INCREASE YOUR HAEMOGLOBIN LEVEL NATURALLY

Haemoglobin (Hb) – an iron molecule present in the red blood cells, which gives the colour red to the blood. Haemoglobin said to be a protein that presents in the blood. The presence of Haemoglobin in blood cells is essential since the insufficiency of Haemoglobin results in Anaemia.

BLOOD

Blood performs as both a tissue plus a fluid. Blood is a carrier fluid that circulates throughout the human body. The heart pumps out the blood to different parts of the body and reaches the heart. The circulation process repeats.

Composition of Blood

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Components of blood

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Blood originates from the bone marrow, and it constitutes fluid and solidified components. The fluid part is called plasma. Plasma contains water, salts, and proteins. More than half of the volume is plasma in the blood. The solidified parts are 

• Red Blood Cells (RBC), 
• White Blood Cells (WBC), and 
• Platelets

ELEMENTS PRESENT IN THE BLOOD

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FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD

Blood travels the entire body to distribute oxygen, nutrients, and other essential elements to the cells, and it carries the trash material like carbon dioxide and metabolic wastes from the cells to the lungs, kidneys, and digestive system to eliminate from the body as excretion.

Besides this, the blood combats against germs and transports the secreted hormones from the gland to the target parts.

RED BLOOD CELLS (RBC)

RBC the alternative names used are red cells, red blood corpuscles, haematids, erythroid cells, or erythrocytes. The RBC emerges from the red bone marrow of bones. The stem cells present in the red bone marrow are known as haemocytoblasts, which is liable for all the components that are present in the blood.

Red Blood Corpuscles

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Haemocytoblasts performs to shift as proerythroblast; a new blood cell is grown.

In the adult human, nearly 2.4million new RBC generated per second in the red bone marrow of the bones. The RBC circulates in the blood for 100-120 days, and a single circulation takes place in one minute. The aged and worn-out RBC removed from the circulation process by specific cells called macrophages that are present in the spleen and liver. About half (40% - 45%) of the blood volume is RBC.

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Haemoglobin-3D-ribbons

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HAEMOGLOBIN

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RBC contains a specific protein called Haemoglobin, which gives the red colour to the cells and blood. The RBC has a cytoplasm, which is rich in Haemoglobin. There are about 270,000,000 Haemoglobin molecules present in each RBC. The role RBC is to circulate the entire body to supply oxygen from the lungs to other parts. During the back travel, the RBC carries carbon dioxide to the lungs for exhalation. For the circulation process, Haemoglobin is liable for more than 98% of oxygen transportation to the parts of the body, and the leftover dissolves in blood plasma.

RBC COUNT PER MICRO LITRE OF BLOOD

• Men: 4.7 – 6.1 million
• Women: 4.2 – 5.4 million
• Children: 4.0 – 5.5 million

Values may differ depending on the altitude where people live.

HAEMOGLOBIN COUNT GRAMS PER DECI LITRE (g/dl)

• Adult Men: 13 – 17.5
• Adult Female: 12 -16
• Adult Pregnant Females: 11 – 16
• Babies: 11 – 18
• Children: 11.5 – 16.5

The indications of low RBC count causes fatigue, breathing difficulty, dizziness, weakness, paleness in the skin, variations in a heartbeat, chest pain, weight loss, etc.

The anaemic person (low RBC count) tends to be fatigue and weak due to inadequate RBC since RBC carries oxygenated blood.

REASONS FOR MORE RBC OR HAEMOGLOBIN COUNT IN THE BLOOD

• Polycythemia: Polycythemia is a condition that has more RBC in the blood.

• Polycythemia vera: Polycythemia vera is cancer in the blood due to which the bone marrow fabricates more RBC.

• The high RBC count makes the blood thick resulting in the clotting of blood quickly leading to heart attacks and strokes.

• The person living at high altitudes is one of the reasons for high Haemoglobin count in the blood since the level of oxygen is low at high altitudes.

• Consumption of tobacco

• A person with heart or lungs diseases

• A person with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: air does not move to the lungs.

• Dehydration

• Heart failure

• Presence of cancer cells in the liver or Kidneys

RBC DISEASES OR REASONS FOR LOW RBC COUNT

• Anaemia: Anaemia is due to low RBC or Hb count in the blood resulting in low oxygen transport to the body.

• Iron Deficiency: insufficient iron content in the diet, resulting in less production of RBC/Hb by the bone marrow.

• Inadequate of folate or Vitamin B-12: This results in less generation of RBC than required by the body.

• Massive loss of blood due to surgery or injury, and internal bleeding because of ulcers or damage.

• Sickle cell anaemia: This genetic disorder modifies the appearance of the RBC, ending in blood vessel blockage, strokes, and ruins the other internal organs. RBC has less Hb.

  

  Sickle Cell Disease

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• An expanded spleen due to infection or cancer

• Kidney disease: Kidney disease leads to insufficient erythropoietin (a hormone induces the bone marrow to produce RBC). Insufficiency of erythropoietin results in a low RBC count.

• Thalassemia: This is a genetic disease, which causes unusual production of Hb sub-units.

• Pernicious anaemia: It is a condition, where the body unable to absorb Vitamin B12 from the diet, which is essential for the generation of Haemoglobin.

• Aplastic Anaemia:  It is a condition in which the bone marrow unable to produce Blood Cells.

• Pure Red cell Aplasia: It is a condition in which the bone marrow unable to produce Red Blood Cells.

HOME REMEDY TO INCREASE HAEMOGLOBIN LEVEL

• Juice: One dry fig fruit, Beetroot, Carrot, Orange, few Beetroot leaves, few mint leaves, and a pinch of salt. Soak the fig fruit in water; transfer the fruit and the water into the mixer along with the chopped vegetables and leaves grind it. Filter the content in the glass and consume it daily. The vitamin C present in the vegetables absorbs the iron content and raises the Haemoglobin level in the blood. One can consume as raw without making juice.
  

• The fruits rich in iron content are Amla, fig, watermelon, pomegranate, black raisins (dried black grapes), Dates, dried Apricots, sun-dried Tomatoes, citrus fruits like oranges, lemons, etc.

• Drumstick leaves, egg, vegetable salad/soup, beetroot raw or juice, intake of carrot raw or juice.

• Cook any one of the food in the Iron vessel or iron pan and consume it.

• Consume dried black grapes in the below method:

Day 1: Soak three dried black grapes in a glass of water on the previous day evening. The next morning consume one fruit and drink some water. Repeat this process consecutively for every six hours once.

Day 2: Soak six dried black grapes in a glass of water on the previous day evening. The next morning consume two fruit and drink some water. Repeat this process consecutively for every six hours once.

Day 3: Repeat the same with nine fruits consuming three in each interval.

Repeat the process for nine days consuming four, five, six, seven, eight, and nine fruits in each interval and drinking the water. Following this helps in increasing the Haemoglobin level in the blood.

• The pregnant females can intake pomegranate in an empty stomach in the morning, helps increase the Hb count.

• Chia seeds, seafood, nuts (Almond, cashew), pumpkin seeds, broccoli, peas, jaggery are rich in iron.

Haemoglobin keeps our body both physically and mentally healthy; therefore, consuming a balanced diet keeps our body fit and healthy. Instead of drinking as juice, one can intake the fruits or vegetables as such since the nutrients passed to the body as it is. If made as juice, there may be loss of nutrients while filtering because of many intakes only the water content, which results in the loss of nutrients in the residue.