Anaemia happens when the rate of haemoglobin or red blood cells are reduced in the body. People with Anaemia becomes weak, and they feel fatigued constantly. Slowly it drains all the energy from a person and the situation worsens day by day. You should be prepared for diseases like this from an early age. Improved medical treatment and health insurance available in South Africa.

Anaemia and its symptoms:

Anaemia is caused mainly for three reasons – deficiency of haemoglobin and red blood cells, imbalanced oxygen distribution in the blood and iron deficiency. Women are diagnosed with this disease more because of menstruation when they lose blood. Poor diet can also cause Anaemia if you cannot absorb enough iron from the food.

Common symptoms of Anaemia are –

• Becoming very weak.
• Feeling fatigued all the time.
• Skin becoming so pale and dull.
• Experiencing chest pain.
• Heartbeat being irregular or fast.
• The trouble with breathing.
• Unstable body and mind with dizziness.
• Difficulty to concentrate and work.
• Experiencing a headache.
• Hands, feet and other body parts getting cold.
• Lower stamina and endurance level.

Anaemia is not noticeable at its initial stage, so you must be extra careful to your health so that you do not overlook these signs and symptoms and start your treatment right away.

Ways for healing Anaemia Naturally:

Although being treated at the top medical centres would not be troublesome due to the amazing health insurance policies of South Africa, yet, before you start taking medications or get into any treatment, you should try natural ways for dealing with your Anaemia.

• Intake iron supplementation: When the natural level of iron is low in your body, try restoring it by taking iron supplementation. It may take some time but is an effective way of improving your condition.
• Take care of your digestive system: Many people have unhealthy gut due to a leaky gut syndrome. As a result, they cannot absorb nutrients, vitamins and minerals properly. Probiotics can help with this problem, so these people should add more probiotic-rich food to their diet, like homemade yoghurt etc.
• Spleen nourishment: Spleen is an organ of our body that produces red blood cell and keep fluids together in our system. So, you need to take care of your spleen and nourish it with proper diet. Food from squash group and bright orange coloured food help nourishing your spleen.
• Reducing your stress: Anxiety can bring Anaemia closer because it is harmful for blood cell production and digestion system both. When you get anxious, worried or angry, it affects your spleen as well as liver. Anxiety is dangerous for our health from so many angles, and if not dealt with quickly, it can damage to the extent that cannot be remedied. The treatment expenses are no joke either, only the wonderful health insurance schemes of South Africa can save you. So, take a break from your life once in a while and relax a bit and do not forget to sleep well at night.

Proper diet for Anaemia patients:

You should include these in your food habit to fight with Anaemia –

• Green vegetables: Start eating more green vegetables like celery, spinach, broccoli and mustard greens. These vegetables do not only contain high quantity of chlorophyll but also source a great amount of iron.
• Fruit juice: Pomegranate is a rich source of iron, copper and potassium, and beetroots contain folic acid. You can drink the juice of these fruits along with carrots and apples. They act as both blood builders and purifiers and make a person more energetic and active by supporting healthy blood flow.
• Vitamin C: Our immune system is weakened by Anaemia, so we tend to get affected by inflammatory diseases and infections more. Vitamin C can retrieve the immunity and help the body to absorb iron. You may opt to oranges occasionally and a cup of lemon water every day. Dried fruits like raisins and dates also contain vitamin c and iron, you can have them as a snack for instant energy.
• Sesame seeds: Sesame seeds, especially black sesame seeds are also great for improving the capacity for intaking iron. After soaking the seeds in water for a couple of days, grind them and make a paste of them. Have a bit of this paste regularly along with honey.

The food you must avoid:

Food that hinders the absorption of iron will worsen your condition in Anaemia, such as –

• Dark chocolate
• Conventional dairy
• Soda
• Bran
• Processed grains
• Black tea and coffee
• Sweeteners

These food items contain a high amount of sugar or anti-nutrients which bind the iron resulting in low iron absorption and troubles with digestion.

South Africa has advanced so much in medical treatment and they have hospitals arranging for health insurance for their people too. So, there is no need to be scared, just do not delay your treatment while facing Anaemia.