A heart rate monitor is one of the best tools a dedicated athlete or triathletes can have in order to obtain the best results from training sessions. Polar and Garmin are high-quality offerings in this market, and the products they’ve introduced ensure that you’re going to find a wonderful monitor. Garmin and Polar have issued [...]
Each day, your heart pumps nearly 2,000 gallons of blood. Over the span of an average lifetime, it will beat over 3 billion times. It is slightly bigger than a clenched fist, and is located behind the sternum, between the lungs. This article will explore your heart’s anatomy. We’ll describe its exterior, including the arteries [...]
Written by the Editors at Weight Loss Buddy Press in colaboration with Hans A. Diehl, DrHSc, MPH, FACN, CNS It is well known that about two-thirds of the U.S. population is either overweight or obese. They are directly correlated with our high fat diet, inadequate amounts of exercise, smoking, high intake of caffeine, and high [...]
A lot of people misunderstand the causes and potential side effects of atrial fibrillation (commonly known as Afib). Even among those who have coped with the disorder for years, there is a mistaken belief that the condition is harmless. In truth, it’s not. It can lead to stroke, heart failure, and other consequences. To review, [...]
Atrial fibrillation (also known as AF and AFib) is a condition in which your heart’s atria (the two upper chambers) flutter, or fibrillate. This causes an arrhythmia. To understand how the problem occurs, it’s important to appreciate how your heart functions. The organ has four chambers: two atria (upper chambers) and two ventricles (lower chambers). [...]
