Medically reviewed by Paria Sanaty Zadeh, PharmD Iron and magnesium supplements can be used if recommended by a healthcare ...

Iron supplements can be an easy way to get more iron, but there are plenty of foods that are high in iron that you can include in your diet, too.

Our bodies need iron to function but it can’t make it on its own. We need to eat enough iron-rich foods to make sure our bodies can transport oxygen to cells, grow and keep up with hormone production.

Medically reviewed by Lindsay Cook, PharmD Vitamins C, A, and B, as well as the amino acid l-lysine, are supplements that can be taken with iron to improve energy and reduce tiredness and fatigue.

Most of us default to the same handful of foods when we think about plant-based iron. Spinach, lentils, maybe some fortified ...