February is National Heart Health Awareness Month
Monday, February 1st, 2010
The heart is the engine of our body, the rhythmic beat of our life, the centre of our being. There are many ways of understanding the word: heart. It is an organ, as much as a symbol of love. Let us start by understanding the importance of cardiovascular health, the health of the organ called: heart.
“The heart is a muscular organ found in all vertebrates that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. The term cardiac (as in cardiology) means “related to the heart” and comes from the Greek καρδιά, kardia, for “heart.”” Encyclopedia- (more…)