| Heart Issue Page |
Heart disease can be many things. Most people think heart disease is coronary heart disease, the narrowing of the arteries leading to the heart, but coronary heart disease is just one type of cardiovascular disease. Others include:
Cardiovascular disease is currently the leading cause of death for people living in the U.S. Your heart is the most important muscle in your body. Heart attacks occur when your blood flow is blocked. Strokes are often caused by blocked or burst blood vessels in the brain.
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| melsBuzz |
- Having a healthy heart is key to a productive life.
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| melsAdvice |
- Change your lifestyle
- Strive for your ideal body weight
- Exercise as much as you can and reduce your stress
- Eat a lot of grains, vegetables and fruits
- Stay away from refined foods, salts, sugars and hydrogenated or saturated fat
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| DidYouKnow? |
- Our hearts began beating approximately 21 days after we were conceived
- According to the American Heart Association, one in five Americans or one in three adults has high blood pressure, and high blood pressure affects more than 40 percent of all African-Americans. blood pressure and cholesterol are bad for your heart
- In many countries, eating the hearts of animals is considered a delicacy
- An adult heart pumps approximately 5 quarts of blood per minute, or 2,000 gallons of blood per day.
- The Aztec civilization was the first known to use the heart as a sacrificial organ to “the gods.”
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| melsTips |
- Change your lifestyle
- Strive for your ideal body weight
- Exercise as much as you can and reduce your stress
- Eat a lot of grains, vegetables and fruits
- Stay away from refined foods, salts, sugars and hydrogenated or saturated fat
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| melsQuiz |
- Approximately how many ml of blood does our heart pump per heart beat?
- Approximately how long does it take for our heart to pump blood to our lungs, back to our heart, out into our body, and back to our heart again?
- What is the first organ to be functioning during embryonic life?
- How many times a day does the average heart beat?
- What are the three primary strategies for preventing cardiovascular disease in the Western world? For extra credit, name the remaining three strategies.
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| melsQuiz Answers |
- Between 70 ml and 100 ml
- 23 seconds
- Heart
- Approximately 100,000
- Avoiding trans-fatty acids, increasing consumption of omega-3 fatty acids, eating whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Extra credit: exercise, no smoking, maintaining healthy (normal) body weight
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