Your Health: Benefits Of Donating Blood

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Most of us have donated blood or at least heard of it. We know that we need to do it. "Be a hero!" is the slogan used by The United Blood Service. We are all aware that people need blood donations. Those in accidents and those who don't produce enough blood on their own use donated blood. Whatever the reason, people need blood. But we often minimize what donating can do for the donor as well as the recipient. Over time, as medical science improves, we learn more and more about our bodies, about how they work, how they break, how to fix them, and more. In the last hundred years, our body of knowledge has increased significantly. We have grown in our ability to intricately examine the body and the benefits of various actions on the human body. Consequently, we have also learned how much good donating blood can do for the donor. From improving the overall health of the human body, lowering the risks for other diseases, as well a host of other things, it's clear that this is not a one-sided gift.Donating blood has significant health benefits for the people who receive the blood donated. But did you know that your body also benefits from regularly giving? Many people are completely unaware of this, but there are good things that blood donations do to improve our bodies, not only short-term but also long term. If you are interested in what donating can do for you as well as other people, take this quiz to find out and expand what you know about the human body.

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