The liver grows with its tasks

Do married people live longer, or is it just their perception? Are call centers the direct path to madness? And why do we always look younger in old photos? Doctor and cabaret artist Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen is well-versed in life; nothing human is foreign to him. With a diagnostic eye, he uncovers the humor in medicine and everyday life, arriving at astonishing conclusions: children should be forbidden from eating vegetables, happiness tea drives you crazy, and the train is a Buddhist sect. Nothing human is foreign to him, and no one is safe from his observations: whether they drink tomato juice, enjoy saunas, or are orthopedic specialists. Don't worry, it's just a little prick. Just in time for the football European Championship, the doctor warns against excessive heading in soccer. Because we’ve known since the French Revolution that heading is not good for the brain. Hirschhausen discovers the nighttime national sport of palate sailing, walking the dog with the inner couch potato, and the monster of well-ness. He knows the real fatteners, the holes in cheese, and admits to being a butter-bretzel fetishist. With a love for detail and people, he learns to be calm not through Ayurveda, but in Indian traffic. Finally, someone explains why married people don’t live longer, even though it seems that way, and what truly matters for staying healthy.