 [ Symptoms ] what does a low red blood cell count mean and what exactly is considered low  i had a cbc done at my gp and i have previously been diagnosed with anemia they said my red blood cell count was a little low so i may want to do an iron supplement but they did not go into any more detail what is considered low is there anything nutritionally that i could do to get this back to normal so i do not feel so tired and cold all of the time i am currently taking 3 a day wholefood vitamins [ Disease ] i found this really cool chart that shows you what is typical <link> i have been anemic in the past and i ate a lot of dark green leafy vegetables like collard greens and spinach also red meat if you are not a vegetarian i also found this article that has tons more info on anemia hope this helps <link>