What organ of the human body is amazing to you?

For me…is amazing the heart, but.. Why?  Everyday, the heart can pump 7500 liters of blood  :o It´s incredible how one organ of the human body can keep us alive. The heart is responsible for getting blood to the rest of the organs of the body, how? with a constant pump. It´s located in the middle of the lungs, right to the center of the chest, on the left of the breastbone. The heart is like the size of the fist of our hand, in an adult the size is 12 cm (long), 8-9 cm (width) and 6 cm (thickness) approximately. However..it´s depend of the person. It´s so important take care with our heart because is the principal organ that keep us alive. We can help to keep it healthy with a balanced diet (eating healthy), practicing some deports, not being sedentary people, not being smoking people, take care with cholesterol, glucose, pressure sleep 8 hours daily and some different facts that can alter it.  Some illnesses that can alter its normal functioning are:  cardiovascular diseases like myocardial infarction, Ischemic heart disease, heart failure; hypertension.
Do you know that in Chile, the principal death cause are cardiovascular diseases?  26,9 % of Chileans are hypertensive, 38% of Chileans are diabetics, 88,,6% of Chilean people are sedentary, 38,5% of Chileans have high cholesterol. It´s so sad :( so..it´s very important to control risk factors!





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  1. VichoxacinoAugust 9, 2018 at 12:13 PM

    I've always wondered why love is associated with the heart and not with the brain, we need a brain emoji now!!

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  2. ArielAugust 9, 2018 at 12:15 PM

    The heart is a fundamental organ in our body and sometimes, the most valuable guide in our lives.

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  3. FranciaAugust 9, 2018 at 12:19 PM

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  4. FranciaAugust 9, 2018 at 12:20 PM

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  5. FranciaAugust 9, 2018 at 12:20 PM

    I'm still wondering how a small organ can be so important to stay us alive!

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  6. Megumi's BlogAugust 9, 2018 at 12:24 PM

    The rate of cardiovascular diseases in Chileans is very high :(

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  7. Bel-ethirAugust 9, 2018 at 12:28 PM

    Cerutti building help us to keep our hearts healthy with all those stairs

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  8. valentina niño de zepedaAugust 9, 2018 at 12:32 PM

    it´s so sad the principal death cause in Chile is for cardivascular diseases!! we have to do something!

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  9. AltairAugust 9, 2018 at 12:33 PM

    My grandfather has hipertension! I hope I don't have it in the future :/

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