The "OMG I'm dying" hypochondria/mental health thread

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Originally Posted by BrownEyedGirl26

A good diet and PLENTY OF WATER, bottled of course, at LEAST TWO LITRES A DAY and you will feel a lot better!

There is also a lot to be said for the modern western diet. Everything is enriched with iron. Bread, rice, pasta, cereal, etc. I find it hard to believe that people can be anemic in this day and age unless they were on some kind of carb-avoiding diet. That being said, women are particularly susceptible to anemia if they tend to have heavy, prolonged periods, in which case birth control pills may be a good remedy. But the most important factor is diet, not just in terms of direct iron supplementation, but in terms of receiving all of the proper nutrition needed to maintain healthy cell function. I think a consultation with a licensed dietician and strict adherence to a regimen is more likely to produce dividends than going to the doctor and taking pills.