Patient's question:
No symptoms, test results: Iron 5.6. Past treatment history and effectiveness: No treatment. What kind of help do you want: How is the best way to supplement iron?Doctor's answer:
It's best to get iron through diet. Both animal and plant sources of iron are available. The iron you obtain from animal sources such as meat, fish, shellfish, and poultry is heme iron, which is easily absorbed by the body. On the other hand, the iron from non-animal sources such as dark green leafy vegetables, beans, fortified bread, grains, and nuts is non-heme iron, which requires certain conditions to be absorbed by the body. Eggs also contain iron, most of which is non-heme iron.