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As an individual, you can donate blood regularly. There was a study done that found that repeated whole blood or plasma donations were both effective at reducin
by NickM 3y ago
As an individual, you can donate blood regularly. There was a study done that found that repeated whole blood or plasma donations were both effective at reducing PFAS levels over time.
- crazygringo 3y agoThat is fascinating. Is that true of toxins that accumulate in the body generally, or specific known classes? It never occurred to me that blood removal would be an effective method, but there is a certain logic to it. Although it also seems like you'd have to do it an awful number of times to make a difference.
- NickM 3y agoIs that true of toxins that accumulate in the body generally, or specific known classes? I don't know, I'm definitely no expert in this area, and haven't looked for any similar studies for other toxins, so I'm not sure if other similar research has been done.
- fhsm 3y agoThat’s interesting. I’m having a hard time turning up the article. Any chance you’ve got at your fingertips?
- NickM 3y agoI can't find a public link to the actual paper, but here's an article that covered the research and summarizes the findings: https://www.aabb.org/news-resources/news/article/2022/04/26/regular-blood-or-plasma-donation-may-reduce-pfas-levels-in-blood-serum https://www.aabb.org/news-resources/news/article/2022/04/26/...
- fhsm 3y agoThanks. For any others the ref is https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.6257 https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.6257