Also The iron in dark green leafy veg is disipated and used by the body faster as it's easier to digest. If you do eat a lot of green leafy veg try having some say with lunch and dinner. I was vego whilst pregnant with DD and I found just having a handful of baby spinach leaves on my sandwich for lunch seemed to top me up and stop a mega low in energy. Nuts and seeds are good to nibble on for snack for protein and such. If you eat yoghurt you can get something called I think SLS (having prego brain in this heat) in the health food section. You can sprinkle it on yoghurt for brekky, put it in a smoothie etc and it's a great source of protein which is important for cell renewel and repair. If you're sick and protein levels are inadequate then it might take longer to get the cold out of your system.
I'd get an iron supplement and see if you feel better without faffing around with doc appointments. They kick in pretty quickly. From memory you need something with 80mg a day. There's a few out there that call themselves iron supplements that are nowhere near that so check the dosage. I got one that was about 240mg so I only need to remember to take it every few days.
Being low in iron and B12 really knocks you around. I was vego for 8 years but became seriously deficient and had to have injections so they're an option too if you're out of whack.
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