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Hi, i saw a nutritionist who took a blood sample & magnified it. it appeared to show the white blood cells eating the red ones?

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Real doctor : you need to talk to a qualified healthcare professional. Nutritionists are not trained to evaluate a blood smear. What you describe doesn't normally happen.

Dr Namey and another doctor agreed

Answered 11/27/2017

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