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

    By Johannes Hinrich von Borstel

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    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 paramedicas well as a successful science-slammervon 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 hearts: have more sex! Oh, and eat more vegetables.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGreystone Books
    Release dateJun 3, 2017
    ISBN9781771643207
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