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Question: Can you tell me please how many beats a normal heart does in one minute. I am over 70 and my heart when I wake in the morning, and am still in bed, beats only 52 times a minute. Is that too low?
The normal heartbeat rate, according to textbooks, is 72 beats per minute, [...]

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Question: Does fish oil help cholesterol?
This is still a controversial subject amongst doctors. There is some evidence that the taking of large amounts of fish oil alters the balance between high-density and low-density cholesterol. It is better to have more of the high-density form.
There is no evidence that using fish oil will lower an abnormally [...]

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