What exactly is it?Your heart is a pump. Imagine a water pump, pumping water through pipes, well it is very similar. Your heart pumps blood through ..
February is Heart Awareness month. Did you know that every 90 minutes, someone in New Zealand dies from heart disease and it is the leading cause of d..
Tobacco is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, and more smokers die of cardiovascular disease than any other cause.
Heart disease covers any breakdown of normal heart function that affects its performance as a pump, supplying oxygen-rich blood...
Around 70-80% of our cholesterol is made by our bodies, mainly by the liver, and the rest comes from dietary sources.
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