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Bezig met laden... An Epidemic of Absence: A New Way of Understanding Allergies and Autoimmune Diseasesdoor Moises Velasquez-Manoff
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Our health depends on microorganisms in our gut and other parts of our body. The more this culture kills our inner ecosystems, the sicker we get. Our immune system needs the experience of maintaining an inner microorganism balance. It needs to encounter harmful organisms. It needs diversity. The culture we live in kills microorganisms, from city-living to antibiotics, to too much soap, and too much sterile food, it all harms us. A well-researched book that clearly shows the relationship to modern sterile living and the decline of our inner ecosystems. The less diverse our inner ecosystems are the more we have allergies, auto-immune issues, autism, and asthma. There is also a relationship between declining worldwide biodiversity and the biodiversity of our inner microcosms. If we want to be healthy, we must stop the ongoing killing of life on Earth. Very interesting new look at the reasons for allergies, a bit tecnical in parts but on the whole intelligible for the general reader. I found it a very good read, even though some parts had to be read a couple of times over to understand, it opens up a completely new train of thought on this subject. It interested me primariy because I have some allergy and immunity problems myself. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Whether it is asthma, food or pollen allergies, type-1 diabetes, lupus, multiple sclerosis, or Crohn's disease, everyone knows someone who suffers from an allergic or autoimmune disorder. And if it appears that the prevalence of these maladies has increased recently, that's because it has--to levels never before seen in human history. These days no fewer than one in five, and likely more, Americans suffer from one of these ailments. We seem newly, and bafflingly, vulnerable to immune system malfunction. Why? Science writer Moises Velasquez-Manoff explains the latest thinking about this problem and explores the remarkable new treatments in the works. In the past 150 years, improved sanitation, water treatment, and the advent of vaccines and antibiotics have saved countless lives, nearly eradicating diseases that had plagued humanity for millennia. But now, a growing body of evidence suggests that the very steps we took to combat infections also eliminated organisms that kept our bodies in balance. The idea that we have systematically cleaned ourselves to illness challenges deeply entrenched notions about the value of societal hygiene and the harmful nature of microbes. Yet scientists investigating the rampant immune dysfunction in the developed world have inevitably arrived at this conclusion. To address this global "epidemic of absence," they must restore the human ecosystem. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)616.97Technology Medicine and health Diseases Other diseases Diseases of immune systemLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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