Anemia happens when your blood does not have enough red blood cells to properly carry oxygen to your organs and tissues. Because your body doesn't get enough oxygen, you feel tired -- one of the primary symptoms of anemia.
Your blood contains three types of cells -- white blood cells, which fight off infection; platelets, which help blood to clot; and red blood cells, which carry oxygen from your lungs throughout your body. Red blood cells are made in your bone marrow. They contain hemoglobin, an iron-based protein that helps blood cells carry oxygen. With anemia, your body either doesn't make enough red blood cells or loses them faster than they can be replaced.
Your blood contains three types of cells -- white blood cells, which fight off infection; platelets, which help blood to clot; and red blood cells, which carry oxygen from your lungs throughout your body. Red blood cells are made in your bone marrow. They contain hemoglobin, an iron-based protein that helps blood cells carry oxygen. With anemia, your body either doesn't make enough red blood cells or loses them faster than they can be replaced.
Symptoms of anemia can be mild at first, and can be mistaken for other symptoms of other conditions. They include:
- Tiredness
- Weakness
- Shortness of breath
- Pale skin
- Lightheadedness
- Headache
- Feeling cold
- Rapid heartbeat and chest pain
There are several types of anemia. The most common type is iron deficiency anemia, caused by a lack of iron in your body. Other types include:
- Vitamin deficiency anemia, megaloblastic anemia -- caused by a lack of folic acid and vitamin B12 in your body.
- Anemia of chronic disease -- caused when certain chronic diseases (such as cancer, kidney failure, or Crohn's disease) interfere with the production of red blood cells.
- Aplastic anemia -- caused when bone marrow can't make all three types of blood cells. Aplastic anemia is life threatening.
- Hemolytic anemias -- caused when red blood cells are destroyed faster than the bone marrow can replace them.
- Sickle cell anemia -- caused by a type of hemoglobin that makes red blood cells form a crescent or sickle shape. These sickle cells die early, meaning the body is always short of red blood cells. The abnormal shape can block blood flow through small vessels, causing pain. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited condition that affects mainly people of African, Mediterranean, Arabic, or South American descent.
What's causing your anemia -- and how serious it is -- will determine your treatment. Your doctor may suggest changes in your diet to make sure you get all the nutrients you need, such as vitamin B12, iron, and folic acid.
Spirulina is a nutrient-dense form of algae. Because of its combination of B vitamin including B12 and iron content, along with its antioxidant properties, it has been successfully tested as a treatment for anemia.
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Spirulina is a nutrient-dense form of algae. Because of its combination of B vitamin including B12 and iron content, along with its antioxidant properties, it has been successfully tested as a treatment for anemia.
Choose not just “the best” or “Class A” but always go for High-Grade quality spirulina. When it comes to your health, never settle for anything less. Aztec Spirulina, the only High-grade Spirulina around the world. Laboratory test says it all.