Save Your Heart! Start Into a Heart-healthy Life
Healthy hearts beat longer
Our heart beats tirelessly, 100,000 times a day. Women's hearts are smaller than men's hearts and still manage to beat for two during pregnancy. But mental stress, poor nutrition, and lack of exercise are a major problem. One that can end fatally: The number one cause of death in women is cardiovascular disease. With medical facts, personal experiences, and practical tips, Hamm explains what a heart-healthy longevity lifestyle can look like and when to start with heart care. Spoiler: It's never too early. And now would be good.
- All the female heart needs in everyday life, during pregnancy and menopause
- For readers of Sheila de Liz and Yael Adler
Catharina Hamm, born in 1981, is a senior physician at a large heart center and has been working as a cardiologist and emergency physician for more than 15 years. She is also an expert in sports medicine as well as gender medicine with a focus on menopause.
Lorena Addotto is an art director and illustrator, she lives in Cologne.
