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1. Your heart beats 100,000 times daily, pumping 2,000 gallons of blood through the body's 60,000 miles of blood vessels to nourish organs and tissues.
2. A man's heart weighs 10 ounces; a woman's weighs 8 ounces. Warning signs of a heart attack also differ. Women tend to have nausea, indigestion and shoulder aches. Men have chest or left arm pain.
3. A hearty laugh pushes 20% more blood through the body, helping to relieve stress by relaxing and expanding blood vessel walls.
4. Rising cortisol levels (stress hormone) in the morning could cause arterial cholesterol plaque to rupture, slow blood flow to the heart, spike blood pressure and up heart rate.
5. Good sexual health may mean good heart health. Men having orgasms three to four times weekly could evidence strong, protective cardiovascular benefits. Conversely, erectile dysfunction signals potential heart problems in the near future.
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