Let's Explore Some Body Parts: The
Heart
Treat this part of your body as your best friend…or
something crucial to everything you hold dear.
What is it?
It's a huge muscle! It's a "central pump". That's all it
is, but this mass has your life under its control. It
also has two sets of blood vessels. One that supplies
it's own mass (coronary) and one set that circulates the
blood throughout your body.
Where is it?
The heart is located in your upper chest, a little off
to the left of your sternum, just outside of the lung
lining. Your lungs (2) are made up of lobes, and in
order to leave room for the heart, the left side has
only two lobes, but the right side has three.
What does it do?
It pumps blood throughout the body. 24/7/365, without
any instructions from you! It has four "hollow" spaces
(chambers) as two sets, which fill with blood. Once
these spaces are filled, they close one set of "doors"
and open another set and send the blood to either the
rest of the body or to the lungs. This is what gives you
the "lub dub" sounds. Blood going to the body already
has oxygen in it. Blood going to the lungs is going to
pick up oxygen. You need oxygen to live.
What one thing can you can do today to keep your heart
healthy?
First, go for a walk today. Then, are you ready to make
some lifestyle changes? Many people have done this in
conjunction with top quality nutritional supplements
that provide optimum, not minimum, nutrients. It is very
rewarding to see people who were totally debilitated,
regain their lives with only a little determination and
education.
April 22/02
Karin.
If you would like more
information on this topic, or if you would like to know
if we could help you get some relief, please
use
this link to ask your health question or
request more information on getting some help.
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Karin Henderson British Columbia, Canada (604) 463 8666
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