If Our Bodies Could Talk
A Guide to Operating and Maintaining A Human Body
Book - 2016 | First edition
"An empirical, exhaustive, and entertaining look at the body and its functions, in the vein of the author's stories and viral video series for The Atlantic on sleep, aging, diet, and more, examining and reassessing those health concerns that never seem to go away"-- Provided by publisher.
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Publisher:
New York : Doubleday, [2016]
Edition:
First edition
Copyright Date:
©2016
Branch Call Number:
613 H
Characteristics:
xxv, 371 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781101970829
1101970820
9780385540971
0385540973
1101970820
9780385540971
0385540973
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It’s not easy being a self-appointed authority on health and nutrition. I need to keep up with the latest research so I can confidently tell other people what they’re doing wrong. Fortunately, I can turn to books like James Hamblin’s “If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining... Read More »
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Add a CommentIt’s not easy being a self-appointed authority on health and nutrition. I need to keep up with the latest research so I can confidently tell other people what they’re doing wrong. Fortunately, I can turn to books like James Hamblin’s “If Our Bodies Could Talk: A Guide to Operating and Maintaining a Human Body.” At about 150 chapters, the book is certainly full of information. Its main focus, though, is encouraging healthy (pun intended) skepticism about fads and “silver bullets” for treating problems. Our bodies are enormously complex, and we should be highly suspicious of quick and easy shortcuts to wellness. Also, we should be eating more fiber.