cardiovascular health, deep vein thrombosis, longevity, second heart

Simple Exercises to Nurture Your ‘Second Heart’

In order to live a long and healthy life, it is therefore important to regularly exercise your legs and nurture your ‘Second Heart’. Seventy percent of our blood is pumped back to the heart by the calf. So in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the lower leg is called the “second heart.” Why? The ...

Raven Montmorency

A broken heart.

The Second Heart of the Human Body

How can one tell the condition of the body by massaging the calf muscles, known as the “second heart”? Try gently massaging your calves.  Do the lower legs feel stiff and cold, or warm and flexible? For a healthy person, both mentally and physically who enjoys good quality sleep, his or her calves should be ...

Helen London

A woman massaging her leg.