Heart: An Owner's Guide

by Dr Paddy Barrett

Become body literate with An Owner's Guide, the next book in The Body Literacy Library, a helpful series that will break down heart health for a new generation of readers.

An Owner's Guide is an informative, practical, and engaging introduction to all aspects of heart health to live well and longer. Find the key to a long, healthy life and your cardiac risk. This myth-busting book focuses on all aspects of heart health so you can steer clear of Dr Google and discover what will make your heart happier and healthier.

Author Dr Paddy Barrett is an engaging and media-friendly Consultant Cardiologist specialising in preventative health care. He translates medical jargon into simple, straightforward prose, answering frequently asked patient queries, such as Should I take aspirin? Are heart attacks hereditary? Is red wine healthy? And much more.


In this book, you can

-Easy-to-follow science and lifestyle advice with simple Q&As

-Illustrations with data-driven images that show how certain lifestyle choices impact your health

-Best tips to help you know how to best care for your body and heart

-Chapters that outline the vital organ and how it works, risks for heart problems and what to do to improve heart health

From what you should eat (or not) and exercising smarter to why stress is as dangerous as smoking, this hard-working book applies science to the everyday, with simple illustrations, checklists, FAQs, and myth busters, all supported by the latest medical research. An Owner's Guide won't just help you understand your body better. This book is part of a series titled An Owner's Guide by Dr Philippa Kaye, An Owner's Guide by Dr Eli Ricker, and An Owner's Guide by Dr Austin Chiang.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health

321 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 2, 2024

Reviews

[Philip Koehler · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is for everyone that wants to get started understanding their cardiovascular system in general as well as prevent and delay heart disease. I loved that’s its short and on point and includes several Q&A sections. Great for someone who got a less favorable medical report and wants to learn more.

[Kevin McCann · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent guide to understanding heart disease. It seems to me it is information everyone should know, preferably 20 years before you have heart disease. It's easy reading and very up to date with the most recent research.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative and easy to understand. The formatting did sometimes lead my eyes to places that were not next in the text, but ultimately it gave easily digestible tidbits to help understand heart health and all the things its connected to, and how to improve yours.

[Jacob · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’d recommend it to any heart patient. It doesn’t always stay focused and I think he gives some topics (ie, valve disease) short shrift. But it’s a good quick-access guide to some basic, important info about heart disease.

[Stephanie Wilkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book in simple to understand language reviews how the heart works, risk factors for heart disease, ways to reduce risk, and a review of current medications. I found it very informative and I will refer to it often going forward.

[Dayna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reference.

[Ciara H · Rating 4 out of 5]

Practical.
Detailed but not excessively wordy or jargon based.
Explains things clearly and well.

[Joe Lawrence · Rating 5 out of 5]

Audiobook confirms this'd be a useful book to annotate and stick permanently on the shelf. When I re-read it, I'll pick up another little bit. As it is, maybe I picked up 1% of what he delivered.