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Transcript
Drinking your own period blood now. I am drinking my own moon blood. We believe there's power in it, there's stem cells in it, there's iron, there's vitality, and so we don't want to lose that. Let's pretend to take this seriously. This is science you didn't need to know, but I'm going to tell you anyway. Episode 1. An average menstrual cup holds roughly 30 milliliters of liquid. But as any good vampire could tell you, menstrual fluid is not pure blood. It's a mixture of blood, endometrial tissue, vaginal secretions, cervical mucus, and bacteria. Estimates range from it being 35 to 50% blood, so let's call it 50% blood, so let's call it 50% Blood contains roughly 0.5 milligrams of iron per milliliter, giving us roughly 7.5 milligrams in one menstrual cup. Roughly 42% of the recommended daily intake for adult women under 50. This is also roughly how much you would get from an 8-ounce steak, which sounds tastier, but to each their own. But next up, stem cells. Yes, menstrual fluid does contain both mesenchymal stem cells and endometrial stem cells. However, they get broken down by your digestive system into their base amino acids and lipids, just like everything else that you eat. and if any miraculously survived, there is no known biological mechanism that will let them get absorbed intact through your gut lining, travel to the target tissue, and provide any sort of therapeutic benefit. There's a reason why all of our stem cell therapies use injections. And as for vitality? I don't know, you tell me what that means. Final score on the SIECEC scale? Two out of five stars. But negative 12 for ick factor. What should I cover next?
Additional notes
Imagine hating a $0.05 iron supplement THIS much! Note: this videos is a breakdown of her listed BENEFITS. As for drawbacks… ⚠️ There are also health risks involved here! While drinking your own blood at least means there’s less of a risk of transmitting systemic diseases, blood is an IDEAL growth medium for bacteria. It can pick up bacteria from the skin and air which will then immediately start replicating like crazy, so the longer it spends outside of the body the greater the likelihood of something dangerous growing. And, even if the bacteria themselves don’t survive digestion, gram-negative cell-wall components (endotoxins) can traverse the intestinal wall and trigger systemic inflammatory responses—or worse. Just say no. #science #health #misinformation #debunking
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