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Human Heart, Cosmic Heart: A Doctor’s Quest to Understand, Treat, and Prevent Cardiovascular Disease Hardcover – November 3, 2016

by Dr. Thomas Cowan MD (Author)
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"[This book] deserves to be in everyone’s library. . . . It’s loaded with great information, and it can save your life or the life of someone you love."―Dr. Joseph Mercola

"This book is life-changing for those trying to understand their own bodies, or those of loved ones, and it’s truly transformative in the hands of medical professionals, especially young doctors."―Foreword Reviews

Thomas Cowan was a 20-year-old Duke grad―bright, skeptical, and already disillusioned with industrial capitalism―when he joined the Peace Corps in the mid-1970s for a two-year tour in Swaziland. There, he encountered the work of Rudolf Steiner and Weston A. Price―two men whose ideas would fascinate and challenge him for decades to come.

Both drawn to the art of healing and repelled by the way medicine was―and continues to be―practiced in the United States, Cowan returned from Swaziland, went to medical school, and established a practice in New Hampshire and, later, San Francisco. For years, as he raised his three children, suffered the setback of divorce, and struggled with a heart condition, he remained intrigued by the work of Price and Steiner and, in particular, with Steiner’s provocative claim that the heart is not a pump. Determined to practice medicine in a way that promoted healing rather than compounded ailments, Cowan dedicated himself to understanding whether Steiner’s claim could possibly be true. And if Steiner was correct, what, then, is the heart? What is its true role in the human body?

In this deeply personal, rigorous, and riveting account, Dr. Cowan offers up a daring claim: Not only was Steiner correct that the heart is not a pump, but our understanding of heart disease―with its origins in the blood vessels―is completely wrong. And this gross misunderstanding, with its attendant medications and risky surgeries, is the reason heart disease remains the most common cause of death worldwide.

In Human Heart, Cosmic Heart, Dr. Thomas Cowan presents a new way of understanding the body’s most central organ. He offers a new look at what it means to be human and how we can best care for ourselves―and one another.

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Customers find the book amazing, fascinating, and enjoyable. They say it's a life changer, the best book on the heart, and full of medical information in an easy-to-understand way. Readers also mention the memoir is interesting and worth their money and time.

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Customers find the book enlightening, interesting, and loaded with wisdom about the heart. They say it offers a clear and concise holistic perspective outside the current one. Readers also mention the book delivers an extremely important message and inspires love of life.

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Book misprinted. Starts with Appendix A on page 121. Actual page one is 40 pages in.
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Book misprinted. Starts with Appendix A on page 121. Actual page one is 40 pages in.
Haven't read it yet, but I did notice that page 1 is roughly 40 pages in. The books starts on page 121, then after page 165 (the end of the book), is the actual beginning of the book. ? I'll still give it a shot. All pages are in order so it should be ok.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is an amazing book that can improve your health and change your ...
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This is an amazing book that can improve your health and change your life. In his
book, “Human Heart, Cosmic Heart”, Dr. Thomas Cowan speaks to you with such
straight forward honest candor and compassion.

This enlightening book will guide you on a true path of wisdom in how to keep our
central organ, the heart, healthy and the body as well. Dr. Cowan shares this
inspired teaching with a lifetime of knowledge in medicine and holistic health.

As you will discover, Dr. Thomas Cowan is dedicated in seeking the truth, the true
cause, underlying a medical illness in efforts to not only improve the quality of our
lives, but to facilitate a permanent change. He brings to life the essential foundation
for healing with refreshing insight to the incredible function and healing pathways
of the body. He shares the how and why our body is meant to work synergistically
and in balance with sunlight, and the energy forces of the earth, and proper nutrition.

Dr. Cowan states in this book: “Life is, always, more than the sum of its parts”; and
from early on in his medical training, he set out to learn everything he could about
the dynamics of the human body and its relationship to our environment and
how to encourage healing and maintain optimal health.

As he guides you on this journey, you can let go of preconceived notions and open up
to new higher levels of understanding…from the internal circulation and flow
and workings of the body, to how connected our heart rhythms and our health is
to our particular lifestyles. It inspires the love of life, and making choices that can
have a major impact on your health and the health of your family and friends.

You will find the teaching in this book an invaluable resource of knowledge and a
means to finally have a way to take control over some of the most important
health decisions of your life. It is such a privilege to read, and there are new
revelations and insights that can have the most positive impact on your health and longevity.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling book, easy to read
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024
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Whether you are a patient or medical professional, Dr. Cowan brings up some compelling points to consider about heart health/disease, alternative treatments, nutrition. This book will be helpful for anyone who is interested in cardiac health. I found it to be a fascinating read and plan to order some of his other books.
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Timothy D. Lundeen
5.0 out of 5 stars illuminating and inspiring
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2016
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Dr Cowan interleaves stories of his life with what he's learned about health, healing, and the heart. His stories take us with him on his journey, from childhood experiences with tachycardia and heart irregularities, through his stint in the Peace Corp, the surprising and transformative experience of discovering the works of both Weston Price and Rudolph Steiner while living in Africa, his experience with anthroposophical medicine, and his continual search for how to help people truly heal (instead of just treating symptoms).

