Chris,
I have been wondering the same thing lately. I have been eating a mostly raw and mostly vegan diet for about 6 months now, however I do eat fish 1 or 2 times a week. I recently donated blood and my hemoglobin was just at the borderline of the amount that the blood center requires. Normally, before I started eating this way, my hemoglobin was always over 15, every time. This time it was barely at 12. Since this has never happened before, I am assuming it is the raw diet.
I am now concerned about my iron levels. I eat green smoothies with spinach every day but this obviously has not made a difference. I do not like to use supplements so I am trying to figure other ways to get iron. I guess pumpkin seeds and prunes might be a good way to start. I am going to donate blood again in about 6 weeks and should know if this works or not. If not, I guess I may try supplements.
Tee |