Among all the numbers your doctor takes at your appointment — blood pressure, cholesterol — your Body Mass Index (BMI) is likely the one to stick in your memory. That’s because the measure of your BMI can tell you if…
Body Mass Index (BMI) Is a Good Gauge of Body Fat The most basic definition of overweight and obesity is having too much body fat-so much so that it “presents a risk to health.” A reliable way to determine whether…
Veins return the used blood back to the heart. When the venous blood gets to the heart, it gets pumped through the lungs so carbon dioxide can be released and oxygen can be picked up. So why do veins go…
The calf muscle is often considered the second heart because it plays a role within the circulatory system that is similar to the heart. One pump of the heart exerts enough power to send blood throughout the body, reaching the…