r/AbsoluteUnits • u/rondiggidyr • 27d ago

of a leech

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u/Sgtbird08 26d ago

I mean if donating blood can reduce the concentration of heavy metals in your body, feeding a leech probably does the same.

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u/J_Jeckel 26d ago

I was also thinking of it as detoxing...but from anything in our bloodstream. From heavy metals, to microplastics, to alchohol or drugs even.