Heart: The Inside Story of our Body's Most Heroic Organ

by Johannes Hinrich von Borstel

In this lively and informative exploration of all aspects of the heart, Johannes Hinrich von Borstel offers a perfect mix of medical fact and amusing anecdote. A doctor, prospective cardiologist, and former paramedic-as well as a successful science-slammer-von Borstel relates his own experiences to provide a personal insight into the human side of heart medicine, while clearly explaining the science behind cardiac disease and healthcare for the heart. His many tips on how to give your ticker the best chance of enduring for as long as possible include one that will certainly be close to many people’s have more sex! Oh, and eat more vegetables.

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 3, 2017

Reviews

[Jeanice Harring · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not a favorite book, but probably the first I have read on the heart. My interest in learning more about the heart so that I can make good lifestyle choices as I age.