The Wild Life of Our Bodies - Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today (Pdf,Epub,Mobi)- Mantesh

Quote:The Wild Life of Our Bodies - Predators, Parasites, and Partners That Shape Who We Are Today



Publisher: Harper

Rob Dunn

Language: English

ISBN-10: 006180648X

ISBN-13: 978-0061806483

PDF ,EPUB, MOBI

120 pages

1.79 MB





The truth, though, according to biologist Rob Dunn, is that while "clean living" has benefited us in some ways, it has also made us sicker in others. We are trapped in bodies that evolved to deal with the dependable presence of hundreds of other species. As Dunn reveals, our modern disconnect from the web of life has resulted in unprecedented effects that immunologists, evolutionary biologists, psychologists, and other scientists are only beginning to understand. Diabetes, autism, allergies, many anxiety disorders, autoimmune diseases, and even tooth, jaw, and vision problems are increasingly plaguing bodies that have been removed from the ecological context in which they existed for millennia.

In this eye-opening, thoroughly researched, and well-reasoned book, Dunn considers the crossroads at which we find ourselves. Through the stories of visionaries, Dunn argues that we can create a richer nature, one in which we choose to surround ourselves with species that benefit us, not just those that, despite us, survive.