'Will change the way you think about your body and live your life' CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN 'A world expert offers practical tips and dispels many myths' TIM SPECTOR We are surrounded by bold claims and quick fixes for ‘boosting’ our immune health. In this expert guide, leading immunologist Daniel M. Davis sorts the fact from the fiction. Is it true that orange juice can help ward off colds?_How does age affect our immune system?Is mental health really connected to inflammation? How do we separate the bogus claims from the useful advice? And given its sheer complexity, is there anything_ we can do to improve our immune system? World-renowned immunologist Daniel M. Davis examines the effects of stress, diet, age, exercise, the microbiome and more on the immune system, punctures the key myths, and equips us to make informed choices for ourselves. 'The best book on immune health I have ever read' ALICE ROBERTS 'Utterly absorbing. Nearly every paragraph brings a revelation' BILL BRYSON 'Essential reading for anybody who wants to understand their health' RUSSELL FOSTER 'Empowers readers to make informed choices about their health' RHIANNON LAMBERT
Author
There is more than one author with this name in the Goodreads database. Daniel M. Davis is Professor of Immunology at the University of Manchester. His research, using super-resolution microscopy to study immune cell biology, was listed in Discover magazine as one of the top 100 breakthroughs of the year. His first book, The Compatibility Gene, was longlisted for the 2014 Royal Society Winton Science Book Prize, shortlisted for the Society of Biology Book Prize and described by Bill Bryson in the Guardian’s Books of the Year as ‘elegantly written and unexpectedly gripping’. His second book, The Beautiful Cure, has been described by Stephen Fry as 'One of those books that makes you look at everything human in a new, challenging and thrilling way'. Davis is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Science and the author of over 120 academic papers, collectively cited over 11,000 times, including articles in Nature, Science and Scientific American.
