by Dr. Nisha Chellam | Mar 29, 2012 | Health Fun Facts
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...
by Dr. Nisha Chellam | Mar 27, 2012 | Health Fun Facts
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...
by Dr. Nisha Chellam | Mar 24, 2012 | Health Fun Facts
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...
by Dr. Nisha Chellam | Mar 22, 2012 | Health Fun Facts
– 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...
by Dr. Nisha Chellam | Mar 17, 2012 | Health Fun Facts
— 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...
