| If you have a low platelet count, either from | | | | will help with your low platelet count. |
| Idiopathic thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) or | | | | All food that contains Omega 3's – "the king |
| some other immune system disease, please | | | | of all fats" these include wild salmon, flax seed oil, |
| consider what it is that you are eating. | | | | cod liver oil. I found these especially useful in |
| Besides being aware of all the foods that you | | | | overcoming my daughter's ITP disorder. Just why |
| should not eat, surprisingly there are some | | | | are these so super and why do they help with a |
| wonderful super foods available which can surely | | | | low platelet count? Omega-3 fatty acids, which |
| help if you have a low platelet count. | | | | are not produced by the body, reduce |
| First you should eliminate from your diet all foods | | | | inflammation, improve circulation, increase your |
| that act as irritants to your system and which | | | | ratio of good to bad cholesterol, and may lesson |
| cause inflammation such as sugars, refined grains, | | | | the risk of cancer. |
| saturated fats, fast foods, processed foods and | | | | Omega-3's definitely boost the immune system |
| sodas to mention a few. These common, but | | | | and will strengthen it and help build up low platelet |
| harmful foods will just aggravate a low platelet | | | | levels. |
| count. | | | | Organically grown tomatoes – these nutrient |
| Then you need to introduce an abundance of raw, | | | | powerhouses are jam packed with antioxidants |
| fresh, preferably organic, healthy foods to your | | | | such as lycopene not commonly found in may |
| diet. There a many super foods available to assist | | | | other foods, they are also loaded with vitamins |
| with your ITP and low platelet count. These | | | | and minerals such as potassium and vitamin c. |
| wonder foods will decrease inflammation and help | | | | Berries – All berries, especially blueberries, just |
| your body heal, which in turn will increase platelets | | | | bursting with phytonutrients that neutralize free |
| . I must stress though that just by eating these | | | | radicals (agents that cause inflammation in the |
| super foods to increase platelets, may not work | | | | body as well as aging and cellular damage), these |
| as well as you would like if you don't in fact | | | | tasty little morsels pack a punch when you are |
| eliminate completely all of the bad foods in your | | | | trying to build up your low platelet count. |
| diet and also take into consideration any other | | | | I found that diet was a main contributing factor |
| contributing factors that may contribute to your | | | | to my daughter Vivianna's ITP blood disorder, and |
| low platelet count, such as a virus, parasites, | | | | educating ourselves regarding proper foods to eat |
| acute allergies etc. | | | | was crucial to her recovery. |
| The following are some of the super foods that | | | | |