{"id":690,"date":"2024-01-09T11:53:32","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T06:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.myhealthvectors.com\/?p=690"},"modified":"2025-01-11T12:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T06:43:12","slug":"9-ways-to-improve-your-platelet-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthvectors.ai\/blog\/9-ways-to-improve-your-platelet-count\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Ways to improve your  platelet count"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Found in your blood, platelets are irregularly shaped and sticky with no color. Platelets protect you from losing too much blood when you get a wound. When you get injured, they congregate at the site and form a clot to halt bleeding. A normal platelet count in a healthy person ranges from 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter of blood. When the count is below 150,000 per microliter, it is considered a low platelet count.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Causes of Low Platelet Count<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The major causes of thrombocytopenia or low platelet count are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Decrease in the production of platelets<\/strong>: due to leukemia, anemia, or other infections.<\/li>\n<li>Exposure to toxic chemicals, chemotherapy drugs<\/li>\n<li>Deficiency of essential vitamins like\u00a0vitamin B12.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Autoimmune disease<\/strong>: autoimmune diseases like AIDS cause destruction of platelets in the body.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Infections:<\/strong> Bacterial and viral infection in the blood like <strong>Dengue <\/strong>and health problems like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Medication:<\/strong> Certain drugs like aspirin, ibuprofen and heparin lead to lower platelet count in the blood. Intake of certain antibiotics may also destroy the platelets in the blood.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alcohol<\/strong>: Excessive consumption of alcohol may also lead to reduced platelet count in the body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Nutritional management <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Papaya<\/h3>\n<p>Both the papaya fruit and its leaves can help increase a low platelet count within just a few days. Papaya leaf juice can increase the platelet count of people diagnosed with dengue fever.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat raw papaya or drink a glass of papaya juice with a little lemon juice 2 or 3 times daily.<\/li>\n<li>You can also pound a few papaya leaves without the stalk using a pestle and mortar to extract the juice. Drink 2 tablespoons of this bitter juice 2 times a day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Vitamin C<\/h3>\n<p>To increase your platelet count, you need to increase your intake of vitamin C. Being a powerful antioxidant, high doses of vitamin C also prevent free-radical mediated damage of the platelets. Your body requires 400 to 2,000 mg of vitamin C per day, depending on your age and overall health.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat foods high in Vitamin C like lemons, oranges, tomatoes, cantaloupes, kiwi, spinach, bell peppers and broccoli.<\/li>\n<li>You may also take vitamin C in supplement form daily.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Indian Gooseberries<\/h3>\n<p>Indian gooseberries (amla) helps significantly in raising platelet count. Vitamin C in amla can help increase the production of platelets and boost your immune system.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Eat 3 to 4 gooseberries on an empty stomach every morning.<\/li>\n<li>Alternatively, mix together 2 tablespoons each of amla juice and honey. Drink it 2 or 3 times daily.<\/li>\n<li>You can also eat homemade jam or pickles made with fresh Indian gooseberries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. B12 Rich Foods:<\/h3>\n<p>B12 deficiency causes Pernicious anemia and reduction in platelet count. Foods rich in vitamin B12, these are seafood, liver, red meat, milk, fortified soy products.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Folate Rich Food<\/h3>\n<p>Severe deficiency of folate in the body can result to reduction in blood platelets.\u00a0 A healthy adult should consume at least 400 mg of folate everyday as part of\u00a0their diet. Some folate rich foods include green leafy vegetables (like spinach), asparagus, orange juice, and fortified cereals.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a04. Zinc:<\/h3>\n<p>Zinc is essential to reverse the effects of thrombocytopenia. Foods rich in zinc are seafood, beef and lamb, wheat germ, spinach, pumpkin and squash seeds, nuts, cocoa, chocolates, pork and chicken, beans, mushrooms.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Vitamin A Rich Foods<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Vitamin A<\/strong>\u00a0is essential for healthy platelet production. It helps in the process of cell division and growth. Some foods rich in vitamin A are carrot, pumpkin, kale and sweet potatoes.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Chlorophyll from Wheatgrass<\/h3>\n<p>Chlorophyll has a remarkably\u00a0similar molecular structure\u00a0to that of hemoglobin. Chlorophyll is also known as the blood of plants. This nutrient has a strong effect in overall blood production including hemoglobin, red blood cell, total white blood cell and increase of platelet count in the body. Wheatgrass juice comprises over 70% of chlorophyll and it is one of the best sources for the nutrient. Take half cup each day with a little lemon.<\/p>\n<h3>7. Vitamin K Rich Foods<\/h3>\n<p>Vitamin K\u00a0is a necessary ingredient that keeps cell growth at optimum levels in the body. Platelets last up to\u00a010\u00a0days\u00a0so a healthy quantity of platelets need to be continually produced to\u00a0replace\u00a0the lost amount\u00a0in the body. Vitamin K is also needed to aid blood clotting.\u00a0 Eggs, liver, spinach, kale and other greens are high in Vitamin K content.<\/p>\n<h3>8. Milk<\/h3>\n<p>Milk is high\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>calcium<\/strong> and B12 which can help your body regenerate platelets. The calcium works along with Vitamin K and the milk protein\u00a0<em>fibrinogen<\/em> to form clots. Apart from milk, you can also consume cheese, yogurt and organic dairy products to keep your calcium levels at an optimum.<\/p>\n<h3>9. Macrobiotic Diet<\/h3>\n<p>Based on constant research on the body\u2019s nutritional needs along with studies on the patterns of platelet\u00a0production, a\u00a0<strong>vital anti-inflammatory diet <\/strong>is recommended. This diet has shown to help in optimum blood production. <strong>The diet recommends a consistent consumption of <em>whole grains<\/em>,\u00a0<em>vegetables<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>organic beans<\/em>. <\/strong>It however\u00a0recommends reduction in intake levels of\u00a0animal protein except for fish and high quality natural cheese and yogurt. The diet also recommends\u00a0<em>avoiding<\/em>\u00a0certain food elements\u00a0that\u00a0includes aspartame, alcohol, bitter lemon, quinine, tonic water and bitter melon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Found in your blood, platelets are irregularly shaped and sticky with no color. Platelets protect you from losing too much blood when you get a wound. When you get injured, they congregate at the site and form a clot to halt bleeding. 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