Donating blood could be good for you

If giving the gift of life doesn't motivate you to donate blood, consider this: it might also improve your own health.

Donating blood might keep your circulatory system healthy by getting rid of excess iron.

In a six-year study researchers looked at patients with a common circulatory problem called peripheral arterial disease. Those who had blood drawn every six months had fewer heart attacks and strokes and lived longer than those who did not have blood drawn.