10% Human : Alanna Collen : 9780007584024
By (author) Alanna Collen
Obesity, autism, mental health problems, IBS, allergies, auto-immunity, cancer. Does the answer to the modern epidemic of 'Western' diseases lie in our gut?
You are 10% human. For every one of your cells, there are nine impostors hitching a ride. You are not just flesh and bone, but also bacteria and fungi. And you are more 'them' than you are 'you'.
'A fascinating study of the intertwined lives of microbes and humans' Newsweek
'A welcome antidote to the simplistic "boost your health with probiotics" books and articles posing as science (but serving mostly commerce), Collen dares to tell the messy truth about what science knows - and doesn't know - about the microbes that live in us, live with us, and in some ways even become us ... [Collen] is clearly an expert in the field ... fascinating ... Everything you wanted to know about microbes but were afraid to ask' Kirkus, *Starred* Review
'A fascinating subject to consider ... A beginner's guide to microbiota ...There's value in Collen's point about reconsidering what is truly healthy at a time when healthy living is so in vogue' Philadelphia Inquirer
About Alanna Collen
Alanna Collen is a science writer, with both bachelor's and master's degrees in biology from Imperial College London, and a PhD in evolutionary biology from University College London and the Zoological Society of London. She is a well-travelled zoologist, an expert in bat echolocation, and an accidental collector of tropical diseases.