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Many people confuse low blood pressure with anemia. Although both these conditions can occur together, they are two very different entities.

What is anemia?

Anemia is a condition in which there is not enough red pigment in the blood. These red pigments are called hemoglobin. They are responsible for binding oxygen in the lungs and transporting it to the various organs and muscles of the body. When there is a decreased amount of the red pigments, the person affected appears pale and sickly.

Symptoms of anemia

The three symptoms listed below often occur together and should alert you to the possibility of anemia.

1. Lethargy and tiredness

These symptoms appear early in the course of anemia. In order to understand the reason for lethargy and tiredness, let us imagine that a normal person has 100% of hemoglobin in his blood and is able to carry 100 units of oxygen in a single blood circulation. Compare this with an anemic person who has, let us say 70% of hemoglobin and can only carry 70 units of oxygen in each circulation. Assuming that the body requires 300 units of oxygen, a normal person's heart will have to pump the blood three rounds to meet the requirement. Compare this with an anemic person, whose heart will have to pump four rounds in order to supply only 280 units of oxygen. The insufficient supply of oxygen gives the person a sense of tiredness, lethargy and lack of stamina.

2. Giddiness

Giddiness is typically triggered by posture change, e.g. from squatting to a standing posture. In more severe cases, there may even be a sensation of fainting.

3. Shortness of breath

With a decreased hemoglobin level, the amount of oxygen in the blood, and the subsequent oxygen supply to the brain and the other organs of the body will also be low. The brain, which can detect any decrease in the oxygen level in the blood, will perceive this as being suffocation. It will then cause the person to breathe more rapidly.

The next article will examine the possible causes and what you should do.

Frankie Goh is a family counselor and researcher.

He manage a website : Earn Money Online http://www.ezy-cash.com

He is also the Internet Marketing Co-ordinator of Healthbuy.com Herbal Products & Easy Forex (Foreign Exchange).

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