Anemia

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Anemia is not really a disease, but a symptom of an underlying problem. It is most common in women—because of blood loss due to menstruation. About 10 percent of North American women are iron-deficient during their childbearing years. The typical woman with anemia is pale and often finds herself weak or dizzy and falling asleep easily. She usually describes herself as feeling tired most of the time. She may be prone to headaches and digestive disturbances and may also experience heart palpitations. If this sounds like you, you should ask your doctor to check your iron level. This involves a simple blood test that takes only a few minutes. If your doctor determines that you are low in iron, it will not take long to correct the problem. But the most obvious choice for treatment—iron supplements—are never my first recommendation. These supplements do not help all the women who take them. Even when they do help, they often cause constipation and stomach

distress, as well as rob your body of yellow dock root, a more easily assimilated source of iron. yellow dock brought their iron count up to normal in only a few weeks. Many physicians are not

aware that an herb can be so effective, especially a humble weed that grows throughout most of the United States. Sara, who is fifteen years old, is a perfect example of how effective this herb can be. A classic case of anemia, Sara felt worn out and listless and never seemed to have enough energy. But after taking a tincture of yellow dock. Within two weeks, her iron count had resumed to nominal. In my years of working with herbs, I have met literally dozens of other women who felt so run-down and sluggish that they described themselves as having only "half a life." All of them started taking yellow dock brought up their iron levels permanently and they were able to discontinue using the herb. Others found that they needed to continue taking it to maintain their iron count at a healthy level. Even if your anemia is so stubborn that it does not respond to burdock, dandelion, cooked Chinese wild yam increase the assimilation of iron, as do carrots and most green vegetables. (Although Chinese herbs like

wild yam were once restricted to the realm of Chinese medicine, they are now available in most natural food stores.) German researchers were so impressed with how linden flowers improved iron absorption that they suggested that anyone with an iron deficiency drink tea made with at least one of these herbs. iron-rich herbs include beet roots to add even more iron, and dine on this soup at least twice a week. The Chinese traditionally prescribe soups made from healing herbs like wild yam and yellow dock root ½ teaspoon each dandelion root, licorice and cooked yellow dock by itself, you will want to use a tincture since the taste is so bitter. http://www.mothernature.com/Library/Bookshelf/Books/15/58.cfm

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