World Heart Day

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 September World Heart Day World Heart Day 29/09/2020 | 3 MINS ‘You can’t beat a healthy heart’, they say. And you can be heart-smart by eating well, exercising regularly, not smoking and reducing stress and blood pressure. To celebrate World Heart Day, we’ve busted some myths and uncovered trivia to help you keep your ticker in tip-top shape. Prepare to be amazed… The heart works twice as hard as the legs of a sprinter And this is when the heart is resting. This little dynamo is only the size of a fist but it beats 100,000 times and pumps more than 7,570 litres of blood per day. It’s estimated that a kitchen tap would need to be turned on full blast for at least 45 years to equal the amount of blood pumped by the heart in an average lifetime. Respect. Your aorta is as large as a garden hose It’s the biggest artery in the body, after all. Running from your heart to your belly, it’s about 5 foot long. There is such a thing as a broken heart Yes, your heart really can have the blues. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy or ‘broken heart syndrome’ ca

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 September World Heart Day World Heart Day 29/09/2020 | 3 MINS ΓÇÿYou canΓÇÖt beat a healthy heartΓÇÖ, they say.

And you can be heart-smart by eating well, exercising regularly, not smoking and reducing stress and blood pressure.

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