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OverviewAn urgent investigation into a brave new world in science - the microbiome - and how it could save our health. The microbiome is the missing link in modern medicine, a vast genetic universe of 'dark matter' - bacteria, yeasts, viruses and parasites - that lives inside us. It conducts the orchestra of our immune system, adapts with us as we age and influences how we think and feel, our sex lives and even how fast we run. In this mindblowing book, scientist and surgeon James Kinross explains how the organisms that live within us have helped us evolve, shaped our biology and defined the success of our species. But just as we have discovered this delicate and complex ecosystem within us, it is being irrevocably destroyed through antibiotic addition, industrial food production, the globalisation of our diets and lifestyles, and the destruction of our environment. This pioneering book is both a guide to hacking the microbiome for a healthier life and a call to protect the most vulnerable human ecosystem of all. Full Product DetailsAuthor: James KinrossPublisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Penguin Life Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 24.00cm Weight: 0.540kg ISBN: 9780241543979ISBN 10: 0241543975 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 15 June 2023 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsA totally addictive and illuminating read. Compelling from beginning to end, presenting crystal clear insight into the hidden microbial world that lives within us all. * Dr Saliha Mahmood Ahmed, gastroenterologist and bestselling author of The Kitchen Prescription * I've long been interested in the microbiome, and have been eagerly awaiting a book that might uncover some of its mysteries. This is that book. James Kinross makes the science clear, understandable and completely fascinating. He's exactly the guide I want for a journey through the new universe that has been discovered within us ... Every page is full of penetrating insights, from why living in Greater Baltimore might not be good for your health to how many species of fungi have been found living in the human mouth ... I have a vested interest in what James has to say about food. But Dark Matter goes way deeper than that, right to the heart of who we are. * Heston Blumenthal * 'This book is really, really interesting (...) Nothing more important in your life than your microbiome (....) this will change your life' * Chris Evans * A totally addictive and illuminating read. Compelling from beginning to end, presenting crystal clear insight into the hidden microbial world that lives within us all. * Dr Saliha Mahmood Ahmed, gastroenterologist and bestselling author of The Kitchen Prescription * A fountain of knowledge and sense in an overwhelming world of science. * Rhiannon Lambert, Registered Nutritionist and Sunday Times Bestselling Author * A spellbinding explanation of microbiology that will help you get to the bottom of health and happiness. -- John Vincent, Co-Founder of Leon Author InformationDr James Kinross is a senior lecturer in colorectal surgery and consultant surgeon at Imperial College London and a visiting professor at the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. He leads a research team defining how the microbiome causes cancer and other chronic diseases of the gut. Dark Matter is his first book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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