The other night I flipped through my copy of John Wiseman’s The SAS Survival Handbook. (Google Books shows a newer version than I have.)

The Handbook is packed with great information and helpful graphics.

A passage in the “Handling the Kill” section says:

Do not waste blood. It is rich in vitamins and minerals, including salt, that could otherwise be missing from the survivor’s diet. Cattle blood is an important part of the diet of many African herdsmen. Cannibals who drank their enemies’ blood found vision and general health improved, and giddy spells, induced by vitamin deficiency, cured: the blood provided the missing vitamins and minerals.

There you have it. If you’re ever stranded, try drinking blood. But drink plenty of water with it, since you’ll need water to digest all that life force.

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