Posts Tagged ‘atherosclerosis’
Aging Increases the Risk for Heart Disease
February is American Heart Month to raise awareness of heart disease, which is the number one leading cause of death in the United States. The human heart is mainly made up of muscle that beats 24/7. According to the American Heart Association (AHA), the average human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in a…
Read MoreGetting Enough Good Quality Sleep Protects against Cardiovascular Disease
Sleep is something all humans and most animals do. Even fish in an aquarium go to sleep, but with their eyes open. We all know what it is like to have a good night’s sleep. We wake up feeling good and if we also had nice dreams all the better. We also know what it…
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