Your Heart is in the Right PlaceMany people put their hand over their le� chest, but your heart is actually located in the middle of your chest.

Eat Your Heart OutEating dark chocolate everyday reduces the risk of heart disease by one third.

A Garden VarietyThe aorta, the largest artery in the body, is almost the diameter of a garden hose. Capillaries, on the other hand, are so small that it takes ten of them to equal the thick-ness of a human hair. Not Just a Stone’s

Throw AwayYour body has about 5.6 liters (6 quarts) circulating through the body three times every minute. In one day, the blood travels a total of 12,000 miles -- that's four times the distance across the U.S. from coast to coast. Battle of the Sexes

The average male heart weighs about 10 ounces, while a women’s heart weighs approximately 8 ounces. Women’s hearts make up for their smaller size by beating faster.

LOLA good laugh can send 20% more blood flowing through your body.

A Change of HeartYour heartbeat changes and mimics the music you listen to.

And the Beat Goes OnThe heart begins beating at 4 weeks a�er conception, and doesn’t stop until death.

Flex Your MuscleOver the course of your lifetime, your heart will pump one million barrels of blood … that’s enough blood to fill three super tankers!

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Don’t Skip a BeatThe “thump-thump” of a heartbeat is the sound made by the four valves of the heart closing.

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Take it to HeartYour heart is the most important muscle in your body, so take care of it. To find a DMG Cardiologist visit DuPageMedicalGroup. com DuPageMedicalGroup.com