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Article: 24-hour hearty people; Someone in the UK dies of heart disease every three minutes, yet experts say that 80 per cent of those deaths could be prevented if we just looked after our hearts.(M Health)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 27, 2002
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Byline: HELEN FOSTER
"Every day, we carry out activities that can help or harm our heart," says Hector Goma, of the National Heart Research Fund. "Everything from how we get out of bed to whether we floss our teeth has an influence." Here's our guide to the perfect heart health day.
7am Have a 10-minute lie in
Your heart is at its most relaxed at night. Lying down means it takes less pressure for the heart to pump, so blood pressure is low and your heart rate is about 60-100 beats per minute.
But come morning this can change dramatically. ...