Quick fact. Ready? Veins don't have valves in them like arteries do. Thus, there is not as much protection against blood flowing backwards!

Quick fact. Ready? It's easier for blood to return back to our heart while we're lying down than it is when we're standing up.

Ginkgo Biloba is a natural herbal extract that has many key benefits including increasing blood flow to the brain, improving short and long term memory, and improving cardiovascular health. Ginko, you're truly awesome.

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Quick fact. Ready? Creatinine is the by product created by the breakdown of creatine in the bloodstream. To much of this by product can be detrimental, for it can put major strain on the kidneys as they filter through bodily blood.

Quick fact. Ready? There is a brief period of time in which your heart is contracting, however there is yet no movement of blood into the next chamber. This is known as the Iso-volume systolic contraction period.

Your heart; the one that is beating right at this very moment, As you read this sentence, As it sends blood to your magnificent brain, Fuelling your thoughts as you wonder what point I'm trying to make, Beats for you constantly. You, and only you. It's self regulating itself constantly to ensure that your body gets enough blood and oxygen at every single moment. You have always had a secret admirer, and today is the day you realize who that is; None other than your own brilliant heart.

Quick fact. Ready? Immediately following a mild or major concussion, there is a decreased amount of blood flow to the brain. This is very dangerous, for the brain actually demands more blood flow to heal itself properly. Thus, one must be very careful during this period, for one is at a much greater risk of a secondary concussion.

Quick fact. Ready? A diet that includes mono and polyunsaturated fatty acids and adequate physical activity helps to raise one's HDL levels. This ultimately decreases cholesterol, blood pressure, and risk of plaque build up in the arteries.

Quick fact. Ready? Are you aware of your small intestine? This guy has a vast blood supply from many tiny vessels known as Arcades. When fat accumulates around the organs, known as visceral fat, it puts pressure on all of this blood supply to the gut organs, as well as their proper functioning. This is why visceral fat should be closely monitored.

Quick fact. Ready? Even when you're not breathing, oxygen is still diffusing out of your lungs and into the blood stream. Now THAT'S consistency.

Quick fact. Ready? Doing an upper body workout raises one's blood pressure more so than a lower body workout. This is due to the decreasing radius of the vessels themselves as you move into the upper extremities.

Quick fact. Ready? At rest, about 64% of total blood volume is accumulated in our veins on the venous side of circulation. Only about 13% of total blood volume exists in our arteries during this time.

Quick fact. Ready? During breathing, the ribs move upward and outward, which creates a lower pressure space within the pleural cavity. This pressure gradient helps to draw blood back to the heart.

Quick fact. Ready? Sweating removes the water that exists in the blood plasma. This makes the blood thicker, and ultimately harder to pump.

Quick fact. Ready? Red blood cells have a life span of 120 days, in which they are then removed from the blood stream by the spleen.

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Stop Drop Wellness #11

What? It's very easy for infections to spread between the eyes, nose, and mouth. Why? The eyes, nose, and mouth, commonly referred to as 'The Danger Zone', are all connected internally by a series of venous drainage systems, each sharing a common origin within the brain. Being valveless, an infection in one of them can easily spread to the rest of them.