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Im not disagreeing or anything but is bloodletting a bad thing? Genuinely asking. I thought it was known regenerating ones bloodcells is a good thing. Is that e
by tartoran 6y ago
Im not disagreeing or anything but is bloodletting a bad thing? Genuinely asking. I thought it was known regenerating ones bloodcells is a good thing. Is that erroneous? Last time I went to a blooddrive I was browsing a pamphlet that contained some benefits of giving blood aside from helping others in need.
- nmz 6y agoIt isn't, the practice stopped in the 19th century or so, its still used for some ailments but its not a cure all as they used to believe 200 years ago. https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/sawbones-bloodletting/ https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/sawbones-bloodletti... PS: Fun fact, George Washington was killed because of blood letting. they basically bled him to death.
- nradov 6y agoThere is some limited evidence that excess iron could be a risk factor for heart disease. This may be part of the reason why menopause seems to increase the risk of heart disease in women, even after adjusting for age. So it's possible that blood letting could be beneficial from that standpoint, but it remains unproven. And there don't appear to be any significant risks from occasional blood donation.