I’ve been working on my own health for years now, and have come to many of the same conclusions as Dr Cowan. I expect his prescription for a healthy diet and lifestyle will help the people who follow it, as I’ve seen the results first-hand.

But I also found much that was new to me, from an exploration of how the structure of the heart is shaped by its function, ideas about how the heart really works and integrates with blood transport, a description of the mechanics of heart attacks that is very different from mainstream concepts, but which makes total sense and fits with everything else I’ve learned. The book speaks to more than the mechanics of how our bodies work, also talking about our spiritual nature and our connections to other people and the nature that surrounds us. The book leads naturally to more questions, and new paths to explore, and I am much indebted for these signposts!

Highly recommended.
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4.0 out of 5 stars It is a good product.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book on How to Improve Heart Health!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2016
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This newly released book is an exceptionally great read on "how the heart works and what to do about improving it." I think this is an especially good book for baby boomers! I have used the recommendations (diet and herbs) to help improve my blood test results (better Chol, stopped BP meds., over all blood work is much better). Dr. Cowan's logic and recommendations are a bit different than what the American Heart Association would recommend and for me that is the point. I am having dramatically more success following his thoughtful recommendations.

My take is that Dr. Cowan, is an extremely smart and broadly educated MD so he can draw on information (scientific, personal, and experiential) from several areas in the broad topic of heart health. His logic and research track with other forward thinking pioneers in the heart health field, but his book is a very easy read! He can discern and explain what works, what doesn't work, and why from both a medical and a chemical/biological perspective.

I gave him 5 starts because the book and information is that good, but he does briefly rant against the industrial age which I am quite happy to be a part of! If you do a search on his name you can also find papers and podcasts while the information is much more fully developed in his book.
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Adolfo R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Right to the heart of the real matter
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2024
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Dr Cowan has unearthed one of those things that we, as human beings , had deeply buried in our “Descent to civilization”.
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Kismet
5.0 out of 5 stars Interested in the Heart.... read this book
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2023
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I think he should be thought in med schools. It is innovative and beautifully written. Our systems need to be addressed properly we are NOT MACHINES and our organs work in unions a huge communication system that extents outward and inward. I suggest to be open when you read this and allow other possibilities to open your horizons of how out bodies work. Highly suggest. If you are healing your own heart are a doctor or nurse or caretaker educate yourself and allow yourself to grow with possibilities that will ignite healing power. Enjoy
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J. Warner
3.0 out of 5 stars An interesting read.
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2023
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I enjoyed learning about an alternate way of understanding heart structure and blood circulation even if it was hard to understand. The main point I needed to understand is the important role the Vagus nerve plays in our body.
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Christopher Alfar
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating and thought provoking book.
Reviewed in Canada on January 28, 2022
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Be aware that this book is extremely short and concise, but very thoughtfully written. As usual with Dr. Cowan, you have to play along with his metaphors, thought experiments, and come in with an open mind. I would not go around telling people "it's scientifically proven the heart is not a pump!" but it certainly gives an interesting perspective and casts doubt on our understanding of anatomy and medical science. Really warm messaging to conclude and I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the most fascinating books I have read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 10, 2021
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Absolutely fascinating. I love doc Cowan. His books are so interesting in the way he explains something. I just couldn't put the book down. As usual I always use plenty of tabs as I read books. So ghis us now onevof my favourite reference books. I have learnt so much from this book and niw I understand the real cause of heart disease. I implore any researcher to buy this book and anyone with heart disease.
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Ingo Waaga
5.0 out of 5 stars Verstehen, wie unser Blutkreislauf wirklich funktioniert-ein Aha-Erlebnis
Reviewed in Germany on October 6, 2020
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Im Rahmen der 5G Diskussionen ist dieses Buch empfohlen worden. Wie das nun mit dem Herzen zusammenhängt sei jetzt zusammengefasst:
Das Herz-Kreislaufsystem ist nicht so, wie man das im Allgemeinen angenommen wird, ein komplizierter Mechanismus, wie das Blut in die Gefäße gelangt (Arterien) und von dort aus wieder zum Herzen gelangt (Venen), wird hier erklärt.
Von zentraler Bedeutung ist hierbei die Beschaffenheit das Blutes und der Einfluss elektromagnetischer Wellen (5G und ähnliche) auf dieses.
Ebenso wird einem klar, welche Bedeutung reines Wasser auf unseren Körper hat.

Man wird aber nicht nur auf die Zusammenhänge hingewiesen, sondern man bekommt auch Tips, wie man seine eigenen Bedingungen selbst verbessern kann.
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William O'Driscoll
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating read. Learned a lot.
Reviewed in Australia on July 27, 2020
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Interesting and factual information presented that I had never heard about before. Also this book was a reminder of how far we have strayed from actually living a real life. We have forgotten to take care of ourselves and each other and instead bombard Doctor's surgeries looking for quick fixes by way of pills. Loved this book and find the author very engaging.
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