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[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

and off the top of my head I can't think of a reason it wouldn't help with micro plastics in the same way

That's not a replacement for research. Bloodletting was the subject of one of the first ever clinical trials and we've known since then that it's not effective or even harmful. There's a handful of exceptions where it's still done but never without a solid reason.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 0 points 5 days ago

That’s not a replacement for research.

Right. It's the reason we do research.

Bloodletting was the subject of one of the first ever clinical trials and we’ve known since then that it’s not effective or even harmful. There’s a handful of exceptions where it’s still done but never without a solid reason.

I literally just told you...

But since you didn't like too much lead, what about too much iron?

https://www.acibademhealthpoint.com/donating-blood-with-hemochromatosis-know-how/