How much do you know about your heart?

• The more education you have the lower your risk of heart disease. 
•  A normal heart valve, is about the size of a half dollar. 
•  Happiness and a string sense of emotional vitality, helps lower your risk of heart disease.  
• The first heart cell, starts to beat as early as four (4) months. 
• The Blue Whale, has the largest heart (it weighs over 1,500 pounds). 
•  Your heart is about the size of your two hands clasped together. 
• The heart beats 100,000 times a day. 
• Regular exercise is the key to keep your heart in a healthy state. 
• The beating sound made by the heart, is from the opening and closing of the valve leaflets. 
•  The heart takes a hminute to pump 1.5 gallons of blood. 
• The right side of the heart pumps blood into your lungs, while the left side pumps it back to the body. 
• Cancer of the heart is very rare to find, because the heart cells stop dividing in the early stage of life. 
• A woman's heart, beats faster than that of a man with 8 beats per minute.

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