Did you know these facts about your blood?

How much blood does your body have? About 6 quarts; 1.5 gallons.

How long does it take for your blood to circulate through your body? It takes 20 seconds which means it circulates through the body 3 times per minute. This means that in one day your blood travels no less than 12,000 miles – four times the distance from US coast to coast.

How much blood does your heart pump during an average lifetime? 1 million barrels of blood.

How important is your blood? It is absolutely vital. You cannot live without it, for every part of the body need this life-giving blood . Our blood carries nourishment, electrolytes, hormones, antibodies (to fight disease), heat and oxygen to the cells of your body. It also carries away the waste your cells produce. Without a constant supply of fresh blood your cells could not survive. It has been said that if you brain goes without blood for 4 minutes it will likely be permanently damaged.