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Iron

Green Juice by Rosemary Ferguson

February 18|2016

I have my lovely friend Rosemary Ferguson to thank for this weeks juice recipe. She has tailored this green juice to allow for a good source of iron. The squeeze of lemon juice at the end adds some vitamin C, which helps better absorption of iron into the body. If you enjoy this, then you can check out her book “JUICE”, which is packed full of juices and smoothies …

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Ironing out the Facts by Glen Matten

February 05|2016

 Iron: Ironing out the facts by Glen Matten  Whilst there is a pervading perception that vegetarians inevitably fall short on iron there is really little difference in the risk of anaemia when comparing vegetarians with omnivores. Of course, eating an unbalanced and nutritionally poor vegetarian diet does run the risk of causing iron deficiency, but get the balance of the diet right and it’s perfectly …

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