Tuesday 23rd May 2023 6.30pm
Love Your Heart
Heart Disease is bad news! Our Consultant, Dr Sundeep Kalra (consultant cardiologist at the Royal Free), shows us how to love our heart and stay well.
Each day our heart beats around 100,000 times; and it’s pumping about 5 litres of blood (8 pints) through around our circulatory system. Our blood delivers oxygen and nutrients to all parts of our body to help our organs and muscles work properly.
Our blood also carries away unwanted carbon dioxide and waste products. That’s when everything is working well.
But what are the first signs that all may not be well and so how can we detect any problem early? And what happens if all is not well? So many questions ….
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Do you know your risk of heart disease? Your Body Mass Indicator (“BMI”) is a useful indicator; you can take it here https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator/