Hey guys, quick question, i'm really desperate to get some opinions about this as its something i'm REALLY stuck on what to do..
So i’ve heard from an MD who heard from a researcher that donating blood (to reduce iron) can lower Killer T-cells and potentially never come back to normal every again. Apparently, the blood takers don’t want this info getting out there because its so essential we give blood in todays society.
I found this which describes the lowering of Killer T-Cells, which appeared to return to normal after almost two weeks. But there's that line: "Only the total number of lymphocytes was significantly decreased in the normal donors on Day 12 after donation." It sounds like that immune system continued to be suppressed almost 2-weeks later. It appears the study ends after 12 days, and we don't have long-run analysis of these patients, so we can't know for sure? What do you think of this guys??
Blood donation leads to a decrease in natural killer cell activity: a study in normal blood donors and cancer patients. - PubMed - NCBI
i'm not good at looking at studies so your opinion would be grateful!
I appear to be loading iron from my recent blood test so i really don;t know weather to donate blood or not, even lowering red meat i have ended up accumulating and increasing my iron status.
I really hope you guys can help me with this!
So i’ve heard from an MD who heard from a researcher that donating blood (to reduce iron) can lower Killer T-cells and potentially never come back to normal every again. Apparently, the blood takers don’t want this info getting out there because its so essential we give blood in todays society.
I found this which describes the lowering of Killer T-Cells, which appeared to return to normal after almost two weeks. But there's that line: "Only the total number of lymphocytes was significantly decreased in the normal donors on Day 12 after donation." It sounds like that immune system continued to be suppressed almost 2-weeks later. It appears the study ends after 12 days, and we don't have long-run analysis of these patients, so we can't know for sure? What do you think of this guys??
Blood donation leads to a decrease in natural killer cell activity: a study in normal blood donors and cancer patients. - PubMed - NCBI
i'm not good at looking at studies so your opinion would be grateful!
I appear to be loading iron from my recent blood test so i really don;t know weather to donate blood or not, even lowering red meat i have ended up accumulating and increasing my iron status.
I really hope you guys can help me with this!