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Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

You may already know that donating blood saves 3 lives but, did you know that there are benefits to you as well? Here are 5 benefits you may not know about.

1. Maintain a Healthy Heart
The high level of iron in your blood will make you more susceptible to suffer from heart disease. When you regularly donate your blood, the amount of iron in your blood will be more stable; this will reduce the risk of heart diseases.


2. Increase the Production of Red Blood Cells
Your spinal cord will immediately produce a replacement for red blood cells that are donated.  With that, you will get a new blood supply every time you donate your blood.


3. Decrease Body Weight
Being a blood donor is a good method of burning calories, and it is powerful, because by donating about 450 ml of blood, it will assist the process of burning approximately 650 calories.  That is a high amount of calories to make you to have a slimmer waist.

4. Satisfy your Psychological Needs
A study found that people, who regularly donate their blood, feel more energized than those who don’t.

5. Detect Serious Diseases
There is a standard procedure before donating blood.  Your blood will be checked from various diseases, such as, HIV, syphilis, malaria, and many other diseases.

If you are interested in donating through the Red Cross, click here to find drives near you. Here you can also find donation centers where you can drop in any time. Be sure to drink lots of water before and after you donate. Grab a snack on your way out and take it easy for 24 hours so that your body can fully recover. I did Yoga shortly after donating and you can ask my mother how I felt.

In health,

Lauren