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Heart: An Owner's Guide
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Know and care for your body with this information-packed guide to optimising heart health for longevity and wellbeing
Become body literate with Heart: An Owner's Guide, the next book in The Body Literacy Library, an enlightening series that will democratise health for a new generation of readers.
Heart: An Owner's Guide is an informative, practical, and engaging introduction to all aspects of heart health with the goal of living well and longer. Find out what is the key to a long, healthy life, and what is your own personal cardiac risk.
Author Dr Paddy Barrett is an engaging and media-friendly Consultant Cardiologist who specialises in preventative health care. He translates medical jargon into simple, clear prose, answering frequently asked patient queries, such as Should I take aspirin? Are heart attacks hereditary? Is red wine healthy? Why do I have erectile dysfunction? and much more.
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. Heart: An Owner's Guide won't just help you to better understand your body, it might even save your life.
- About The Author
- Dr Paddy Barrett is a leading Consultant Cardiologist, based in Ireland. Dr Barrett trained at University College Dublin, Columbia University Medical Center in New York and The Scripps Translational Science Institute in California. He has worked with NASA to support astronaut training and preparation and for the Headspace App. His work has been featured in The Lancet, Journal of American Cardiology and the European Heart Journal. He is the founder of The Doctor Paradox and The Dr Paddy Barrett podcasts.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780241655511
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Dorling Kindersley Limited, (02 May 2024)
- Number of Pages
- 208
- Weight
- 515 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 199 x 157 x 24 mm
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