Blood - The Fluid Of Life

The average adult has about five liters of blood coursing through their vessels. It delivers essential elements, and removes harmful wastes from each and every cell in the body. The blood vessels make up the body’s internal ‘road’ network linking the heart to all the organs and tissues of the body that the blood needs to reach.

The blood is called the fluid of life because without blood, the human body would stop working. Blood is a liquid that is created to give life to the body. What happens when there isn’t enough blood in the body?

A decrease in the volume of blood or the number of blood cells that make up the blood is of great medical concern. This decrease can come in the different cell constituents of the blood like the Red blood cells which leads to a defect in oxygen transport, decrease in white blood cells which can lead to lower defence and immunity or a decrease in platelet count which can lead to a defect in blood clot.

Some foods are rich in the elements needed for the production of the blood cells, these foods include: Green leafy vegetables, Eggs, milk, cheese, meat, fish, soya milk, yoghurt drinks. Eating balanced diets that incorporates some of these foods is essential for the maintenance of healthy blood. Care should be taken not to overcook these foods. Steam, stir fry or microwave vegetables to prevent them from losing too much nutrients.