Limit intake of red meat and dairy products made with whole milk. Choose skim milk, low-fat or fat-free dairy products. Limit fried food. Use healthy oils when cooking.
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
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Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.
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Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Heart Anatomy Model
Location of the heart within the mediastinum of the thoracic cavity.
Tissues of the heart.
Layers and membranes of the heart.
Heart diagram
The heart and its major blood vessels. Oxygen-rich blood is pumped from the lungs to the left