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Your Heart- Keep it healthy – By Dr Harold Gunatillake A fetus goes through many stages of development. One of the milestones is when the heart begins to beat. Cardiac tissue starts to pulse at around 5–6 weeks of pregnancy, registering as a heartbeat on the ultrasound, though the heart has not developed yet. Your heart beats about 100,000 times daily and about 35 million times yearly. The human spirit will win more than 2.5 billion times annually. It is a beautiful pump prepared to work for you efficiently, but unfortunately, certain lifestyles seem to cause damage and lead to early dysfunction. Today, a discussion is how we can look after the health of your heart to work for you efficiently for a lifetime. Rhythmic movements of the heart depend on the oxygen and other nutrients fed through the coronary arteries. It would be best to keep their patent as ...