Males need a dose of 8.7 mg of iron per day. Females aged between 19-50, need a dose of 14.8 mg per day. Females, aged over 50, need a dose of 8.7 mg per day. If your iron intake does not follow the aforementioned status then you are likely to become anemic. Boost your iron naturally by consuming the following foods. - Red meat - Oysters - Chicken - Turkey - Spinach - Baked potatoes - Cashews - Tofu - Beans i.e. chickpeas, kidney beans, edamame beans - Lentils - Liver - Soy bean flour - Dried apricot - Eggs - Tuna Anemic individuals can stabilize their iron level by the following medicines. - Ferrous sulphate - Ferrous gluconate - Ferrous fumarate