Originally Posted by
Syscrush
This is actually a great idea.
A little while before you fly to Hawaii. And take a pulse oximeter (they're cheap) with you. You want to get your oxygen saturation down below 93% and keep it there for a few minutes, several times/day. Free and legal EPO.
Erythropoiesis takes about 7 days and the new RBCs last 100 days or so, but as soon as you don't need them anymore, your very efficient body starts getting rid of the excess.