BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Giles Brindley, Menopause, Androstenone
9 Apr 2014
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Heart medications heart has been recognized since ancient times. Lots of different properties that it does not do. Only organ in the body that actually moves. First described major properties of how the circulatory system works properly. Not actually the fist person though it was an arabic scholar ibn al-nafis. Heart pumps about 2 and a half billion times in life time. Lack of exercise saturated fats cause avoidable heart disease smoking kills by poisoning the heart. Lack of o2 damages the heart and blood vessels obesity kills by overworking the heart. Diet high in fruits and vegetables in beneficial. Men are 10x more likely to have a heart attack then women. Heart attacks in young women often mis diagnosed. B vitamin supplements do not give a benefit. Impared neural activity improper function corrected by surgery. Impossible to make drugs that will function safely with parasympathetic drugs. If your heart is beating to quickly you can take noradrenaline antagonist.
