Women’s Hearts Beat Faster Than Men’s A female human heart pumps about six beats faster per minute than a male heart, which can be explained by the gender difference in heart size. A male heart is bigger (by about 25 percent), so it can pump more blood in a single beat. But having a quicker… Read More

A Cold Heart Isn’t Always a Bad Thing! Therapeutic hypothermia is actually a form of treatment for cardiac arrest. According to American Heart Association guidelines for inducing hypothermia, doctors cool a patient’s body to 91 degrees F, 7 degrees below average, in order to slow damage to brain and other organs that begin when the… Read More

The all-important heart is constantly at work, pumping blood (about 2,000 gallons a day) filled with essential oxygen and nutrients to your body’s organs 24/7. Everything about the heart and how it works is interesting, but here are some nuggets of information we found particularly fascinating. The Heart Sits in the Center of the Chest,… Read More

- If your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times. – By weight, Bone is five times stronger than steel. – Fidgeting can burn about 350 calories a day. – It is possible for you to survive even after the removal of the spleen, the stomach, one kidney, one lung,… Read More

– It takes about 20 seconds for a red blood cell to circle the whole body. – Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe! – Your heart rate can rise as much as 30% during a yawn. – Your hair grows faster in the morning than at any other… Read More

– The skin on your lips is 200 times more sensitive than your fingertips. – Pain occurs when sounds are above 130 db (decibels). – Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue. – Stress can result in more headaches as a result of the body rerouting blood flow to other parts of… Read More