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My suggestions:

  * switch from microfiber to e.g bamboo sheets
  * donate blood periodically to reduce your body’s load https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2790905
  * add a filter to your washing machine to divert microplastics from the wastewater e.g. https://planetcare.org/

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This could really motivate people to donate blood

Bloodletting making a comeback?

I don’t qualify for blood donation, so at this point it really is my only option…

There is a real FDA approved therapy called "Total Plasma Exchange" that removes and replaces nearly all of a patient's plasma. It is used to treat autoimmune disorders, certain cancers, and other conditions. Off label, it is gaining popularity in "executive health" and longevity circles as it seems to improve age-related biomarkers and may help slow cognitive decline.

The explanation is that you're throwing away all the hormones, inflammatory factors, toxins, etc floating in the blood and giving you body a chance to "reset" with what it actually wants/needs.

What is it replaced with?

Mostly saline with a bit of donor albumin.

I would rather use my own albumin than donor albumin, or just leave it unremoved.

Vampirism as a service?

Maybe investment is required in FANG industries (apologies to Charles Stross)

planetcare.org - what a shitty website. Immediately a full screen popup came up to claim a 10% discount or "Nah, rather pay full price" and while I was looking for a closing "x" the next popup asked me to "Wait! ... blah ...". Luckily I found the x for my tab faster and left to never come back.

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