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An overview on human nature thoughts and immune system. Once you understand biology, you know evolution is a fact of life. This is a fantastic book about the evolutionary reasons of Disease and how some symptoms like fever and cough are actually defense mechanisms, that are supposed to protect you. It is so good I have donated a number of copies to colleagues.
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Sadly, two decades and a half later after its publication, misgivings on recognizing evolution as integral part of some sciences is still prevalent (especially in my country) even in medicine which both solely relies on scientific process—literally just in the same roof. Quite a … There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.Something went wrong. Why do we crave the very foods that are bad for us but have less desire for pure grains and vegetables?
I would recommend this to anyone who wants to maintain health and mental function into old age. "By bringing the evolutionary vision systematically into one of the last unconquered provinces, Nesse and Williams have devised not only means for the improvement of medicine but fundamental new insights into the human condition." The Story of the Human Body: Evolution, Health, and Disease
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Please try your request again later. In Why We Get Sick, internationally renowned scientist and pathophysiology Professor Benjamin Bikman explores why insulin resistance has become so prevalent and why it matters. An incredible read and so easily understandable.
Natural selection has not eliminated many of the genes responsible for disease since they likely confer some benefits that increase our overall fitness. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote.
This is a meat and potatoes type of book compared to the bowl full of lettuce books that seem to be common in the popular science genre these days.Although a few concepts are a bit outdated, this book gives a fascinating insight into the evolutionary reasons for why disease exists. In Why We Get Sick, internationally renowned scientist and pathophysiology professor Benjamin Bikman explores why insulin resistance has become so prevalent and why it matters. Please try again Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations "If you are starving in a rain forest, eat the camouflaged frog that is hidden in the vegetation, not the bright one sitting resplendent on a nearby branch." The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting
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Really makes you think, very helpful for those who buy into the theories, such as "cancer is a disease of grumpy people". Nesse and Williams have … All in thanks to WHY WE GET SICK My body was sick because of insulin. Looks like a fake one printed in india after the book was ordered.
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The evolutionary arms race between all living things on earth is portrayed in great detail and the instances cover just about all aspects of life: from birth to death; sickness and heath; physiological and psychological - it's just about all there. They do a good job of showing how "evolution" is generally misunderstood by lay people to mean some kind of advancing perfectionism of the body, when it is more like a process of kluging stuff together in a way that guarantees genetic survival. Through recommendation of another Richard Dawkins book, I found this one to be helpful in the sense of an explanation of ailments in the mind and body via evolution and not solely based on poor lifestyle choices. Excellent and highly recommended.In Short: I would greatly recommend this book.
Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The authors argue for the value of an evolutionary perspective to better understand disease processes and health vulnerability, rather than just looking at the "proximate" causes (the usual medical model). This site is like a library, Use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. An evolutionary view suggests that new breeds of disease-resistant plants should be treated as cautiously as artificial pesticides are.Novel toxins are a special problem not because artificial pesticides such as DDT are intrinsically more harmful than natural ones, but because they are so different than what we evolved to cope with.Furthermore, we have no natural inclination to avoid some novel toxins. The result is a book that will revolutionize our attitudes toward illness and will intrigue and instruct lay person and medical practitioners alike.
The model takes into account factors including the age of a rating, whether the ratings are from verified purchasers, and factors that establish reviewer trustworthiness. Line drawings.Why We Get Sick: The New Science of Darwinian MedicineThe title and physical design of this book gave me the initial impression that this book was fluff. Evolutionary medicine is probably the most neglected issue in health education and practice, despite its potential relevance to improve them is huge.Evolutionary medicine is probably the most neglected issue in health education and practice, despite its potential relevance to improve them is huge.This book succeed on sparking a curiosity in me on the prospective field of Evolutionary Medicine to seek to answer the ultimate cause of diseases that can guide the proximate explanations. Can be easily read by everyone.