnip, cau
liflower, kale, lettuce and sweet potatoes are healthy for the body. You control
your weight gain and also improve blood count. Green leafy vegetables also keep
s the digestive system active.
Tips to increase hemoglobin levels naturally:
Although there are many more reasons like blood loss, bone marrow defects, cance
r, kidney problems and use of certain drugs that can cause low levels of hemoglo
bin, nutritional deficiency of iron, folic acid, vitamin C and vitamin B12 is th
e most common reason for low haemoglobin levels. Deficiency of each of these can
be corrected by adding different foods to the diet. Let s have a look at them ind
ividually. Here are 11 healthy foods to improve your haemoglobin count.
Low hemoglobin levels due to iron deficiency: Iron deficiency anaemia can be eas
ily corrected by including iron rich sources in the diet.
Leafy vegetables like spinach (palak) and fenugreek leaves (methi), beans and le
ntils like masoor daal, chole, moong daal, toor daal, urad daal, rajma are also
good sources of iron to resort to. Here are some health benefits of methi, you n
eed to know.
Asparagus (shatwar) and sesame seeds (til) are other good sources of iron.
Grains like barley (jav), rice (chawal), semolina (sooji), millet (bajra) and ma
ize (makai) can also be included. You could use combination of any of these sour
ces to cook delicious iron rich recipes.
If not, munch on dried fruits such as almonds (badaam), dried peaches or raisins
(manuka). If you re a non-vegetarian, meat and fish are the best sources of iron
for you.
In case your hemoglobin levels are low despite consumption of these iron-rich fo
ods, your body might not be able to absorb the available iron properly. So, here
are some diet tips to increase iron absorption:
Add dried herbs to your diet, especially, coriander (dhania), spearmint (pudina)
, basil (tulsi), chervil (chevil), dried parsley (sukhe ajamoda), bay leaf (tejp
atta).
Another way to increase iron absorption is to minimise the intake of calcium ric
h foods like milk and cheese because they block the absorption of iron. Don t drin
k too much of coffee, tea and alcohol.
Avoid eating foods containing gluten like pastas and wheat products, which are a
lso linked to anaemia. Read more about Beat anemia with beetroots.
Sometimes, foods such as parsley (ajwain) that are rich in oxalic acid may also
interfere with absorption of iron. Have them in limited quantities.
Low hemoglobin levels due to vitamin C deficiency: Vitamin C helps the body to a
bsorb iron from foods. So without adequate vitamin C, iron from food sources wi
ll not get absorbed efficiently.
Low haemoglobin levels due to deficiency of Vitamin C can be corrected by eating
fruits like guava (peru/amrud), kiwi, papaya, oranges, strawberries and grapefr
uit. Add all fruits together to make a delicious fruit salad or make your mixed
fruit juice. Read more about 15 reasons to include vitamin C in your diet.
You can also obtain vitamin C from vegetables including capsicum (Simla mirch),
broccoli (hara phool gobi), cabbage (Gobi), tomatoes and spinach (palak).
Low hemoglobin levels due to folic acid deficiency: If your haemoglobin count is
low because your body is not producing sufficient red blood cells, then you cou
ld be deficient in folic acid, a B complex vitamin that is required to make red
blood cells.
Sources of folic acid include lentils, dried beans, peas, Brussels sprouts (chot
a band gobi), banana, corn (makai), beets, pineapple and peanuts. (Note: If you
are having more of Vitamin C sources then you ll have to increase the intake of fo
lic acid as well because vitamin C causes excretion of folic acid from the body.
Breakfast cereals like rice are also fair sources of folic acid. Here s are 5 natu
ral sources of folic acid you need in your diet.

Folic acid deficiency anaemia: Folic acid is essential for the production of new
red blood cells in the body. Spinach, green beans, sprouts, chickpeas, brown ri
ce, etc. are good sources of folic acid. A lack of folic acid in the diet is the
most common cause of folic acid deficiency anemia.
What can I do to improve my hemoglobin levels prior to donation?
