New Delhi | Jagran Lifestyle Desk: Donating blood is not only a humble act, it also helps save millions of lives of patients in need of blood. Apart from this, donating blood also has many health benefits. To raise awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for transfusion, people around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The day also revamps and honors those who often donate blood, unpaid blood donors do to national health systems. It is also said that helping others can reduce a person’s stress level and improve their emotional well-being.

Donating blood has several health benefits, including creating new blood cells and reducing the risk of heart attack and liver disease. In addition, donating blood lowers cholesterol and even slows down aging.

If a person has massive blood loss, it can also lead to death. It is necessary to replace blood loss as soon as possible to save a person’s life. People can suffer severe blood loss in traffic accidents or during certain major surgeries.

Who can donate blood safely?

A regular healthy male or female in the age group of 18 to 65 is eligible to donate blood. However, the person’s hemoglobin level must be above 12.5 g percent as it is considered safe.

Benefits of donating blood

Donating blood not only has health benefits, but it also has emotional benefits. According to the Mental Health Foundation, when you donate blood, you are helping someone, which can reduce stress, improve your emotional well-being, and benefit your physical health.

Some of the health benefits of donating blood are:

Reduces the risk of heart attack and liver disease

Formation of new blood cells

Reduced risk of hemochromatosis

Helps maintain weight

Helps prevent premature aging

Accelerates the healing process

Lower cholesterol levels

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Mallika Mehzabeen