![]() ![]() We must struggle to use our minds to change our way of thinking. ![]() As the author notes, “the heart doesn’t just pump blood to other organs, it pumps blood to itself. The body’s vital organs depend on a beating heart, but the heart operates independently. For centuries, almost all of them were wrong about nearly everything, but scientific investigation revealed the truth without diminishing its role. ![]() Throughout history, philosophers and other deep thinkers have given the heart primary place in human spiritual as well as physical life. Already a bestselling author, he delivers a page-turning mixture of personal experience, family lore, health advice, and history with a heavy emphasis on medical dramatics. No one takes their heart for granted, especially not Jauhar ( Doctored: The Disillusionment of an American Physician, 2014, etc.), director of the Heart Failure Program at Long Island Jewish Hospital who found unwelcome inspiration in learning that, at age 45, his coronary arteries were partly blocked. ![]() A cardiologist writes on his favorite organ. ![]()
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