One way to try to boost your iron levels is through your diet. By eating iron-ri
ch foods, you can promote blood regeneration and increase the amount of iron in
your body. Typically, iron-rich foods are colorful and deeply pigmented. Some ex
amples of good sources of iron include:
Chard
Dates
Eggs
Lean beef
Raisins
Shrimp
Spinach
Whole grain breads
To improve blood circulation and increase blood production in our body, please t
ry to adopt healthy food habits as noted below:
-Drink lots of water on a daily basis.
-Ensure salad is a part of your lunch and dinner as well.
-Foodstuff like carrot, beetroot, brocolli and lettuce should be a part of your
diet in any form.
-Eat Avocado regularly.
-Eat as many green leafy vegetables and pulses as possible.
-Drink lots of fruit juices and eat fresh fruits after lunch or dinner on a dail
y basis. This helps to purify blood.
-Make sure you have oats, muesli and baked beans as part of your breakfast.
-Practise Yoga regularly and play a sport to remain active and maintain good cir
culation of blood.
-Get a full body oil massage done on a periodic basis to improve blood circulati
on to all parts of the body.
-Consume Olive oil based food stuff, instead of normal cooking oil.
Blood is an important component of a healthy body and following above tips will
help you to increase blood circulation in your body and purify your blood.
To increase the blood production in the body you should follow the following nat
ural tips:
1.To increase the blood iron is the most important element which plays the key r
ole in blood production in the body. So you eat iron rich food.
2.Eat dark green leafy vegetables such as spinach which is rich in iron.
3.Eat Blood building foods like soy foods, apricots, apples, kidney beans, etc.
4.Herbs and spices also useful to increase the blood such as ginger, cardamon, e
tc.
5.Eat groundnut seeds with jaggery which helps to improve blood production.

Simply you eat the food which is rich in iron, folic acid and vitamin B12. These
are the three main elements which build the blood.
Nutritional deficiency can be a major cause for reduction in red blood cells in
the human body thus causing anemia. The red blood cells carry oxygen to various
cells of the body. Proper diet and healthy life style are most essential to incr
ease the red blood cell count in our body. I will give you foods prescribed by t
he elders in the family and which actually work wonders in the body.
Increase intake of fortified cereals during breakfast. Multi grain cereals and o
ats are the best for body for increasing the blood in the body.
Green leafy vegetables like spinach contain high iron and enable the body to ind
uce blood formation. Spinach also comprises of vitamin B -12 , folate and protei
n content.
Other greens like broccoli, asparagus can be taken in frequent intervals.
Leaves of radish are said to contain high iron content and a bunch of these leav
es taken regularly can bring blood levels to normal miraculously.
Beet root and carrots are known to improve the RBCs in the body.
Similarly, drumstick and it's leaves have a direct effect in increasing the bloo
d count in the body.
Promegranate is the best among fruits directly said to increase the blood produc
tion n the body. This is one of the grandmas favourite recommendation for increa
sing blood levels.
Citrus fruits are best for the body to absorb the iron content of the above food
s. Oranges, lime juices, guava, avacados, grapes help indirectly in improving th
e body's resistance capacity and increase iron content.
Yoghurt is another natural blood booster in the body. It supports the blood alre
ady produced and the strengthens the bones producing the blood through its nutri
tional content of calcium, protein, vitamin B.
All protein foods like beans, dal, nuts help in maintains the blood levels in th
e body.
Fenugreek seeds also have a good benefit in increasing the blood levels in the b
ody. Actually, Indian households do add a pinch of fenugreek in their food while
cooking which aids blood production in the body.
Pranayam like annulom virom can work wonders in curing the problem of red bolls
cell deficiency in the body.
Apart from the food, walking increases the blood circulation in the body. If you
are already anaemic, do not strain yourself at this stage, first gain the stren
gth and regain normalcy before you start walking. A smal stroll can be taken for
a few minutes for freshness.
In fact intake of healthy food like fresh fruits and vegetables, avoiding fried
food can help in improving the blood count in our body.