Health Benefits Of Blood Donation

2 September, 2009 No Comment

Human body makes red blood cells on its own and donating blood in regular intervals helps in controlling the level of cholesterol by escalating the process of plasma creation within the body.

Males can be especially benefited from donating blood on a regular basis. This way they can lose iron and studies have found that blood donation reduces the chances of heart attack by seventy five per cent.

Women lose iron in the form of blood going out of the body during menstruation, however, for males blood donation is the only way to do it.

The taboo attached to blood donation that it makes a person weak, etc. are not correct. In fact, it helps in keeping good health. When you donate one pint of blood, your body burns as many as 650 calories. The blood you donate is produced by the body and it is not that one will suffer deficiency of blood after donation.

Furthermore, as the blood comes out from the body, it causes a direct impact on the blood cells and your body reacts to it and starts producing fresh blood for replenishment. This process results in creation of fresh blood in the body, which was otherwise not possible.

As far as the right age for blood donation is concerned, it starts from 18 years and one can continue donating till 60 years of age. Blood donation can also be done after the age of 60, provided that the person is physically fit and strong.

In fact, when you go for blood donation, you are diagnosed if there is any ailment related with the blood. This rather makes you aware if something is going wrong within your body.

The blood is also checked for any prevalence of diseases such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, syphilis and malaria. One is immediately informed if there are any symptoms of any disorder. So these are the indirect benefits of donating blood.

Besides several positive effects on your health, blood donation also gives you a sense of social belongingness and humanity.

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