Short story intermediate about Donate Blood

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Dear Dr. Donahue:

I give blood regularly and have done so for years. Does it promote good health by the body blood cells that have been taken? Or is the of blood hard on your health?

Answer:

I have nothing but praise for you. I wish were as generous as you. Nine out of ten of us will need blood some time in our lives. In the United States, more than 40,000 units of blood daily. A unit is a pint, about 500 ml (milliliters). The average adult has between eight and twelve pints of blood. Most adults can easily spare one. Only 5 percent of people eligible to blood do so. You fulfill a great need. Thank you.

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Giving blood doesn’t make a person healthier. It doesn’t make a person unhealthier, . If a person’s health would negatively affected by donating , the nurses drawing blood would not allow a donation.

Here are a few more facts about being a blood donor. Donors must be at least 17 years old and at least 110 pounds. Donors must show an official form of identification. It must show proof of your age, your signature, and/or your photo. People can donate blood every 56 days. The blood count to normal in three or four weeks. After the blood donation the donor can exercise normally. However, he or she should avoid heavy lifting or .