Half breaths and Fatigue

[Bint_e_Naeem]

Re: Half breaths and Fatigue

@mirage

Bint e Naeem, much thanks for your valuable post. Well I dont know what makes me so scared of cardios and aerobics etc though I know they are a must for a healthy body. But its solely about health. Inspiron’s post was helpful in a sense that she made me realize the reason and I m convinced without even tests that maybe Im anemic with iron deficiency because I just had been so last year. My eating habits are POOR so I assume I should start from there. Maybe things would be alright if I start taking a single medicine for iron deficiency but I would rather control it through natural diet and ways. I read somewhere that fish is good for iron deficiency and so are lentils. green vegetables and salads too, (i would rather please someone may guide me better and correct me if im wrong anywhere). Now Im not sure which fruits have better source of iron.

cannot even imagine to dance, its just not in me. someone else also suggested walk. But didnt know it should be fast enough as to elevate the heart beat. Are you sure it will be alright and might not rather inflict any harm?

I still dont feel inclined towards cardio. I might do with a better diet and walk only

When you walk fast enough to raise your heartbeat a bit, you will be basically doing cardio. Cardio exercise literally means working your heart out & lungs as well. When you walk, dance, swim & your heart rate raises, it eventually gets stronger & that’s what builds up your stamina. As long as your heart is not doing 170 beats per minute or more you should be fine. Do ask a doctor just to make sure because everyone’s body is different. You should go up to at least 140 beats a minute & no there is no harm. You are in fact making it stronger by making it work a tad bit extra.

So even though you are not into dancing. Just by walking on a fast pace you can do cardio & increase your stamina.

For food, you have it right. All the things you mentioned are iron rich foods. I know that chicken liver has a lot of ion in it. In fruits: dates, water melons, kiwis, strawberries, Cherries, figs, pomegranate & raspberries can be a good source of iron.

If you are convinced that you are in fact anemic, get your self checked. Your doctor should be able to tell you what you can do to increase iron in your body. Just a heads up, if you do end up taking pills which is nothing wrong by the way, suddenly increasing iron in your body can you make you prone to being constipated ( I know tmi) but be prepared for that.