anemia

Most women, shoot I'll say it, all women have seen the affects of anemia on their bodies at least once a month.  Some suffer from the symptoms all the time. I personally am anemic, and as an regular blood donator, I have been turned away at times because my iron (they check your hemoglobin) is low.

This is the time of year where it really kicks my behind because of the cold chills and the weakened immune system I am sick right now. But believe me, I'm going to put up a fight!

As I was scanning the net I found some awesome tips on how to keep you iron up because we all know, the best way to get our vitamins and (in this case) minerals is from the most natural source...the foods we eat! And not just any foods, WHOLE FOODS.  Here are some that I found to be iron-rich foods:

apricots