HEART
Johannes Hinrich von Borstel is studying to be a cardiologist, and is also one of the best Science Slammers in Germany. He works as a paramedic in Marburg.
For Michi
Contents
How our heart develops, how it is structured, and how its transport routes work
The longest theatre play in the world
Medics and money before midnight
Heart attacks and how they happen
Of dragon boats and (oar) strokes
3 Russian Roulette with the Heart
The connection between smoking, drinking, and an unhealthy heart
A tar-covered road to the heart
Reading coffee grounds from the ground
Coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis, and heart failure
A tight squeeze
A big heart
5 Eating to Your Heart’s Content
The connection between diet and a healthy heart
Omega-3 or not omega-3, fat is the question!
Eat yourself fit
Should the Easter Bunny go vegan?
Sweet by nature
The heart’s electrical-conduction system, cardiac arrhythmia, resuscitation, and heart transplants
A jackhammer in the heart
Holiday-heart syndrome: when a trip can make the heart stumble
A naturally integrated pacemaker
If you can see the steeple, the graveyard isn’t far
Quit playing games with my heart
Engine trouble
A strong immune system, a lot of sex, and what that has to do with a healthy heart
The sinful way to a healthier heart
The body’s (almost) invincible army
Just a little prick
A red card for the heart
8 Rhythmic Gymnastics for the Heart
The connection between sport, our hardworking blood cells, and a strong heart
Jump, heart, jump
The fight-or-flight rocket-propulsion system
Seeing red
Red blood cells in yellow jerseys
The mechanisms of blood pressure
Bottles on the lawn
Beating for two
Of (un)healthy sleep, too much stress, lovesickness, and heart defects
The lovesick heart
Tic Tac heals all wounds