10 Vitamins You Should Be Taking If You Aren’t Yet
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Iron
An estimated 10 million Americans have an iron deficiency. It’s one nutrient that’s easy to let slip through our fingers. We get it in food like leafy greens (which you probably don’t eat enough of) and red meat (which you may have cut back on). It’s also found in beans and some fortified cereals. When you’re low on it, you can get headaches, shortness of breath, dry hair and skin, fatigue, and more. It can also lead to anemia. Men over the age of 18 should have at least 8.7 mg of iron a day and women over that age should get 14.8 mg – yes, women have a much higher need for the stuff. Keep in mind that iron supplements can be rough on the stomach, but luckily some companies make gentle iron for this very reason.
