While not a good tool for diagnosing asthma, peak flow, and peak flow meters are good to monitor asthma over time. You may see declines in your peak flow prior to developing significant symptoms. This will allow you to alter your treatment regimen based on your asthma care plan.
Increase your intake of calcium, which inhibits the absorption of iron in the body. Eat more milk products, green leafy vegetables, oats and cereals (check to see that these are not fortified with iron). Milk products, such as ice cream, cheese, yogurt, are rich in calcium.
Are some foods with iron better than others? Food has two types of iron â heme iron and non-heme iron. Heme iron is found in meat, fish and poultry, and is the form of iron that is most readily absorbed from your stomach and taken up into your body after you eat it.Non-heme iron is found in plant foods as well as meat.hen you eat heme iron with other sources of non-heme iron, the iron is more completely absorbed. Foods high in vitamin C, like tomatoes, citrus fruits and red, yellow and orange peppers can also help with the absorption of non-heme iron.