I hadn’t donated blood for years up until last month. I donated for these reasons:
- giving blood is one way to decrease iron in the blood
- giving blood is a small stress for which the body might rebound to become healthier
- giving blood may help others who need the blood
One possible explanation for why women generally live longer than men is that they lose blood monthly until menopause and because having babies also helps to keep excessive minerals in check.
Here’s a quote from the website at http://www.physicians-background.com/blood.html: “The two studies involved over 6,500 men and were conducted by the University of Kansas and the University of Kuopio in Finland. Researchers believe by giving blood, men — and post-menopausal women — rid their bodies of excessive iron, which is thought to contribute to heart disease.”
I came up with the idea to donate blood from reading about an anti-aging product that chelates minerals from the body.
