Ticker: The Heart of the Matter

Our heart is an unwearied worker. Without stopping for a second, it beats and beats: on average, over 70 years it makes nearly 3 billion beats. And all so we can live with pleasure. In return, the heart asks for almost nothing—only that we take care of it. But how exactly?

The most popular answer looks something like this: eat properly, exercise, give up harmful habits, avoid stress… Unfortunately, these general phrases are so overused they’ve worn thin. And then, how could love of fast food or a mug of beer possibly harm the heart?

Do you truly want to understand? Then read this book. If you think about it, we know extremely little about the heart—how it works and what problems it faces. To fix this gap, cardiologist Johannes Hinrich von Borstel wrote his book.