Heart: An Owner's Guide
7 hrs. 15 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Johannes H. von Borstel
Author
Johannes H. von Borstel
Narrator
Gennady Smirnov
Narrator
Gennady Smirnov
Description
The audiobook “Tap-Tap, Heart” will be useful for those who want to understand how to keep their heart healthy if it suddenly begins to misbehave, or if someone close suffers from heart disease, hypertension, atherosclerosis, and diabetes.
Our heart is an tireless worker. Without stopping for a single second, it beats and beats: on average over 70 years, it makes almost 3 billion beats. And it does this so we can live as we please. In return, the heart asks for almost nothing—only that we protect it. But how exactly?
The most popular answer sounds something like this: eat properly, do physical exercise, give up harmful habits, avoid stress… Unfortunately, these general phrases have gotten so stale that we just wave them off. And then, how could love of fast food or a mug of beer harm the heart? Do you really want to understand? Then listen to this audiobook.
If we think about it, we know extremely little about the heart—how it works and what problems it can face. To correct this omission, cardiologist Johannes Hinrich von Borstel wrote his book.
Attention! Information contained in this book cannot serve as a substitute for a doctor’s consultation. Before performing any recommended actions, you must consult a specialist.
Our heart is an tireless worker. Without stopping for a single second, it beats and beats: on average over 70 years, it makes almost 3 billion beats. And it does this so we can live as we please. In return, the heart asks for almost nothing—only that we protect it. But how exactly?
The most popular answer sounds something like this: eat properly, do physical exercise, give up harmful habits, avoid stress… Unfortunately, these general phrases have gotten so stale that we just wave them off. And then, how could love of fast food or a mug of beer harm the heart? Do you really want to understand? Then listen to this audiobook.
If we think about it, we know extremely little about the heart—how it works and what problems it can face. To correct this omission, cardiologist Johannes Hinrich von Borstel wrote his book.
Attention! Information contained in this book cannot serve as a substitute for a doctor’s consultation. Before performing any recommended actions, you must consult a specialist.
Contents:
A sensation in medicine
Foreword
[*]Chapter 1. A loop in the heart. How our heart is born, how it is arranged, and how its transport pathways function
The longest theatrical play in the world
First act: the unborn heart
Second act: the newborn heart
Third act: a strong heart
Fourth act: a sick heart
Fifth act: an old heart
Poker with a heart valve
Roads of our body
[*]Chapter 2. Blockage of the heart’s “pipeline.” Everything about heart attacks and how they arise
First experience
A boat with a side tilt
[*]Chapter 3. Russian roulette with the heart. Everything about the interconnection between smoking, alcohol, and heart health
A grease-covered road to the heart
Vodka with beer for the heart
Fortune-telling on coffee grounds… from the floor
[*]Chapter 4. A jam in the heart. Everything about coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, and heart failure
The road is blocked
Difficulties on the road: vessels are narrowing
A big heart
[*]Chapter 5. Gluttony for the heart’s pleasure. Everything about the connection between food and heart health
The heart gets rid of fat
Eat to your fill, but stay in shape
Should the Easter bunny become a vegan
Sweetness from nature
[*]Chapter 6. The heart beat. Everything about the conduction system, heart rhythm disorders, resuscitation, and heart transplantation
A pneumatic hammer in the chest
A party in the atria with an unpredictable outcome
A natural pacemaker
From the bell tower to the cemetery it’s not far
What does an ECG of a healthy heart look like?
Quit playing games with my heart
Engine failure
[*]Chapter 7. Bedtime games for the heart. Everything about a strong immune system, regular sex, and how it relates to the heart
A sinful path to a healthy heart
Oxytocin— the hormone of affection
Dopamine— the drug of reward
Adrenaline— the stimulant
Serotonin— a source of happiness
Testosterone— a source of strength
Endorphin— a painkiller
Estrogen— a hormone of pleasure
An almost invincible army
Innate immunity
Acquired immunity
A small injection
A red card for the heart
[*]Chapter 8. Rhythmic gymnastics for the heart. Everything about the connection between sport, inexhaustible red blood cells, and a strong, healthy heart
Come on, heart, come on!
A rocket engine “fight or flight”
Red—beautiful
Red blood cells in a yellow leader’s jersey
[*]Chapter 9. Pressure as a driving force. Everything about the mechanisms of blood pressure
The body under pressure
Bottles on the lawn
One heart for two
[*]Chapter 10. The heart of Sleeping Beauty. Everything about unhealthy sleep, stress, romantic troubles, and heart defects
The heart never sleeps
In-love heart
“Tick-Tock”—the best healer
A leaking heart
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Foreword
[*]Chapter 1. A loop in the heart. How our heart is born, how it is arranged, and how its transport pathways function
The longest theatrical play in the world
First act: the unborn heart
Second act: the newborn heart
Third act: a strong heart
Fourth act: a sick heart
Fifth act: an old heart
Poker with a heart valve
Roads of our body
[*]Chapter 2. Blockage of the heart’s “pipeline.” Everything about heart attacks and how they arise
First experience
A boat with a side tilt
[*]Chapter 3. Russian roulette with the heart. Everything about the interconnection between smoking, alcohol, and heart health
A grease-covered road to the heart
Vodka with beer for the heart
Fortune-telling on coffee grounds… from the floor
[*]Chapter 4. A jam in the heart. Everything about coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, and heart failure
The road is blocked
Difficulties on the road: vessels are narrowing
A big heart
[*]Chapter 5. Gluttony for the heart’s pleasure. Everything about the connection between food and heart health
The heart gets rid of fat
Eat to your fill, but stay in shape
Should the Easter bunny become a vegan
Sweetness from nature
[*]Chapter 6. The heart beat. Everything about the conduction system, heart rhythm disorders, resuscitation, and heart transplantation
A pneumatic hammer in the chest
A party in the atria with an unpredictable outcome
A natural pacemaker
From the bell tower to the cemetery it’s not far
What does an ECG of a healthy heart look like?
Quit playing games with my heart
Engine failure
[*]Chapter 7. Bedtime games for the heart. Everything about a strong immune system, regular sex, and how it relates to the heart
A sinful path to a healthy heart
Oxytocin— the hormone of affection
Dopamine— the drug of reward
Adrenaline— the stimulant
Serotonin— a source of happiness
Testosterone— a source of strength
Endorphin— a painkiller
Estrogen— a hormone of pleasure
An almost invincible army
Innate immunity
Acquired immunity
A small injection
A red card for the heart
[*]Chapter 8. Rhythmic gymnastics for the heart. Everything about the connection between sport, inexhaustible red blood cells, and a strong, healthy heart
Come on, heart, come on!
A rocket engine “fight or flight”
Red—beautiful
Red blood cells in a yellow leader’s jersey
[*]Chapter 9. Pressure as a driving force. Everything about the mechanisms of blood pressure
The body under pressure
Bottles on the lawn
One heart for two
[*]Chapter 10. The heart of Sleeping Beauty. Everything about unhealthy sleep, stress, romantic troubles, and heart defects
The heart never sleeps
In-love heart
“Tick-Tock”—the best healer
A leaking heart
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
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