The Human Superorganism: How the Microbiome Is Revolutionizing the Pursuit of a Healthy Life
The Human Superorganism: How the Microbiome Is Revolutionizing the Pursuit of a Healthy Life
The Human Superorganism: How the Microbiome Is Revolutionizing the Pursuit of a Healthy Life

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The Human Superorganism: How the Microbiome Is Revolutionizing the Pursuit of a Healthy Life

Book: Hardcover 12 - 07 - 2016

Product ID: 4448707

Condition: New
  • Dutton Books

Publisher : imusti

ISBN-10 : 1101983906

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Product Description "Eyeopening... Fascinating... may presage a paradigm shift in medicine.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)"Teeming with information and big ideas... Outstanding.”—Booklist (starred review)The origin of asthma, autism, Alzheimer's, allergies, cancer, heart disease, obesity, and even some kinds of depression is now clear. Award-winning researcher on the microbiome, professor Rodney Dietert presents a new paradigm in human biology that has emerged in the midst of the ongoing global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases.       The Human Superorganism makes a sweeping, paradigm-shifting argument. It demolishes two fundamental beliefs that have blinkered all medical thinking until very recently: 1) Humans are better off as pure organisms free of foreign microbes; and 2) the human genome is the key to future medical advances. The microorganisms that we have sought to eliminate have been there for centuries supporting our ancestors. They comprise as much as 90 percent of the cells in and on our bodies—a staggering percentage! More than a thousand species of them live inside us, on our skin, and on our very eyelashes. Yet we have now significantly reduced their power and in doing so have sparked an epidemic of noncommunicable diseases—which now account for 63 percent of all human deaths.       Ultimately, this book is not just about microbes; it is about a different way to view humans. The story that Dietert tells of where the new biology comes from, how it works, and the ways in which it affects your life is fascinating, authoritative, and revolutionary. Dietert identifies foods that best serve you, the superorganism; not new fad foods but ancient foods that have made sense for millennia. He explains protective measures against unsafe chemicals and drugs. He offers an empowering self-care guide and the blueprint for a revolution in public health. We are not what we have been taught. Each of us is a superorganism. The best path to a healthy life is through recognizing that profound truth. Review “Dietert makes the cogent and eye-opening argument that the microbiome—the collection of microbes that lives in our bodies and on our skin—is the arbiter of immune system homeostasis… A book in which the author's fascinating, well-researched ideas regarding holistic health may presage a paradigm shift in medicine.”  — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Teeming with information and big ideas about our tiny co-partner species, this is an outstanding introduction to the universe of little lives that dwell within us.” — Booklist (starred review) “Dietert makes a fascinating case for an exciting, emerging field that offers a new way of thinking about the human body and health.” — Publishers Weekly "Packed with new insights, The Human Superorganism sets out a fascinating perspective on the trillions of microbes that co-habitate with us, and delivers must-have information for how we can harness their power to prevent disease and flourish alongside them. Truly brilliant!" — Robynne Chutkan, MD, FASGE, Founder of The Digestive Center for Women, author of The Bloat Cure, The Microbiome Solution, and Gutbliss   “Lucid and beautifully referenced, Rodney Dietert has provided an authoritative new road-map of the human body, complete with its inner workings.” — Martin J. Blaser, MD, Professor of Microbiology, Director, Human Microbiome Program New York University Langone Medical Center, author of Missing Microbes “Rodney Dietert, a widely recognized researcher in immunology, developmental biology, and environmental health, writes at this new frontier from the inside, as someone who has made some of the important contributions to this young field.  These are exciting times in science:  when old ideas and assumptions are overturned, including our very concepts of who we are.  As the early findings of microbiome research indicate, all of what we think makes us us is in fact a continuing conversation between our human cells and the

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