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• IRON DEFICIENCY IN TODDLERS 
• Signs in a toddler that might signal an iron
  deficiency include 
• Prematurity and low birth weight
• Exclusive breastfeeding beyond six months (not
  introducing solids)
• High intake of cows milk in young children less
  than two years of age
• Low or no meat intake
• Vegetarian and vegan eating
• Poor diet in the second year of life
• Possible gastrointestinal diseases
• Lead poisoning
• Iron deficiency in babies or toddlers could be
  present due to the mother not having adequate
  iron stores either before pregnancy or during
  pregnancy. This occurrence can be explained by
  understanding how babies get their iron.
• Newborn babies get the iron they need from the
  womb, so, if there isnt iron that the mom can
  give to their baby, the baby simply doesnt get
  any iron or enough iron.Thats why we recommend
  taking an organic, all food iron supplement
  before, during and after pregnancy.

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Babies aged 6 months to 1 year might develop an
iron deficiency as well. They may have received a
small amount in the womb, but their stores might
be running low at this point. So, many
healthcare practitioners will recommend
iron-fortified foods, however, most of these
foods are heavily refined and contain iron in
its synthetically isolated form, which is hard
for anyones body to digest, let alone a
developing baby with a brand new digestive
system. One study even found that fortified
supplements not only dont work but also cause
more harm than good. One example of this is skim
milk that is fortified with vitamins A and D. The
milk has been refined and processed to remove the
fat, but vitamins A and D are fat-soluble
vitamins. So if you eat them when theyve been
isolated from their original fat source, likely
your body wont know how to absorb them. So what
should one do in the case of knowing that your
child needs more iron, but not wanting to give
them refined junk foods that have been
fortified? Opt for whole food options!
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IRON DEFICIENCY AND BEHAVIOUR PROBLEMS Studies
suggest that iron-deficient children can
experience behaviour challenges that their
non-deficient peers do not suffer from. One study
found that junior high students with iron
deficiency had significantly test scores than
those students who had health stores of
iron. Because your body needs iron stores to
effectively deliver oxygen throughout the body,
its not surprising that a deficiency in this
important nutrient can cause many health and
behavioural problems. Oxygen is one of the key
elements we need to survive. Without oxygen, we
wouldnt survive past 3 minutes. Its one of our
key MACRO MACRO nutrients Water, Air/Oxygen and
Food.
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DIET FOR ANEMIC CHILDREN Instead of using
fortified foods to combat your childs iron
deficiency, consider whole food sources of iron.
Food for an anemic child can include tempeh,
leafy greens, sprouted beans, nuts and seeds, as
they are all rich sources of iron. These foods
can be steamed and then blended if your child is
not eating solid foods yet. If your child is
eating these foods and is still showing symptoms
of anemia or iron deficiency, they might need
more iron than what whole foods on their own can
offer. The only problem with beating an iron
deficiency using whole foods alone is these whole
foods have natural inhibitors called
anti-nutrients that prevent vitamins and minerals
from being accessed by animals or
humans. Antinutrients are meant to protect these
nutrients so the nut/seed can use them to grow
into a plant.
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So, your child might not be getting enough iron
from food alone. This is when you should check
for the symptoms above, and if theyre presenting
any of them, the next step should be taking them
to a health care practitioner for a blood test,
specifically to test ferritin and hemoglobin. If
your child is, in fact, iron deficient or anemic,
consider a safe, organic, 100 all food iron
supplement. Not to be confused with a
synthetically isolated supplement.