Healthy Heart
Below are our 15 articles in the healthy heart' category:
The heart beat is a complex occurence and involves electricity, nerve impulses, muscular contractions, blood and oxygen. The human heart beats many...
The role of diet and exercise has been very well documented in recent years. Most people are aware of what they should be eating and that they should...
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, the countries that make up the United Kingdom have rates of cardiovascular disease, including heart...
Heart disease and cardiovascular disease are very big killers worldwide and will become one of the leading causes of death in developing countries...
Giving up smoking is one of the single most effective ways of preventing disease of the heart or blood vessels. The effects of tar, nicotine and...
There is not an early enough time to be teaching children of the hazards of neglecting the heart. Learning and awareness can be achieved through...
The risks of heart attack, disease, angina, stroke and many other problems of the heart tend to increase as we age but by changing our lifestyles it...
Although stress canbe a healthy part of life, it can also have a very negative effect if present most of the time in high volumes. Reducing stress is...
Alcohol continues to be researched for its beneficial effects on health, but to gain from these effects, amounts of alcohol consumed are very...
The heart is made up of muscle fibres and works as a pump. It allows blood to return to the lungs and become re-oxygenated before it is pumped to the...
Today’s modern society commands quite rightly that there should be no discrimination between human beings regardless of background religious...
Blood pressure is a measurement of the force of blood against the inner walls of the arteries whilst being pumped around the body. If blood pressure...
Lowering cxholesterol is something most of us would benefit from in order to protect ourselves from serious illness and disease in the future. By...
The heart functions without us having to think about it and beats around 70 times every minute during our lifetime. That means that we have just...
When a blood vessel becomes blocked by a clot many serious consequences can result including tissue death and permanent damage or even death. Drugs...
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