This Could Be Why You’re Tired All The Time

Question: Are you positive that you’re getting enough iron every day? If not, that could be the culprit for your constant fatigue or headaches.

We know that iron is necessary for hemoglobin production, which is responsible for delivering oxygen to your brain and other parts of your body. But if you don’t have that O2 in all the right places, you’ll feel tired and foggy, and may even have pale skin, brittle nails and cold hands.

If you’ve recently had a baby, are currently pregnant, or usually have heavy periods, you could have low iron levels. And while iron supplements are available, they cause a number of unpleasant side effects, so it’s best to get your iron from your food. List below has all the details on which foods contain the most iron!

FOOD	AMOUNT	IRON (MG)
Apricot, dried	1/2 cup halves	1.2
Artichoke	1 medium	0.7
Asparagus, cooked	1/2 cup	0.8
Barley, cooked	1 cup	2.1
Beans (garbanzo)	1/2 cup	1.6
Beans (kidney)	1/2 cup	2
Beans (lima)	1/2 cup	2.3
Beans (pinto)	1/2 cup	1.8
Broccoli, cooked	1/2 cup	0.5
Brown rice, cooked	1 cup	0.8
Cashews	1/4 cup	2
Cashew butter	2 tbsp.	1.6
Egg	1 large	0.7
Flaxseed, ground	1 tbsp.	0.4
Fortified cereal such as Wheat Chex	3/4 cup	13.5
Ground beef	1 patty	1.9
Kale, raw	1cup	1.1
Lentils	1/2 cup	3.3
Molasses	1 tbsp	0.9
Oats	1 cup	3.4
Oysters, cooked	3 oz	10.2
Peanuts	1/4 cup	0.6
Peanut butter	2 tbsp.	0.6
Pine nuts	1/4 cup	1.9
Potatoes, with the skin	1 small	1.5
Pumpkin seeds	1/4 cup	5.2
Quinoa, cooked	1 cup	2.8
Raisins	1/4 cup	0.8
Salmon	3 oz.	0.9
Shrimp, cooked	3 oz.	2.6
Soybeans (edamame)	1/2 cup	1.8
Spinach, raw	1 cup	0.8
Steak	3 oz.	3.2
Sun-dried tomatoes	1/4 cup	1.2
Sunflower seeds	1/4 cup	1.8
Sunflower seed butter	2 tbsp.	1.6
Tofu, extra firm	1/2 block	4.3
Turkey (dark meat)	3 oz.	2.1

Source: http://www.skinnymom.com/the-reason-youre-tired-all-the-time/