Thick, viscous blood is linked with heart disease development and blood clots. Learn how to assess your blood viscosity and ways to reduce it. Support Healthy Hydration and Exercise Performance with this new Electrolyte Stix by MYOXCIENCE Nutrition: https://bit.ly/3uAWrV6 Blood work cheat sheet: https://bit.ly/3dyy4zM Link to research and show notes: https://bit.ly/blood-viscosity-tips Time Stamps: 00:05 Therapeutic phlebotomy may benefit high ferritin and hemoglobin in men and in post-menopausal women. 00:30 Donating blood once or twice a year brings down stored iron. 00:35 Iron overload and iron excess can drive the process of cardiovascular disease. 01:35 Iron depletion by phlebotomy improves insulin resistance in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. 01:45 Insulin and hyperinsulinemia cause changes in iron metabolism, iron absorption and iron physiology, and ferritin metabolism. 02:41 Excess iron gets stored in your liver, pancreas, and heart, and can impact your brai...