Question 1

increased heart rate after one chocolate cookie?

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Yum: I'm guessing it was a really good cookie. 

Other than that, if you keep noticing that its happening, we'd need to see the high heart rate on an ECG to diagnose the rhythm.

Question 2

how does dancing affect your heart rate?

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Increases: Dancing increases your heart rate because your muscles need more oxygen to keep you moving, which means the heart has to work harder to get the oxygen there!

Question 3

how does food affect your heart rate?

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Heart rate: A generic meal may be associated with a small heart rate increase as blood flow shifts volume to the gut. If substances causing additional effects stimulating or suppressing rate are present different changes could be seen.

Question 4

can energy drinks affect your heart rate?

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Yes: They contain caffeine which increases heart rate and can precipitate arrhythmias.

Question 5

does crawling on the knees affect your heart rate?

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Exercise: Crawling on the knees qualifies as exercise so if enough work is being done, the heart rate will increase.

Question 6

can stomach problems affect your heart rate?

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Yes: Thes stomach and heart share common nervous system inervation. This can cause  people with a heart problem to think its their stomach giving there problems and dont seek help right away. Other people eat something bad and end up in er with chest pain.

Question 7

can .25mg of clonazepam affect your heart rate?im only taking .25mg daily for one month.

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Clonazepam: For most people it wouldn't make any or much difference in heart rate. There are always idiosyncratic reactions in somebody so you can't say there's no possibility.

Question 8

can thiamine vitamin b1 affect your heart rate?

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: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/thiamine-deficiency-symptoms#8-symptoms
https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/thiamin-healthprofessional/

Thiamine deficiency can cause heart failure  and rapid heart rate.

Question 9

i can't get my heart rate to slow down. help?

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See a doctor: The more important question is how fast your heart rate is.  If it is under 100 BPM it's probably ok.  If it remains above 100 then it needs to be looked into.  If it stays above 120 you should go to er.  Medications are typically used to slow the hr down.  You could try to bear down like you're straining.  Hold this for several seconds (val salva).  This sometimes works.  More important see a doc.

Question 10

don?t understand how do you find your target heart rate?

Accepted Answer

See Below: A common formula for calculating target heart rate is 220 minus age x 0.85.

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