Fun Facts About Heart Health! (3)

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Fun Facts About Heart Health! (3)

March 29th, 2012

Women’s Hearts Beat Faster Than Men’s

A female human heart pumps about six beats faster per minute than a male heart, which can be explained by the gender difference in heart size. A male heart is bigger (by about 25 …

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Fun Facts About Heart Health! (2)

March 27th, 2012

A Cold Heart Isn’t Always a Bad Thing!

Therapeutic hypothermia is actually a form of treatment for cardiac arrest. According to American Heart Association guidelines for inducing hypothermia, doctors cool a patient’s body to 91 degrees F, 7 degrees below

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Fun Facts About Heart Health! (1)

March 24th, 2012

The all-important heart is constantly at work, pumping blood (about 2,000 gallons a day) filled with essential oxygen and nutrients to your body’s organs 24/7. Everything about the heart and how it works is interesting, but here are some nuggets …

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More Laughter Really = Less Stress!

March 22nd, 2012

– If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times.

– By weight, Bone is five times stronger than steel.

– Fidgeting can burn about 350 calories a day.

– It is possible for you …

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Dream a Little Dream …

March 17th, 2012

— It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body.

— Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe!

— Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% …

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Morning Lagging? Drink Some Water!

March 11th, 2012

— The skin on your lips is 200 times more sensitive than your fingertips.

— Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db (decibels).

— Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

— Stress can result in …

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So what’s an adrenal type to do?

March 4th, 2012

Your adrenals didn’t go out of whack overnight, and they surely won’t get back into whack overnight. You don’t want to try balancing your endocrine system without professional support. The feedback messages between your adrenals, pituitary and hypothalamus are quite …

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